Andorra, 5 November 2019. The Naturlandia 2000-metre High Performance Training Centre is now a reality. Yesterday it opened its doors and as of this weekend it will be in full-scale operation. As the C\u00f2nsol Major of Sant Juli\u00e0 de L\u00f2ria, Josep Miquel Vila explained, it has been built \u201cto seek higher performance\u201d and will allow the cross-country skiers Carola Vila and Irineu Esteve \u201cto have an opportunity to improve\u201d and \u201cwill also be an opportunity for other teams and federations to come\u201d. In fact this new infrastructure is supported not only by of the Com\u00fa of Andorra la Vella, the Andorran Ski Federation (FAE) and Andbank, but also by the Andorran Olympic Committee (COA), which has already applied for funding from Olympic Solidarity. This will make it possible to extend the facility in the future. However, the President of the COA, Jaume Mart\u00ed, pointed out \u201cWe\u2019ll have to see how the federations of the country respond\u201d. For example, the Andorran Cycling Federation (FAC) has already shown interest in doing a stage in the infrastructure. <\/p>\n
The 150 square metre high performance shelter has capacity for up to seven people and has two bedrooms, a loving room with kitchen, bathroom and a gymnasium for altitude training. It should be remembered that the Com\u00fa restored a building that was already there and needed a budget of 50,000\u00a0euros, while the COA, the FAE and Andbank took charge of the interior. \u201cThe building only needed recycling, it didn\u2019t cost a lot and everyone is satisfied\u201d, Vila explained.<\/p>\n
The FAE coach Joan Erola said \u201cWe\u2019re happy and we were looking forward to it. It was something that we had been wanting for some time and it won\u2019t just be good for us\u201d. He added, \u201cWe\u2019ve got the pistes just outside, it\u2019ll be a really important tool for us and for other federations that want to come and do physical training here\u201d.<\/p>\n
Although officially the infrastructure will be 100% operational in a month, \u201cWe\u2019ll start using it now with the cross-country skiers, we\u2019ll stay up here training for three or four days this weekend\u201d.<\/p>\n
In Carola Vila\u2019s words \u201cIt\u2019s gone really well, we\u2019ve got really good facilities that will give us a big boost in summer and winter, we can\u2019t wait to get it going\u201d. \u201cWe\u2019ve always complained that we waste an hour and a half every day going up and down and this will mean that we can rest more and train morning, afternoon and evening, and at the level where we are that\u2019s very important\u201d. Esteban continued \u201cWe\u2019ll be gaining in many ways because sometimes we train all day\u201d. \u201cWe\u2019ve got everything here, all the facilities in the world, this will make us train and eat better, and we\u2019ll see if the results appear\u201d, he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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