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World Ploughing Championship

August 29th - September 8th 2014

ST JEAN D’ILLAC – GIRONDE

ST JEAN D’ILLAC – GIRONDE

Friday 29th August 2014

Arrival and registration at HOTEL MERCURE BORDEAUX AEROPORT (Depending on your schedule) Free airport shuttle (1km – 5min) and train (10km – 30min) shuttle Check-in at hotels : HOTEL MERCURE BORDEAUX AEROPORT & HOTEL IBIS STYLES (280m between hotels) Buffet dinner in each hotel Overnight

All day

19h00 to 22h00

Thursday 28 August 2014

World Board Head Stewards arrive – registration and check-in All day

HOTEL MERCURE HOTEL IBIS STYLES 1 avenue Charles Lindbergh 95 avenue J F Kennedy 33700 MERIGNAC 33700 MERIGNAC

Saturday 30th August 2014 All the group

Breakfast in hotels Announcements Tour to ST EMILION Visit of a BAZADAIS suckler-cow farm (local breed) Continuation to ST EMILION Visit of the “Vineyard of ST EMILION” Buffet lunch at St Emilion Visit to a ST EMILION winegrower

Wine tasting

06h30 – 08h30

07h00

08h00

09h00

10h30

11h00

Visit of ST EMILION in a touristic train Back to hotels Cocktail with local music in Mercure Hotel (Bandas) Dinner in Mercure Hotel

16h00

17h30

19h30

20h00

Sunday 31st August 2014 All the group

Breakfast in hotels Annoucements Tour to the “Great Dune of Pilat” Visit on your own of the Great Dune of Pilat Drive to GUJAN MESTRAS Visit of an oyster farm Oyster tasting Lunch in a restaurant

06h30 – 08h30

07h00

08h00

09h00

10h30

11h00

Arcachon Bay Boat Cruise (1h45 – 49 persons per boat) around the island ”Ile Aux Oiseaux”. Back to hotels Dinner at Mercure hotel Drawing for practice plots / briefing competitors

15h00

17h00

19h30

21h00

Monday 1st September 2014

Breakfast in hotels Competitors program : Coach transfer (12 km - 30 min) Marshaling yard open – Official Practice for Competitors Official Practice Ends Departure Marshaling Yard to Hotel

06h30 - 08h30

07h30

08h00

17h00

17h30

Monday 1st September 2014

Visitors program : Tour to visit the MEDOC area through the mythic “Route des châteaux”. Some of them belong to international companies as Chanel, Hermes… Stop for pictures at prestigious Châteaux as Mouton , Rothschild, Latour, Petrus… Visit of a vineyard Wine tasting Visit of the abbey of Vertheuil, an abbey church, of the XIème-XIIème centuries Buffet lunch

08h30

Cruise on the Gironde Estuary (2 hours) Way back to hotels Arrival at hotels Dinner at Mercure hotel Briefing competitors (if needed)

15h00

17h00

18h30

19h00

20h30

Tuesday 2nd September 2014

Breakfast in hotels WPO Board Meeting at HQ Competitors program : Coach transfer (12 km - 30 min) Marshaling yard open – Official Practice for Competitors Official Practice Ends Departure Marshaling Yard to Hotel

06h30 - 08h30

09h00

07h30

08h00

17h00

17h30

Tuesday 2nd September 2014

Visitors Program : Tours to the “Natural Regional Park of the Landes de Gascogne” (2 hours trip)

08h30

Arrival at SABRES Full day visit of MARQUEZE Ecomuseum Lunch in their restaurant Continuing the visit Arrive back to hotels Dinner in Mercure hotel

10h30

18h30

19h00

Wednesday 3rd September 2014

Breakfast in hotels Competitors program : Coach transfer (12 km - 30 min) Marshaling yard open – Official Practice for Competitors Judges meeting Official Practice Ends Departure Marshaling Yard to Hotel

06h30 - 08h30

07h30

08h00

09h00

16h30

17h00

Wednesday 3rd September 2014

Visitor program : Tour to SOULAC SUR MER Stop en route to visit of a factory of home-made hazelnuts candies Guided tour of SOULAC SUR MER Lunch in a local restaurant Drive to LACANAU

09h00

Visit of the sea resort of LACANAU Free time Back to hotels Time to freshen up Whole group : Transfer to “La Marinière” restaurant Buffet in “La Marinière” restaurant Presentation of “Denmark 2015, the World Ploughing Championship” Back to hotels

16h30

18h15

18h30

20h00

22h00

Thursday 04th September 2014

Breakfast in hotels Competitors program : Coach transfer (12 km - 30 min) Marshaling yard open – Official Practice for Competitors Meeting Judges at fields Meeting measuring stewards at fields Meeting plot stewards at fields Official Practice Ends

06h30 - 08h30

07h30

08h00

09h00

12h00

13h00

15h00

Thursday 04th September 2014

Visitors program : Departure to LE TEICH Visit on your own of the TEICH BIRD RESERVE Lunch at Merignac Transfer back to the fields

08h30

10h00

13h00

15h00

Whole group : Official Opening of 2014 World Ploughing Championship Buses depart to Hotel Buses depart Hotel for Church Service Church Service Back to hotels Dinner at Mercure hotel World competitors draw for subbtle plots (Mercure Hotel)

16h00

16h45

17h45

18h00

19h00

19h30

20h30

Friday 05th September 2014

Day 1 of 2014 World Ploughing Contest

Saturday 06th September 2014

Day 1 of 2014 World Ploughing Contest RESULTS AND GALA BANQUET FOLLOWING COMPETITION

Sunday 07th September 2014

Sunday 07th September 2014

Visitors program : Departure to BORDEAUX Guided visit of BORDEAUX, listed at UNESCO World Heritage Site Lunch at BORDEAUX

10h30

Visit of BORDEAUX THEATRE Back to hotels Dinner at Mercure hotel

After lunch

Monday 08th September 2014

Breakfast in Hotels or breakfast to go Transport guests to Bordeaux Airport for return to homelands

06h30 - 08h30

All day

“This schedule can be done the other way around according to the final number of coaches”