“The WMRA Council has confirmed the six-race World Cup 2016 calendar (see section Calendar 2016) .
The circuit represents five different host countries and offers a combination of old and new races, although the newcomers — Telfes and Bergen — are actually not new as both were part of the inaugural&nbsp, WMRA Grand Prix series in 1999, as well as founding members of the &ldquo,Berglauf Grand Prix&rdquo, in 1997.
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Popular not only in European mountain running circles, Hochfelln-Berg-Lauf in Bergen also attracted the eyes of the world when it hosted the World Trophy in 2000.
Telfes is equally popular on the international mountain running circuit with Schlicker-Alm-Berg-Lauf as the only event hosting three major international events, the World Trophy in 1990 and 1996, and the European Championships in 2009.
The other four races are a World Cup standard as they have been part of the series for past 10 years: Grand Ballon in France, Grintovec and Smarna gora in Slovenia, and the World Mountain Running Championships which will be contested in Bulgaria in 1996.
Five of six events are typical Alpine-style uphill-only races while the Smarna gora race is a combination of uphill and technical downhill terrain.
The calendar allows oversees runners to combine some races in their schedule &ndash, like Grand Ballon and the Long Distance Championships which are held one week apart.
Likewise Bergen and Smarna gora are one week apart, with Smarna gora serving as the final World Cup race.

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Edited from Nancy Hobbs (WMRA Treasurer) and Tomo Sarf (WMRA Council member)

&nbsp,Source of the pictures (photos by Tomo Sarf):
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&nbsp,- Musobo and Tunstall, winners World Cup2015.

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