#B04imSchwarzwald – update for fans visiting training sessions
Important information for Werkself fans travelling to the training camp: We request fans wanting to attend the sessions in Donaueschingen to take note of the following amendments.
For the two sessions on Tuesday (10.30 and 17.00 CEST), the first part of the sessions are open and the second part is behind closed doors. The same applies to the final training session in Donaueschingen on Friday that starts at 10.30 CEST.
The training sessions on Wednesday and Thursday (starting at 10.30 CEST) are open for the duration of the sessions.
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