In Bergen, the prologue to the Tour of Norway 2023 ran from the harbour via Bryggen to Sandvikstorget, then back to Bryggen and ended with a three-kilometre climb up to Mount Fløyen, which has an average gradient climb of almost nine percent. Managing security, traffic, crowds and cyclists is always tricky with so many people, vehicles and cyclists on the move. 

Working out of The House of Public Safety’s situation room in Bergen, the Tour of Norway and The House of Public Safety each ran their own separate incident logs as well as shared logs, when needed, to track and manage many incidents, including:

• traffic control, both pedestrian and vehicular
• accidents
• security
• health and safety emergencies
• logistics  

The House of Public Safety already uses the RAYVN solution on a daily basis to manage incidents in Bergen, so they can easily build on these capabilities to manage volunteers, log any police or other incidents and coordinate with any teams as needed.

Thanks to RAYVN, it was easy to manage a complex event through a collaboration between the Tour of Norway management and the municipality to coordinate actions for

• 6 racing teams adding up to a total of 114 cyclists
• 6 buses, 6 cars and 6 mechanics trucks
• 70 cars in total
• 130 volunteer guards
• police personnel
• emergency responders
• thousands of attendees along the route.

RAYVN’s software enables the race tour management as well as the municipality to engage in highly effective event management with distributed team members, police, emergency personnel and volunteers. Logging separate and shared incident logs provides a simple way to collate and track digital updates, share input from radio communications and take decisions across multiple channels of communication: text, phone, video and email, as needed. The result: highly effective collaboration for event management. 

Thanks to RAYVN, the race ran smoothly with an exciting finish enjoyed by all.