PEAKS OF MONTENEGRO is MTB bikepacking charity challenge, the hardest race of the UltraBikers Cup, through which riders raise money to support 6-year-old Czech boy Miki Rak, in his fight against cerebral palsy.
The route of EuroPeaks 2023 is fixed, cca 900km long and leads over some of the highest and most beautiful passes on peaks of Montenegro.
EuroPeaks challenge has no entry fee – riders commit to send charitable contribution, amount of which will depend on elevation gain.
DATES
START: Friday 21/07/2023 at 7.30 am, from Podgorica
FINISH: center of Podgorica
LIMIT FOR REACHING THE FINISH : main organizer of a charity challenge will wait at the finish line until Thursday 27th July 9.00 am. Participants who will arrive to finish after this limit will send GPS trackers to the organizer at their own expenses.
ROUTE OF EUROPEAKS 2023
LENGTH AND ELEVATION: 900 km / 24,000 m
TERRAIN: cca 60% unpaved roads, 40% minor roads.
RECOMMENDED BIKE: Hardtail or full suspension mountain bike
ROUTE AND MAIN ATTRACTIONS: Karumi – Bjelašica – Velji vrh – Plav – Prokletije – Cmiljevica – Biogradska Gora – Zekova Glava – Tara river canyon – Sinjajevina – Kotor – Štirovnik
MAP
PROFILE
MUTUAL RIDE AND PRE-START MEETING
On Thursday, July 20, 2023, there will be a voluntary, cca 60km/1000m, circular ride around the north of Podgorica. In the evening before start there will be informal meeting of riders in a pub in the center of Podgorica, where riders will be able to take numbers and GPS trackers.
For riders who will arrive at start on Friday 21th July morning, there will be a presentation and taking of GPS trackers from 6.30.
ACCOMMODATION IN PODGORICA
In case of interest, it will be possible to share accommodation in a guesthouse in the center of Podgorica.
GPS TRACKING
Riders will be equipped with GPS trackers, thanks to which it will be possible to follow the course of the race on Internet via tracking application FollowMe.
REGISTRATIONS
You can register for the Challenge using the form below.
Registrations start on October 30, 2022 and will close on 10th July, 2023.
Maximum number of competitors: 50
Chyba: Kontaktní formulář nebyl nalezen.
PAYMENT OF CHARITY CONTRIBUTION
There is no entry fee to participate in the EuroPeaks Challenge.
Riders will send a charitable contribution after completing the Challenge.
Participants of the Challenge will only pay for the rental of the GPS tracker in the amount of 16 EUR and will provide a deposit for the GPS tracker 40 EUR. In case of cancellation of participation, the deposit will be fully returned by bank transfer.
RULES
The rules are mutual to all UltraBikers events with mass start and can be viewed in the section RULES.
LIST OF RIDERS
You can follow the current list of riders of EuroPeaks 2023 Challenge here: ultrabikers.eu/tracking-europeaks-2023
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
Participants do not receive any financial bonuses, material prizes or souvenirs for other positions in the race. Based on the time achieved, participants receive points for the general ranking of UltraBikers Cup.
POINTS FOR ULTRABIKERS CUP GENERAL RANKING
BASIC PERFORMANCE: 80 hours = 800 pts
MINIMUM POINTS: 400 pts; for a time over 160 hours
SCALE: 1 hour = 5 pts
BONUS FOR TOP 10 FINISHERS: 50-45- 40-35-30-25-20-15-10-5 pts
BONUS FOR THE FASTEST WOMEN AND WINNERS IN THE U23 AND 50+ CATEGORIES: 20- 10-5 pts
INCOMPLETE ROUTE: according to the number of kilometers from the total length of the route, as a percentage of the minimum number of points of 400 b, regardless of time
PHOTO GALLERY OF A ROUTE
