Friday Night Skating Vienna 2003

On 25th april, 2003 there was a meeting of the organization teams and the ordner to discuss improvements of the Friday Night Skating Vienna tour.
On may 16th, 2003 the Friday Night Skating Vienna was started.

For an overview about the event have a look at the server night.skater [E].

There are a few pages about

• the police [E]
• the ordner [E]
• photos which are worth taking a look at [E]

1. 16. 5. 2003
2. 23. 5. 2003
3. 30. 5. 2003
4. 6. 6. 2003 - canceled because it was raining
5. 13. 6. 2003
6. 20. 6. 2003
7. 27. 6. 2003
8. 4. 7. 2003
9. 11. 7. 2003
10. 18. 7. 2003
11. 25. 7. 2003
12. 1. 8. 2003
13. 8. 8. 2003
14. 15. 8. 2003
15. 22. 8. 2003
16. 29. 8. 2003
17. 5. 9. 2003
18. 12. 9. 2003 - canceled because it was raining
19. 19. 9. 2003
20. 26. 9. 2003
21. 3. 10. 2003 - canceled because it was raining
22. 10. 10. 2003

• Number of skater: about 600
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottengasse - Maria-Theresienstraße - Obere Donaustraße - Brigittenauer Lände - Adalbert-Stifter-Straße - Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße - An der oberen Alten Donau - Wagramer Straße - Lassallestraße - Praterstraße - Aspernbrückengasse - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:43
• Distance: 18,7 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 97 out of 151.
• Comments: The first tour and we started with a long one. But it seems that noone had problems. And we had a lot of people skating this tour.
  We had one person with a special bike.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 800
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Grillparzerstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Getreidemarkt - Linke Wienzeile - Hadikgasse - Hackinger Steg - Hackinger Kai - Hietzinger Kai - Schönbrunner Straße - Schloßstraße - Schönbrunner Straße - Rechte Wienzeile / Hamburger Straße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:05 - 00:15
• Distance: about 24 km
• Photos [E]: 86 out of 154.
• Comments: It seems that some members of a club (possibly an ice hockey club?) were skating with us.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 1000
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Grillparzerstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Getreidemarkt - Linke Wienzeile - Gaudenzdorfer Gürtel - Margaretengürtel - Matzleinsdorfer Platz - Margaretengürtel - Wiedner Gürtel - Südtiroler Platz - Laxenburger Straße - Quellenplatz - Laxenburger Straße - Raxstraße - Triester Straße - Matzleinsdorfer Platz - Reinprechtsdorfer Straße - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Mayerhofgasse - Favoritenstraße - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:03 - 00:06
• Distance: 17,5 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 85 out of 99
• Comments: About 40 participants of SkateMunich! [G] were skating with us. (And I shot five fotos where they appear: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) Have a look at the website Münchner BladeNight [G] if you want more information.
  Two women were running a short part of the route with us.
  I was right with my assumption last week. This four girls are member of the ice hockey club EHC Vienna Flyers [G].
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 400
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Grillparzerstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Getreidemarkt - Linke Wienzeile - Schloßbrücke - Schönbrunner Straße - Schloßstraße - Schönbrunner Straße - Rechte Wienzeile / Hamburger Straße - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Karlsplatz - Karlskirche
• Time: 22:02 - 23:24
• Distance: 13,4 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 43 out of 55. Not as much as usually, because I started to film with my camera.
• Comments: A short route and the finish was at the Karlsplatz, where a local group of the Grüne Wien [G] gave a little party.
  No sound cars from 88.6 [G] because they had another event.
  I started to film with my camera. The result will be presented soon.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 150
• Planned route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Aspernbrücke - Aspernbrückengasse - Praterstraße - Praterstern - Lassallestraße - Reichsbrücke - Wagramer Straße - Donaustadtstraße - Erzherzog-Karl-Straße - Wagramer Straße - Reichsbrücke - Lassallestraße - Praterstern - Franzensbrückenstraße - Untere Donaustraße - Aspernbrücke - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Aspernbrücke - Aspernbrückengasse - Praterstraße - Praterstern - Franzensbrückenstraße - Untere Donaustraße - Aspernbrücke - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:02 - 22:42
• Distance: 8 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: Only 15 photos because it was a short route and I filmed with my camera.
• Comments: Half an hour before we started it began to rain. It wasn't raining very hard and it stopped after 20 minutes but we decided to use a shorter route because the weather wasn't looking good.
  Not very much people were taking part at this event. Maybe it was the bad weather, maybe it was the Donauinselfest [G] that kept them away.
  And we found a dead rat lying at the street when we were skating along the Franzensbrückenstraße.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 500
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Friedrichstraße - Linke Wienzeile - Gumpendorfer Gürtel - Mariahilfer Gürtel - Neubaugürtel - Lerchenfelder Gürtel - Koppstraße - Pfenninggeldgasse - Gablenzgasse - Burggasse - Museumsplatz - Babenbergerstraße - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:05 - 23:40
• Distance: 16,3 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 87 out of 111.
• Comments: We had a new route. Sometimes uphill, sometimes dark - but it was nice.
  One person with special skates was skating with us. And one business man wearing the correct dress.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 300
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottengasse - Maria-Theresienstraße - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Dampfschiffstraße - Franzensbrücke - Franzensbrückenstraße - Praterstern - Lassallestraße - Handelskai - Machstraße - Engerthstraße - Meiereistraße - Stadionallee - Lusthausstraße - Rustenschacherallee - Lukschgasse - Schüttelstraße - Untere Donaustraße - Obere Donaustraße - Brigittenauer Lände - Friedensbrücke - Roßauer Lände - Türkenstraße - Hörlgasse - Universitätsstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Babenbergerstraße - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:30
• Distance: 18,8 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E] taken by Niki Sahling : Most of them are experimental. (Remember my first tries? If you don't, have a look at the pictures from 12.5.2000 [E] and 19.5.2000 [E].) So I had to reduce the number of pictures from 59 to 16.
• Comments: It was raining a little bit.
• Acting as ordner [E]: no

