The ALBA CAROLINA BIKE RACE competition is a project of the BICICLIM ALBA Association in partnership with the Alba Iulia City Hall and is aimed at mountain biking (MTB) enthusiasts. The event is open to any cyclist, regardless of age, professional or amateur, who has a minimum of experience, a bicycle in good technical condition, and a state of health that allows for sustained physical effort.
The competition will take place on 4 routes: 5 km, 23 km, 36 km, and 63 km, with different degrees of difficulty, presented in detail below. The routes have been designed to cover all categories of participants, to be 100% bikeable, and to cross paths, roads, and viewpoints that highlight the Alba Iulia-Inuri-Mamut area.
Registrations are made online and are open until 02.09.2021 within the limit of available places, which is 500 participants, or on the spot on 03.09.2021, hours: 16:00 – 21:00 and on 04.09.2021 hours: 08:00 – 10:00. ATTENTION: ON-SITE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE LIMIT OF COMPETITION NUMBERS.
Registrations are validated only after payment of the registration fees according to the periods mentioned above. The registration fee can only be paid by bank transfer.
Time: 11:15-14:00
Level: beginner
Category: 4-6 years / 200 m, 7-9 years / 1000 m, 10-14 years / 2500m
Route: Fortress Square
Distance: 23 km
Elevation gain: 696m
Level: beginner/intermediate
Children: 15-18 years
Open female >19 years
Open male >19 years
Route: Start Fortress Square – Unirii Street – Încoronării Blvd. – Lalelelor Street – Rojomal Street – Mamut cycling track – Mamut area – Mamut cycling track – Mamut – Polygon area – Lalelelor Street – Încoronării Blvd. – Unirii Street – Finish Fortress Square
Distance: 36 km
Elevation gain: 1201m
Level: intermediate/advanced
Open female: 19-29, 30+
Open male: 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+
E-MTB open male: 19+
E-MTB open female: 19+
Route: Start Fortress Square – Unirii Street – Încoronării Blvd. – Lalelelor Street – Rojomal Street – Mamut cycling track – Mamut area – Crișeni – under Releu Inuri (lake) – Mamut – cycling track – Mamut – Polygon area – Lalelelor Street – Încoronării Blvd. – Unirii Street – Finish Fortress Square
Distance: 63 km
Elevation gain: 2211 m
Level: advanced
Open female: 19+
Open male: 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+
Elite male / female: 19+
Route: Start Fortress Square – Unirii Street – Încoronării Blvd. – Lalelelor Street – Rojomal Street – Mamut cycling track – Mamut area – Crișeni – under Releu Inuri (lake) – Inuri – Valea lui Mihai – Laz – Releu Inuri – Mamut – Mamut cycling track – Polygon area – Lalelelor Street – Încoronării Blvd. – Unirii Street – Finish Piata Cetatii
– on this section of public road, the speed will be imposed by the pace car –