CRISS CROSS CYPRUS is a six-day challenge, which include 4 cca 120-150 km stages and 1 final cca 300 km stage, on routes built for gravel bikes, on Cyprus island. All stages start from the same starting point (BaseCamp), where participants have the opportunity to spend the whole week of cycling together with other UltraBikers.
The challenge has rather character of a joint winter camp of UltraBikers in a slightly competitive spirit. Entry fee for participation in the Challenge is voluntary.
FORMAT OF CRISS CROSS CYPRUS CHALLENGE
Every day of the Challenge, two routes with different lenght will be determined – longer stage will have cca 150 km and shorter stage cca 120 km, while for UB Cup general ranking purposes, each route will have its own evaluation.
Participants collect points for their performances in individual stages, and in addition to the total time, they can also receive bonus points for ranking in the climbing premiums. Competitors do not have to attend all five stages.
Winner of a Challenge will be a rider with the most points.
DATES
MUTUAL TRANSFER FROM AIRPORT TO BASE CAMP (optional): Monday 27th February, from Larnaca airport
START OF 1st STAGE: Tuesday 28th February, at 8am
START OF THE NEXT STAGES: on 1st-5th March, every day at 8am
LIMIT FOR REACHING FINISH LINE: not set
BASECAMP
BaseCamp of a Challenge is booked in the mountain village Pano Platres (at an altitude of cca 1000m), in the guesthouse Platres Valley Houses.
We have currently booked 3 four-bed apartments , which must be confirmed by 31.1.2023. The price for accommodation is cca 65 euros for 5 nights.
ORGANIZATION
It is possible to book a bed in BaseCamp through the organizer until 31st January 2023.
Each participant cares about meals individually.
All stages are totally unsupported – no support car, no medical service, no RestPoints or refreshment stations.
STAGES
DAY 1– 163 km / 4500 m
DAY 2– 156 km / 4200 m
DAY 3– 155 km / 4200 m
DAY 4– 153 km / 3300 m
FINAL STAGE– 320 km / 5400 m
You can see maps and profiles of every stage here.
FOLLOWING A COURSE OF CHALLENGE
It will be possible to follow the course of individual stages via UB Tracking.
Each stage will have 4 FotoPoints, from where riders will share their experience and load pictures on UltraBikers website.
We will be also broadcasting the entire Cyprus Challenge on the social networks of UltraBikers Cup.
REGISTRATIONS
You can register for the Challenge using the form below.
Registrations start on October 30, 2022 and will close on February 20, 2023.
Maximum number of competitors: 20
Chyba: Kontaktní formulář nebyl nalezen.
ENTRY FEE
The entry fee for participation in the Challenge is voluntary and can be paid after attending a Challenge.
The entry fee includes: gpx files with routes of individual stages, start number, UltraBikers sticker, participation certificate
HOW TO GET TO CYPRUS?
Most of the low-cost airlines fly to Cyprus. The cheapest are:
– WizzAir to Larnaca
– RyanAir to Paphos
LIST OF RIDERS
The list of riders can be viewed here.
RULES
The rules are common to all UltraBikers events and can be viewed in a section RULES.
PRICES
WINNER – free entry fee for any race of UltraBikers Cup
2. PLACE– 50% discount on the entry fee for any race of UltraBikers Cup
3. PLACE – 33% discount on the entry fee for any race of UltraBikers Cup
4.-10. PLACE – 20% discount on the entry fee for any race of UltraBikers Cup
Based on the time achieved, participants earn points for the overall ranking of the UltraBikers Cup.
POINTS TO ULTRABIKERS CUP – first 4 stages (160 km)
BASIC PERFORMANCE: 7 hours = 120 pts
MINIMUM NUMBER OF POINTS: 60 pts; for time over 13 hours
POINT SCALE: 1 hour = 10 pts
BONUSES FOR TOP 5 ON FOTOPOINTS: 5 -4-3-2-1 b
POINTS TO ULTRABIKERS CUP – final stage (300 km)
BASE PERFORMANCE: 16 hours = 250 pts
MINIMUM NUMBER OF POINTS: 130 pts; for time over 40 hours
POINT SCALE: 1 hour = 5 pts
BONUSES FOR TOP 5 ON FOTOPOINTS: 5 -4-3-2-1 b