• Number of skater: about 600
• Planned route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottengasse - Maria-Theresienstraße - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Dampfschiffstraße - Franzensbrücke - Franzensbrückenstraße - Praterstern - Lassallestraße - Reichsbrücke - Wagramer Straße - Donaustadtstraße - Erzherzog-Karl-Straße - Wagramer Straße - Reichsbrücke - Lassallestraße - Praterstern - Praterstraße - Aspernbrückengasse - Untere Donaustraße - Obere Donaustraße - Roßauer Brücke - Türkenstraße - Hörlgasse - Universitätsstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Babenbergerstraße - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottengasse - Maria-Theresienstraße - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Dampfschiffstraße - Franzensbrücke - Franzensbrückenstraße - Praterstern - Lassallestraße - Reichsbrücke - Wagramer Straße - Reichsbrücke - Lassallestraße - Praterstern - Praterstraße - Aspernbrückengasse - Untere Donaustraße - Obere Donaustraße - Roßauer Brücke - Türkenstraße - Hörlgasse - Universitätsstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Babenbergerstraße - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:45
• Distance: 18,5 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 96 out of 119.
• Comments: We had one jogger with us (1, 2, 3, 4) who made the whole tour.
  And one guy who had a hockey stick with him: 1, 2, 3).
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 700
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Volksgartenstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Getreidemarkt - Linke Wienzeile - Grünbergstraße - Gaßmannstraße - Graf-Seilern-Gasse - Fasangartengasse - Stranzenberggasse - Fasangartengasse - Edelsinnstraße - Wienerbergbrücke - Wienerbergstraße - Triester Straße - Matzleinsdorfer Platz - Reinprechtsdorfer Straße - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Mayerhofgasse - Favoritenstraße - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:45
• Distance: 17,8 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 46 out of 60.
• Comments: One car and one bike broke down.
  And the jogger from last week [E] were joining us again.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 800
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Uraniastraße - Dampfschiffstraße - Weißgerberlände - Erdberger Lände - Ludwig-Koeßler-Platz - Schlachthausgasse - Schnirchgasse - Würtzlerstraße - Erdbergstraße - 1. Haidequerstraße - Lautenschlägergasse - Lindenbauergasse - Unter der Kirche - Kaiserebersdorfer Straße - Simmeringer Hauptstraße - Gottschalkgasse - Geiselbergstraße - Gräßlplatz - Arsenalstraße - Wiedner Gürtel - Südtiroler Platz - Wiedner Gürtel - Margaretengürtel - Matzleinsdorfer Platz - Margaretengürtel - Schönbrunner Straße - Rechte Wienzeile / Hamburger Straße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 00:05
• Distance: 22,2 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 77 out of 116.
• Comments: We had two jogger with us.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 800
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Grillparzerstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Getreidemarkt - Linke Wienzeile - Schloßbrücke - Schönbrunner Straße - Schloßstraße - Schönbrunner Straße - Rechte Wienzeile / Hamburger Straße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:55
• Distance: 19,7 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 72 out of 92.
• Comments: We had two jogger with us: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 1000
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottengasse - Maria-Theresienstraße - Augartenbrücke - Obere Donaustraße - Brigittenauer Lände - Lorenz-Müller-Gasse - Adalbert-Stifter-Straße - Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße - Brünner Straße - Shuttleworthstraße - Ruthnergasse - Siemensstraße - Heinrich von Buol-Gasse - Leopoldauer Straße - Angerer Straße - Brünner Straße - Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße - Adalbert-Stifter-Straße - Lorenz-Müller-Gasse - Gunoldstraße - Heiligenstädter Lände - Spittelauer Lände - Roßauer Lände - Türkenstraße - Hörlgasse - Universitätsstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Babenbergerstraße - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 00:25
• Distance: about 24 km
• Photos: Sorry, no photos.
• Comments: It was hot. According to the comments in the Fiday Night Skating Weblog [G] it was the best route we ever did.
• Acting as ordner [E]: no

