The Ultimate Adventure to Conquer the Wild Carpathians
Wed 6th Jun, 2018 @ 9:30 am
The second edition of the Carpathian MTB Epic, a multi-stage mountain bike competition, accredited by UCI, will take place from the 16th – 19th August 2018 with big names from the cycling world rolling to the start line.
On August 16, 2018, the mountain bike world will turn its attention to one of the last genuinely wild regions in Europe the Carpathian Mountains in Romania. This rugged and beautiful landscape will play host to 4-days of mountain biking epicness, 8,100m of climbing over 180km as the worlds toughest bikers line up to test their skills against the mighty Carpathians.
Among the challengers will be event ambassadors, Ariane Lüthi, who has won the podium of some of the world’s toughest international mountain bike competitions, such as Absa Cape Epic, Frans Claes, number 1 in the UCI World Marathon Series and Olympian Vitor Gamito, winner of the MTB Tour of Portugal.
“I like to collect memories, not things! The personal motive to enter this race was the opportunity to explore a country I have never been to. I cannot wait for this adventure… discovering the magical Carpathian Mountains, which look absolutely stunning on the pictures I’ve seen, in real life! I just hope Dracula won’t come visit me at night…” stated Ariane, with a large smile.
Whether you are a seasoned racer or ready for a new adventure the Carpathian MTB Epic is an accessible challenge, with all stages starting and finishing in the Race Village, at the Cheile Gradistei Fundata resort. Starting and finishing from the same place each day means less logistical woes and more time to dedicate to enjoying the signletrack ahead.
This full sevice race is now open for registration on the official page: http://www.carpathianmtb.ro, the last day avilable for entering is the 5th August. Participants must be over 19 and you will need a good level of fitness and bike handling ability to take part.
There are two options of race format available:
- 4-day EPIC includes a Prologue and 3 stages of daily competition. The Prologue, which will take place on Thursday, August 16, is a XCO race of 10 km. The 3 stages, organized between 17th and 19th August 2018, are XCM format and each will take place on a distinct route, with a distance of 60 km, having the Start/Finish set at Cheile Gradistei – Resort Fundata.
- 1-day Challenge takes place on August 19. and, as a novelty to the first edition, proposes a shorter route of only 40 km, specially designed to provide amateur riders, who haven’t yet reached the level of training required for the 4-day EPIC, the occasion to enjoy an authentic MTB experience in a top international competition.
In 2018, Joko Vogel, the world-renowned Swiss multi-stage and ultra-cycling competitor, joined the Organizing Committee of Carpathian MTB Epic following the success recorded by the first edition of the event.
The Carpathian Epic has put itself on the map and is a welcome edition to the mountain bike calendar. Will you be there?
