Riga Spring Rogaining concludes with a fourth victory for Bībers and Ronimoiss

Original publication date: 27.03.2017

The start of the competition was given in Mežapark, where at At 11.00, the participants of the 4-hour and 6-hour distances started the distance, but at At 12.00, the 2-hour participants, children's walk and Asics 7km trail race started. Participants from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, USA, Sweden, Finland and Great Britain took part in the competition. The participants went in search of points to Sarkandaugava, Mežaparka, Čiekurkalns, Skanste, Vecmīlgrāvja, Vecāķi and other districts.

 

The top of the two-hour rogaining results came without surprises - the brothers Oskars and Edgars Cimermaņi from Smiltene confidently continued their winning streak, who won their third victory in a row in rogaining and were 10 points ahead of the second fastest team in the men's team competition - “Izturība/Isostar 23”, while “Isostar Booster Energy” remained third. In the mixed team competition, the three best teams were “Bubuči” with Kalvi Brūnu and Ilzi Brūnu, the second - team “Vienradži”, and the third - “Kaimiņu komūna”. In the women's team competition, Signe Vilcāne and Dace Nelsone (team “Lielie Dibeni”) were the best, beating “Trakās Vāveres Bamby team” and “Beibes skrien”. Among the family teams, an excellent result for team “Čiekuru vācēji” who won the group and finished seventh overall in the 2 hour distance out of 104 teams.

 

Brothers Sigmar and Andris Gaiļi (team “Neliels treniņš”) were again unbeaten in the competition of 188 teams during the four-hour time limit, who collected 118 points in 3 hours and 54 minutes. This was already the third victory for the brothers in the 4-hour distance of Riga Rogaining. Andris Grandāns and Pēteris Grīviņš (team “Riga Adventure Team/KoBalts”) took the second place, and the team “Siguldas maratona klubs” took the third place. In the mixed team competition, the top three places were divided between the teams in an intense battle - three teams collected the same number of points, and the distribution of places was determined by the time spent on the distance - the top three were team “I&A” in first place, “Krustpunkts” and “Kaspara Komanda” in second and third respectively - all with 105 points. In the women's team competition, Aigai Kalniņai and Kristīnei Veitai won, the team "Shurpu-turpu!" took second place, and the “Suns ar galvu lejā” team took third place. Pēteris and Vilnis Gaiļi won the family competition, collecting 69 points.

 

In the six-hour distance, the strong men's competitive teams took care of the intrigue until the last, but the top three divided the places with convincing gaps in the collected points. Andris Ronimoiss and Zigmunds Bībers won the fourth victory in the Riga Rogaining long distance, by an impressive 22 points ahead of the second place winners - orienteers Jāni Kūmu and Jāni Krūmiņu. Third place in men's open group for team “Apakšgrāvja Adipināts”. The race winners appreciated that they could receive the race maps much faster and spend more time on team strategy and exploring the most attractive spots in the distance.

 

"During the distance, I felt like I was on the home track, because the district is well known during daily training," said A. Ronimois, while adding that the team had not planned to collect all the points from the beginning. Z. Bībers revealed that the teammates will also be ready to fight for the highest places in the Riga autumn rogaining. What the team achieved in rogaining was a good starting point in the preparation process for the upcoming World Rogaining Championship, which will be held in Latvia, in the vicinity of Lake Rāzna, this August.

 

There were no surprises among the male veteran teams, and the victory was won by guests from Estonia - team “KARVAJALAD”, where Reigo Lehtla and Armo Hiie competed. In the super-veteran team competition, the guests - Lithuanians from the “Pirmo reizi” team also won, while the best performance among the juniors went to the “Chicken-Duck-Woman thing” team.

 

In the women's competition Open in the group, the best performance of the ladies from Lithuania (team “Meža skaistules”), who left behind the domestic team “Kažokzvēri” and “Cielaviņas”. In the women's veteran team competition, the top three strong gender teams were “Vidzemes ekspresis”, “Piparmētras” and “Piedzīvojumu meklējot”, but in the super veteran group, Gunta Lebedoka and Silvija Penkule (team “Durbe & Kurmis”), members of team “KĀ2” and “Polārlapsas” were unbeaten. The strongest girls in the junior team competition were “camondamon”, “Vieglā maizīte” and “Laims”.

 

In the mixed team competition Open the group's hardest scoring team was “Divi Auni”, where representatives of Estonia competed, 5 points ahead of the “Liedagi-35” team and 8 points ahead of the “Riboksīns un Mildronāts” team. In the veteran competition, the strong team “Joka pēc”, where Andris and Alvita Mirecki and Anita Liepiņa competed, ranked 7th in the overall standings and convincingly won the veteran mixed team competition. Second and third place for teams “Serious & Intent” and “Noklīdušie dīvainīši” respectively. In the super veteran competition, the top three teams were “Jugla”, “Malači” and the third - “KĀPA LR”. Among the junior teams, “Trīs Dadzīši” showed the best performance with 117 points, “Kloķvārpstas” with 101 points and “BroSis” with 98 points.

 

Parallel to the rogaining competition, the Asics 7km trail race was also held, where Reinis Virza and Kamilla Vanadziņa won the competition of 50 participants. As part of the Riga Rogaining, the title of the most strategic company was determined, and the company "Galeo Consulting" won. The Riga Rogaining competition was held in Riga for the sixth time. The next competition will take place on November 18 at the shopping center “Spice” and the distance will include the districts of Spilve, Kleista and Imanta, as well as the territories of Torņakalns and Āgenskalns. Rogaining is an orienteering competition where teams of 2 to 4 participants visit checkpoints located in the city, parks and forests during the selected checkpoint time.The competition is offered by the Riga City Council and the Education, Culture and Sports Department of the Riga City Council. Atbalsta Isostar, Garmin, Asics, White.