• Number of skater: about 250
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Grillparzerstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Getreidemarkt - Linke Wienzeile - Gaudenzdorfer Gürtel - Margaretengürtel - Matzleinsdorfer Platz - Margaretengürtel - Wiedner Gürtel - Südtiroler Platz - Laxenburger Straße - Quellenplatz - Laxenburger Straße - Raxstraße - Triester Straße - Matzleinsdorfer Platz - Reinprechtsdorfer Straße - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Mayerhofgasse - Favoritenstraße - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:50
• Distance: 17,5 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos: Sorry, no photos.
• Comments: No comments.
• Acting as ordner [E]: no

• Number of skater: about 1000
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Grillparzerstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Getreidemarkt - Linke Wienzeile - Schloßbrücke - Schönbrunner Straße - Schloßstraße - Schönbrunner Straße - Margaretengürtel - Gumpendorfer Gürtel - Mariahilfer Gürtel - Neubaugürtel - Burggasse - Bellariastraße - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 00:00
• Distance: 19,4 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 56 out of 100.
• Comments: There were many people skating with us so it was nearly impossible to block all roads. We had to force a few car driver to drive back because they tried to drive through the crowd.
  And we had one person with wheel-chair with us.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 250
• Planned route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottengasse - Maria-Theresienstraße - Augartenbrücke - Obere Donaustraße - Brigittenauer Lände - Lorenz-Müller-Gasse - Adalbert-Stifter-Straße - Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße - Brünner Straße - Shuttleworthstraße - Ruthnergasse - Siemensstraße - Heinrich von Buol-Gasse - Leopoldauer Straße - Angerer Straße - Brünner Straße - Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße - Adalbert-Stifter-Straße - Lorenz-Müller-Gasse - Gunoldstraße - Heiligenstädter Lände - Spittelauer Lände - Roßauer Lände - Türkenstraße - Hörlgasse - Universitätsstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Babenbergerstraße - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottengasse - Maria-Theresienstraße - Augartenbrücke - Obere Donaustraße - Brigittenauer Lände - Friedensbrücke - Roßauer Lände - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 22:45
• Distance: 8,3 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 28 out of 33.
• Comments: We were skating about five minutes when it started to rain. So we decided to cancel the tour and skate back to the start because the streets were to slippery.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 2500
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottengasse - Maria-Theresienstraße - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Stubenring - Parkring - Johannesgasse - Am Heumarkt - Am Stadtpark - Vordere Zollamtsstraße - Dampfschiffstraße - Weißgerberlände - Erdberger Lände - A4 Ostautobahn - Erdberger Brücke - A23 Südosttangente - Erdberger Brücke - A4 Ostautobahn - Schüttelstraße - Franzensbrückenstraße - Praterstern - Praterstraße - Obere Donaustraße - Brigittenauer Lände - Friedensbrücke - Roßauer Lände - Türkenstraße - Hörlgasse - Reichsratsstraße - Grillparzerstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Babenbergerstraße - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 00:20
