Nordic Sport & Event, which organizes the Gotland Grand National in collaboration with EMX Gotland, is introducing a completely new class at this year’s competition.

The Gotland Grand National, now in its 38th consecutive year and attracting approximately 3,000 participants annually, is investing in e-bikes in collaboration with two different sports federations. The Swedish Motorsports Federation (Svemo) and the Swedish Cycling Federation (SCF) are both delighted to be part of this new investment in Gotland and the GGN.

The competitions scheduled for Thursday, October 28, 2021 (the day before GGN begins) will generally follow the same format and rules as GGN. The race will last 2 hours, and the winner in each category will be the rider who completes the most laps in the shortest time.

"E-Bike is a growing sport in Europe and is gaining traction in Sweden, but there aren't any major competitions yet, and we're very much looking forward to organizing an E-Bike competition that will take place over about 10 km of the total 22 km that make up the entire GGN track," says Conny Bohlin, CEO of Nordic Sport & Event.

The competition is divided into two different categories: one organized by the Swedish Cycling Federation for MTB e-bikes (Pedalec 250w / 25 km/h) and one organized by Svemo for e-bikes (Pedalec over 250w).

The classes that will be relevant during the first year are:

MTB E-Bike Pedalec 250w / 25km/h Motion, Women'
MTB E-Bike Pedalec 250w / 25km/h Exercise, Men'
MTB E-Bike Pedalec 250w / 25km/h Elitmotion, Women'
MTB E-Bike Pedalec 250w / 25km / h Elite Motion, Men
E-Bike Pedalec Over 250w, Women
E-Bike Pedalec Over 250w, Men

Based on a casual conversation with Conny Bolin (CEO of Nordic Sport & Event) in mid-June regarding a possible interest in including E-Bikes (Pedalecs) as a separate class in this year’s GGN, it feels a bit surreal to be able to announce this launch today. But this is the result of intensive collaboration in a positive spirit among all three parties involved: Svemo, Nordic Sport & Event, and the Swedish Cycling Federation. Hopefully, this opportunity marks the beginning of strong growth for the E-Bike industry in Sweden in the future, says Tony Olsson, who is responsible for E-Bikes at the Swedish Motorsport Federation (Svemo).

– Malin Lindgren of the Swedish Cycling Federation: “This will be a somewhat historic event, as we have now come this far in introducing MTB e-bikes into such a well-established competition as GGN. We are very grateful for this opportunity, which we have in collaboration with Svemo and Nordic Sport & Event. By 2022, we look forward to opening up competition classes nationwide for MTB e-bikes as a step in the SCF’s development.”

Registration is done at gotlandgrandnational.se

For further information, contact
Conny Bohlin, Nordic Sport & Event, 0708-249494,
Tony Olsson, Swedish Motorsports Federation, 011-4600739,
Malin Lindgren, Swedish Cycling Federation, 076-6962815