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Discover beautiful Croatian cycling at the Istria Gran Fondo

Sign up for the International cycling marathon Istria Granfondo this October 18-20, 2019

Discover beautiful Croatian cycling at the Istria Gran Fondo

The eighth edition of this hugely popular cycling marathon has starts in Umag and Novigrad and offers an even richer program this year.

The real challenge comes on the Saturday, in Umag, with two courses for the bold and physically fit. Choose between the 91 km Mediofondo with 910m of climbing or the 127 km Istria Granfondo Classic with 1,380m of climbing.

The Granfondo Classic passes through the central part of the Istrian peninsula, and returns to Northwest Istria. Both races start and finish in the beautiful Stella Maris Resort, just next to the ATP stadium in Umag. In order to catch your breath along the way, they have prepared a total of 6 gourmet refreshment stops.

On the Sunday, there is the Istria Granfondo Family & Gourmet Tour which will take riders on a 25 km long recreational ride around Novigrad and its surroundings, along the shoreline, through olive groves and vineyards. Cyclists will enjoy incredible views and taste local Istrian dishes at the gourmet refreshment stops.

The growing cycling marathon has hosted over 800 cyclists from 16 different countries, with more than 300 personnel on hand in the organization team and 150 volunteers, plus members of various cycling teams. This year in has 120 prizes available for the best cyclists and 20 prizes for the best teams.

The rich accompanying program of 2019 offers well-known bicycle brands at the Expo zone, a children's program, Zumba kids, a bike balance competition, Wine & Bike Sea Tour, a fashion show, rich gourmet offers and most importantly – a great atmosphere!

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Riders will benefit from a fully signposted course; race number holder; professional timing; mechanical help in the start area; medical assistance; free parking; food stops along the course; pasta party; online results; bike washing at the finish; showers;  energy and service point in the expo zone.

Prizes and gift packages will be distributed among the age categories. Medals and cups will be awarded to the best riders, too. Individual prizes for top 3 in each category and special prizes for clubs, sport associations with the most registered participants.  A new road bicycle from sponsor Keindl Sport for the overall race winner.

Hotel companies from Umag and Novigrad will grant the best competitors and their partners with a first class accommodation in its hotels and apartments. There are two recommended hotels, one in Umag and one in Novigrad that offers accommodation from just 29 Euros per night. The closest airports are Pula Airport which is about 52 miles south of the town with direct connections to Umag or Trieste in Italy which is 32 miles and may offer better flight connections that operate year-round.

Find Out More and Register

For detailed information, please visit: https://www.coloursofistria.com/en/biking/istria-granfondo or click the button below to register now.

Discover beautiful Croatian cycling at the Istria Gran Fondo