Esporta Sponsors the Great Britain Telemark Skiing Team

The UK’s leading premium health and leisure provider, Esporta, today announced a sponsorship deal with the Great Britain Telemark Skiing Team, which is currently preparing to compete in the Telemark World Cup, which begins in December in Norway. The team, which comprises 10 men and two women, will be able to use the world class facilities at their local Esporta clubs as they prepare for what will be an extremely competitive season ahead.

Great Britain Telemark Skiing Team, Captain, Andrew Clarke, said: “To have backing from Esporta gives us a tremendous boost as it really improves the team’s chances of performing at its very best. Our training for the 2009/10 Telemark World Cup has already started and we have a number of team building activities scheduled before the winter begins, all geared to improving team fitness and esprit de corps. To be able to use our local Esporta’s clubs and take advantage of their tremendous facilities will help us to maintain peak fitness throughout the World Cup.”

Esporta, Chief Operating Officer, David Leatherbarrow said: “We are absolutely delighted to support the Great Britain Telemark Skiing Team. To represent your country at a World Cup has to be the pinnacle of any sport and takes extraordinary hard work, commitment and talent – the same values that are central to Esporta. We are dedicated to helping people achieve their goals, whether that’s competing at the highest level in sport, improving their health, losing weight, or just getting fitter.”

The Telemark World Cup begins on 12 December in Norway and comprises a series of races in Austria, Slovenia, Norway, USA, Spain, before the climax of the competition in France on 17 March.

Listen to the Team Captain on British Radio 2 with Jonny Saunders.
About 1 Hr 49 mins from the start.

Sadly David Cardwell ruptured his achilles tendon last weekend whilst, stupidly, playing hockey.  We wish David all the best for a fast and full recovery so that he might still be able to ski some of the World Cup events this winter.

Get well soon David

Hi everyone. If you are visiting the site for more information about the British Telemark Championships in 2010 we haven’t finished the page yet but you can find lots of information here.

Information on how to enter, what the event is like and some photos and video can be found there. Check back here in a couple of days when the British Championships Page will be complete.

All the best

Andrew Clarke