Gothenburg to stage Volvo Ocean Race finale in 2015

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Gothenburg to stage Volvo Ocean Race finale in
2015
Gothenburg will be the final stop on the route for the 12th edition of the Volvo Ocean
Race in 2014-15 and will also feature in the 13th edition of the race.
Volvo Group Newsdesk The Swedish city of Gothenburg has Scandinavia's largest port
and has a well earned reputation for hosting major sporting events. 2014-15 will be the
third time Gothenburg has hosted the Volvo Ocean Race and the second time it has
staged the finale.
"Gothenburg is the perfect place to finish a global event of this stature," said Volvo
Ocean Race CEO Knut Frostad. "It's great to know that after sailing tens of thousands of
miles around the world we'll be coming to a Host Port with all the facilities and knowhow
to make this a great event, and the history to make it feel like a real homecoming.
Gothenburg, Volvo's hometown, hosted the Volvo Ocean Race in 2001-02 and again in
2005-06 and has also staged the World and European Athletics Championships (1995 and
2006, respectively), as well as the World Figure Skating Championships (2008) and the
final of the European Soccer Championship in 1992 among major events. The European
Indoor Athletics Championships take place in the city in March 2013.
"Volvo Ocean Race is a world-class event and the city of Gothenburg will now
strengthen its position as one of the leading event cities in northern Europe", says Anneli
Hulthén, Mayor of Gothenburg.
Gothenburg is the fourth Host Port on the 2014-15 route to be revealed so far. The 12th
edition of the race will start from Alicante in Spain and call first at Recife in north east
Brazil. Later in the race, the teams will visit Auckland in New Zealand before rounding
Cape Horn for a second Brazilian stop in Recife.
Further port announcements will be made over the coming weeks.
Stay updated on http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/home.html
For more information contact:
Annie Vonck, tél. +32 2 4825385, e-mail [email protected]
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