▁for ▁mountain ▁te lem ark ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁race ▁course ▁is ▁ 6 , 2 0 0 ▁meters ▁long ▁( the ▁same ▁number ▁as ▁Str anda ' s ▁postal ▁code ), ▁starts ▁at ▁ 1 , 2 3 0 ▁meters ▁above ▁sea ▁level ▁on ▁the ▁Ro al den ▁mountain , ▁and ▁wind s ▁its ▁way ▁through ▁can y ons ▁and ▁a ▁forest , ▁over ▁farm ▁fields ▁and ▁through ▁town ▁streets , ▁before ▁finishing ▁by ▁the ▁se as ide ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Str anda ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁hall . ▁ ▁The ▁race ▁is ▁not ▁just ▁a ▁competition ▁but ▁a ▁public ▁party ▁that ▁g athers ▁the ▁whole ▁town ▁for ▁days ▁with ▁ski ing , ▁e ating ▁and ▁part ying . ▁ ▁However , ▁Al per itt et ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁a ▁competition ▁for ▁those ▁fond ▁of ▁ski ing ; ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁mountain ▁bi ke ▁competition ▁( cross - country ) ▁that ▁happens ▁every ▁year ▁in ▁mid - Se ptember . ▁The ▁competition ▁g athers ▁around ▁ 1 0 0 ▁rid ers . ▁The ▁first ▁race ▁was ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁when ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁local ▁rid ers ▁entered , ▁but ▁the ▁popular ity ▁has ▁increased ▁rapidly ▁since . ▁The ▁name ▁Al per itt et ▁was ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁winter ▁competition ▁but ▁is ▁suitable ▁for ▁the ▁summer ▁competition ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁ 4 2 ▁km ▁long ▁track ▁starts ▁at ▁the ▁city ▁hall ▁of ▁Str anda , ▁goes ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁and