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Sport Football is ever popular and Strasbourg’s team, Le Racing club de Strasbourg (tel: (03) 9041 2222; website: www.rcstrasbourg.fr), has been doing rather well recently, climbing up to the first division in Autumn 2002. The football stadium, Stade de la Meinau, rue de l’Extenwoerth (tel: (03) 8844 5544), has a capacity for 30,000 spectators. The annual sporting highlights begin in January, with the International Fencing Tournament. May sees the European Football Tournament – STRASCUP and the International Women’s Tennis Championship. The popular Triathlon is held in July and the season culminates in August, with the European Handball Tournament. Tickets to major sporting events in Strasbourg are available for purchase at the Office des Sports, Quai Ernest Bévin (tel: (03) 8831 8383) or FNAC, place Kléber (tel: (03) 8852 2121). The Hôtel de Ville, 1 place de l’Etoile (tel: (03) 8860 9090), the Office des Sports and the Centre d’Information de la Jeunesse Alsace, 7 rue des Ecrivains (tel: (03) 8837 3333; website: www.cija.org), all provide further information on sporting events in Strasbourg. Fitness centres: These include Carré Brun, 11 rue de Wissembourg (tel: 03 8832 7515), where a day of sport or pampering costs €18, L’Eau Vive, 29 Vieux-Marché-aux-Vins (tel: (03) 8822 3655), which costs €10.67 per day, and Cour de Honau, allée de la Honau, 67610 La Wantzenau (tel: (03) 8896 3344) where four hours of gym costs €20. Golf: The Golf Club de Strasbourg is situated at the route du Rhin, Illkirch-Graffenstaden 67400 (tel: (03) 8866 1722; website: www.golf-strasbourg.com). The course is open to non-members, on Monday to Friday 0900-1800, although those wishing to play must have a handicap of at least 35 and belong to a golf club. Weekends are for members only, or guests invited by a member. Fees are €40 weekdays and €50 weekends. The 18-hole course, Kempferhof, 351 rue du Moulin, at Plobsheim (tel: (03) 8898 7272), is open to the public, costing €60 weekdays and €90 at the weekend. Golf International Soufflenheim (tel: (03) 8805 7700; website: www.golfclub-soufflenheim.com) has three courses – 18, nine and six holes – and one practice driving range, at allée du Golf in Soufflenheim. Rates are €23-€45 weekdays and €30-€70 at the weekend. Squash: A 45-minute game of squash at ASL Robertsau sports centre, 212 route de la Wantzenau (tel: (03) 8831 6525), costs €5.50 per person, with racquet hire costing €1.60 per person. The sports centre is open to non-members. Swimming: Public pools include the Piscine de la Robertsau, 210 route de la Wantzenau (tel: (03) 8831 3233), and the grandiose Bains Municipaux, 10 boulevard de la Victoire (tel: (03) 8825 1758), where one can also take a sauna or Turkish bath. Tennis: Most tennis courts belong to private clubs and require membership. ASS Strasbourg, however, located at 20 rue Pierre de Coubertin, in the international quarter (tel: (03) 8835 2923), has four covered courts available for hourly hire – €15 off-peak period and €18 after 1730 weekdays and all day weekends. Four more courts will open in September 2002. For information on membership of Alsace clubs, visitors should contact the Ligue d’Alsace de Tennis, rue Baden Powel (tel: (03) 8827 9900). |
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