BeSlack organises the BeSlack Open - Speed Highline Worldcup from 25 until 27 april on the iconic cable-stayed bridge of Godsheide, Hasselt, Belgium. The finals will be on sunday 27 april. The pylons or 60m above the water level and the two parallel race tracks will be 100m long on a 210m long highline.
Program
Timing
- Friday 25 april: Training day for the athletes from 9:00 - 17:40
- Every athlete has 40 minutes to train on the line
- Saturday 26 april: Qualification day for the athletes from 9:00 - 17:40
- Every athlete has 2 calls for a timing by the judges
- Sunday 27 april: Finals for 8 fastest men and women from 8:00 - 18:00
- 8:00 quarter finals women
- 10:30 quarter finals men
- 13:00 semi finals
- 15:30 small finals
- 17:00 final men
- 17:30 final women
- 18:00 ceremony
Free initiations on sunday in Climbing, Slackline, Speedline, Circus, Rappel & Freerunning
Sunday 27 april from 13:00 until 18:00 @ Tuikabelbrug, Hasselt
- Climbing wall and speleo box by Olympia klimmuur
- Slackline en speedline by BeSlack
- Circus by Balancirk
- Rappel by HS works
- Freerunning by Sta paraat Hasselt
Mobility
To ensure the safety of through traffic, a speed limit of 30 km/h will be in effect on Berenbroekstraat from Thursday, April 24 to Saturday, April 27 during the hours of the event. Electronic message boards will be placed on both sides of the bridge to warn drivers about the event and reinforce the speed limit.
On Sunday, April 27, Berenbroekstraat will be temporarily closed to car traffic between the intersection with Mizerikstraat on the south side of the bridge and the turnoff to the final part of Berenbroekstraat before the bridge on the north side. Local detours will be possible via Het Sas van Godsheide. Cyclists and pedestrians will still be able to use the bridge at all times.
Prize money and ISA world ranking points
There is a total of €2000 prize money, the competition is classified as a "World Cup" which gives the winner a maximum of 1500 points for the ISA word ranking
Selected Athletes
24 athletes are selected for this worldcup
Women
- Jessica Levine (Belgium / UK)
- Mélanie Béguelin (Switzerland)
- Emma Domenech (France)
- Rafaele Marie (France)
- Julie Engelen (Belgium)
- Solène Moreau (France)
- Cecilia Stock (Germany)
- Dorothea Hamilton (Germany)
- Alexandra Kraienhorst (Germany)
Men
- Gonzalo Caturelli (Argentina)
- Sascha Grill (Germany)
- Yann Valais (France)
- Archie Williams (Luxemburg)
- Hugo Labarre (France)
- Mateus Stoco Vidal (Brazil)
- Stijn Vandenbussche (Belgium)
- Jef Cox (Belgium)
- Jeroen Cuppen (Netherlands)
- Jakub Morawski (Poland)
- Dyan Enghard (Switzerland)
- Eugen Cepoi (France / Moldovia)
- Cristian Forero (Colombia)
- Janis Dothée (Belgium)
- Alexis Duponchel (Franch)
What is highline?
Slacklining is the art of balancing on a flat rope (webbing) just above the ground. Typically, you anchor the webbing between two trees in a park over a distance of 10 to 30 meters. We refer to it as highlining when the webbing is suspended so high that falling safely without additional protection is no longer possible. Due to the height, you not only need balance skills but also mental determination. Highlines are less limited in length compared to slacklines. If there is sufficient height, a highline can be set up to span over a kilometer. The highlines in godsheide are 60m high and 210m long.
What is speed highline?
In speed highline or speedlining, the winner is the person who can run the fastest between two points on the highline. The competition distance is usually 100 meters. A minimum of two parallel lines are set up, allowing athletes to race against each other. This ensures that both competing athletes face the same weather conditions (e.g., the same wind strength) on the highline.
Info for Volunteers
Call for Volunteers. In this form we will explain the different volunteer roles and what you get in return as volunteer.
We need: Judges, Speakers, Cooking Team, Video/live stream team, bar volunteers and slackline monitors.
Register by this form as an volunteer
Partners
Stad Hasselt
Sport Vlaanderen
HS Works
Olympia en Olympia Jeugd Klim Team
Printcity
Spider Slacklines
Slack Inov
Chemisch Circus
De Berghut
Klim- en Bergsportfederatie
International Slackline Association
Tout Bien
Red Bull
