9th MTB Hillclimb to Mt Zavizan in Croatia from 0 to 1594 m

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This most popular amateur MTB race in Croatia shall start this year on Saturday June 18th from the port of Senj at 10:00 am and from the village Oltari 975 m higher at 11:00 am. Finish line for all is at the mountain refuge Zavizan at 1594 m. Trails are 36 an 17 kms long.

Reports from previous races are on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1kg3A9EM_4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y****YDRN7I&feature=related

The organizer Senj Tourist Office http://www.tz-senj.hr shall start with registrations in May.

Nearest airports are Rijeka, Pula, Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Trieste and Ljubljana.
Welcome!

 

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The Guardian report

Look who is waiting there:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/video/2011/apr/28/croatia-walking-velebit-national-park

 

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Facebook group

Veterans of the race have just started a group on facebook " Zavizan 2011 " in order to share their plans and experiences.

 

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Registrations

Registrations have just started at
http://www.np-sjeverni-velebit.hr/Biciklijada_2011/Biciklijada_prijave.asp

Google translate helps to fill in the registration form ( Croatian - English)

 

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Report

See what it was like this year!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX6iAks-M8E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fz_xu1DHe4&feature=related

Welcome in 2012!