• Distance: 22,2 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 116 out of 130.
• Comments: We were skating on the A23 [G] Südosttangente [G]. The first suggestion for the tour (the part at the A23 should start at the Handelskai and end at the A4 Ostautobahn / Schüttelstraße) was not permitted by the police. So the part on the A23 was reduced (it was only a short part on the Erdberger Brücke) and had more symbolic character. (But it was the first time since 25 years (when the A23 was built) that people could use the A23 without cars.) This was the reason why I had to get from the Beachvolleyball-Camp in Velden [G] back to Vienna.
  The ORF [G] was filming the tour. A short report [G] is available too.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 600
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Dominikanerbastei - Rosenbursenstraße - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottenring - Franz-Josefs-Kai - Aspernbrücke - Aspernbrückengasse - Praterstraße - Praterstern - Lassallestraße - Handelskai - Meiereistraße - Prater Hauptallee - Praterstern - Praterstraße - Aspernbrückengasse - Aspernbrücke - Stubenring - Parkring - Schubertring - Kärntnerring - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 23:55
• Distance: 20,2 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 88 out of 105.
• Comments: We had great weather.
  99 red balloons? No, only two orange ones.
  One person with quad skates left us after 20 minutes.
  One person who likes to skate backwards.
  And one person with microscooter was rolling with us.
  A security man was guarding a few dummies.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 350
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring - Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring - Schottengasse - Maria-Theresienstraße - Augartenbrücke - Obere Donaustraße - Brigittenauer Lände - Lorenz-Müller-Gasse - Adalbert-Stifter-Straße - Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße - Brünner Straße - Shuttleworthstraße - Ruthnergasse - Siemensstraße - Heinrich von Buol-Gasse - Leopoldauer Straße - Angerer Straße - Brünner Straße - Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße - Adalbert-Stifter-Straße - Lorenz-Müller-Gasse - Gunoldstraße - Heiligenstädter Lände - Spittelauer Lände - Roßauer Lände - Türkenstraße - Hörlgasse - Universitätsstraße - Landesgerichtsstraße - Auerspergstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Babenbergerstraße - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:00 - 00:05
• Distance: 23 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 68 out of 108
• Comments: A few persons with microscooter were rolling with us.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes

• Number of skater: about 150
• Route: Heldenplatz - Burgring - Volksgartenstraße - Museumstraße - Museumsplatz - Getreidemarkt - Linke Wienzeile - Grünbergstraße - Gaßmannstraße - Graf-Seilern-Gasse - Fasangartengasse - Stranzenberggasse - Fasangartengasse - Edelsinnstraße - Wienerbergbrücke - Wienerbergstraße - Triester Straße - Matzleinsdorfer Platz - Reinprechtsdorfer Straße - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Mayerhofgasse - Favoritenstraße - Wiedner Hauptstraße - Kärntner Straße - Opernring - Burgring - Heldenplatz
• Time: 22:05 - 23:25
• Distance: 18,2 km (measured by the police [E])
• Photos [E]: 83 out of 93.
• Comments: A difficult route, but also one of the best.
  The number of participants was very low, maybe because it was a little bit cold and windy.
• Acting as ordner [E]: yes