Ciucas enduro

Now in its third edition, Ciucas Enduro will take place between July 8-9.

It is an Enduro Mountain Bike competition that takes place in the northern part of the Ciucas Mountains.

The route will take place mostly in a sub-alpine and alpine area, and competitors will have to be used to traveling in such areas and equipped accordingly.
There will also be situations in which bicycles will have to be pushed and transported over natural obstacles (boulders, fallen trees).
This involves completing special stages (timed) and non-timed connecting stages, but which must be completed within a time limit.
The special stages are 90% downhill, and include both technical sections, specific to mountain trails, and speed sections. The obstacles on the route will be predominantly natural.
The paths are strewn with boulders, roots, slippery surfaces, so they will demand the maximum from the competitors and their equipment.
There are 3 special stages, which total approximately 13 km and 1800 meters of negative elevation.
The connecting stages will be covered by bicycles, but the organizers will also provide car transport on an area of the route. These will have to be covered within a time limit, but this will be a relaxed one, which will allow the competitors to socialize on the route as well as their rest.

The event schedule is as follows:
08.07.2015
08:00-17:00 - Participation kit pick-up (Babarunca Cabin)
08:00-17:00 - Free training
19:00 - Technical meeting (Babarunca Cabin)
09.07.2015
07:00-08:30 - Participation kit pick-up (Babarunca Cabin)
08:30 - Shuttle boarding start (Babarunca Cabin)
09:00 - General Start
17:00 – Premieres
20:30 – Film premiere
21:00 – Afterparty

The main novelty of this year is the newly established National Enduro Cup, organized with the support of the Romanian Cycling Federation, Ciucas Enduro being the first stage of it.
Thus, those who wish to participate in the cup will need a license issued by the federation.
There will also be the possibility of participating in the open class, where registration will not be conditioned by obtaining a license, but competitors will need a valid medical insurance for the duration of the event and a certificate issued by the family doctor attesting that they are physically fit to participate.

We are keeping the values that defined the competition, the unmistakable atmosphere and landscape and are adding this year a route that meets the standards of an enduro competition.
In this regard, one special stage will be completely changed, one will be substantially lengthened, and the third will be modified by 30%. A detailed map and a complete update of the routes will appear soon.

Throughout the event, the competitors' uplift will be provided by NhBike, the food will be provided by Simone, and the Zaganu beer will be provided by a brewery also located in the Ciucas Mountains.
In addition, on the evening of Saturday, July 9, after the award ceremony, our friends from Surmont will screen a film, a premiere in Romania.

The event's sponsors and partners are: Surmont, ION, Bergans, Proalpin, BergBanat, Zaganu, Simone, NhBike, Dirtbike.ro, Freerider.ro, CPNT.

Registration will begin on June 13 and end on July 3, at 12:00. Places are limited to 100 participants.

See you soon!