Central Grand Prix

January 12 - US100, F
January 13 - Team Sprint, F
January 14 - Sprint, C

January 20 - 5/10, C
January 21 - 10/15, F

January 24 - Sprint, F
January 27 - 5/10, F
January 28 - 10/15, C mass-start

February 3 - Sprint, F
February 4 - 30/30, F mass-start

RESULTS
January 12 - US100, F
January 13 - Team Sprint, F
January 14 - Sprint, C
January 20 - 5/10, C
January 21 - 10/15, F
January 24 - Sprint, F
January 27 - 5/10, F
January 28 - 10/15, C mass-start
February 3 - Sprint, F
February 4 - 30/30, F mass-start

4 WEEKS – 10 RACES – in only 800 miles
$45,000 total prize money
plus $1,000 in Central Grand Prix Bonus

WELCOME
Central Cross Country Ski Association and the Organizing Committees of the Capitol Square Sprints SuperTour (Madison, WI), Mt. Itasca SuperTour (Grand Rapids, MN), CXC SuperTour at Telemark Resort (Cable, WI) and the City of Lakes Loppet SuperTour (Minneapolis, MN) are pleased to announce and invite you to participate in the Central Grand Prix.

” We have all types of race courses and combinations of competitions which any athlete will appreciate to race on, from downtown sprints and urban long distance races to north woods 10/15k competitions at historical Nordic venues. I invite you, in the warmest terms possible, to participate and be the part of the most spectacular new event mini-series on the national Nordic calendar,” commented Yuriy Gusev – CEO of Central Cross Country Ski Association.

ABOUT GRAND PRIX This exciting series of four consecutive weekends of SuperTour races will recognize the overall male and female winners with a winner’s bonus of $500 cash prize money. Athletes will have to complete every race of the Central Grand Prix in order to qualify for the overall Central Grand Prix title. Continental Cup points system will determine the winners. This series will immediately follow the National Championships in Houghton, MI.	ABOUT SUPERTOUR The SuperTour is 23 days of international cross country ski racing with over $120,000 in prize money, from late November to January, across the United States which has been recognized by the International Ski Federation. Men's and Women's champions will be given automatic start rights for all World Cup races after March 1.
POINTS SYSTEM 1st place - 30 points, 2ns place - 25 points, 3rd place - 21 points, 4th place - 18 points, 5th place - 16 points, 6th place - 15 points, 7th place - 14 points, 8th place - 13 points, 9th place - 12 points, 10th place - 11 points, 11th place - 10 points, 12th place - 9 points, 13th place - 8 points, 14th place - 7 points, 15th place - 6 points, 16th place - 5 points, 17th place - 4 points, 18th place - 3 points, 19th place - 2 points, 20th place - 1 point	SCHEDULE Madison, January 12 - US100, F (points race, but not required) Madison, January 13 - Team Sprint, F Madison, January 14 - Sprint, C Mt. Itasca, January 20 - 5/10, C Mt. Itasca, January 21 - 10/15, F Telemark, January 24 - Sprint, F Telemark, January 27 - 5/10, F Telemark, January 28 - 10/15, C mass-start Minneapolis, February 3 - Sprint, F Minneapolis, February 4 - 30/30, F mass-start
GRAND PRIX - MALE 1 Bryan Cook 129 points 2 Mark Iverson 77 point	GRAND PRIX - FEMALE 1 Caitlyn Compton 201 points
PHOTO GALERY Madison l Telemark l Mt.Itasca l Minneapolis
PRESS RELEASE Madison SuperTour Madison US100 Madison Freestyle Team Sprint Madison Classic Sprint Mt.Itasca SuperTour Mt.Itasca 10km Classic Mt.Itasca 15km Freestyle Telemark Sprint Telemark 10km Freestyle Telemark 15km Classic