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Tour de Gudenåis a 120 km flatwater kayak and canoe race along the
Gudenå river in
Denmark. It is held on the second weekend of September each year.
Starting in
Skanderborg
Skanderborg is a town in Skanderborg municipality, Denmark. It is situated on the north and north eastern brinks of Skanderborg Lake and there are several smaller ponds and bodies of water within the city itself, like Lillesø, Sortesø, Døj Sà ...
, participants paddle to
Silkeborg via the Skanderborg lake,
Mossø
Mossø is Denmark's third largest freshwater lake and Jutland's largest, as measured by surface area. The lake is located just west of the city of Skanderborg in east Jutland, but is part of both Skanderborg Municipality and Horsens Municipality. ...
lake,
Julsø lake and several other, minor lakes along the Gudenå river on the first day of the competition. After an overnight stay in Silkeborg, the next day of the competition brings the paddlers to the finish line in
Randers via the
Tange Sø Tange may refer to:
People:
*Arthur Tange (1914–2001), Australian senior public servant
*Jun Watanabe Tange or Watanabe Jun (born 1954), Japanese architect, former professor at Chubu University
* Kenzo Tange (1913–2005), Japanese architect, win ...
lake which forms part of the continued course of the Gudenå. In addition to the main 120 km distance, the event includes several shorter distance races which appeal to a wide variety of participants.
The Tour de Gudenå was established in 1967; the 40th anniversary of the race in 2007 was a grand event with almost 900 participants. Unfortunately it was also the first time that the race had to be temporarily suspended due to strong winds and heavy seas on Mossø and Julsø.
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Canoeing and kayaking competitions in Europe
Canoeing in Denmark