Another blast of a race on the dusty Slovenian trails for the national championships! Even though the heat wave threatened the whole week, we had amazing weather for the weekend, and the trails were in mint condition. There are six stages of pure joy for riding, with more than 200 participants.
In the men’s category, Vid Peršak (Unior-Sinter Factory Racing) defended the national enduro title, his eighth, while in the women’s category, it was won for the first time by Maša Komel (KK Črn trn). In the other categories, it was no less interesting.
The organizers from the Zverinice club from Novo Mesto prepared six stages (plus a “power stage” for the e-bike category). Two of the stages were completely new. The long course had around 1300 vertical meters of climbs and descents and more than 15 minutes of “net” racing for even the fastest riders.
After the rain showers, the course completely dried for the race, and the temperatures were quite summer-like, so water refreshment stations came in very handy for everyone.
About 200 cyclists came to the Dolenjska region to compete. Most of them were Slovenians, who could also count on medals and titles from the twelfth national championship in the discipline, but there were also a few international guests, some of whom were also chasing the World Series Qualifier points. In addition to Slovenia, the start list also included riders from Austria, Croatia, Finland, Hungary, and South Africa. The latter was represented by last year’s Gorjanci winner, Keira Duncan, who was again among the top finishers.
by rade-filip