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. By organizing this competition, now in its second edition, we want to attract, as partners, all local and county institutions that have competences in this regard, but also private partners to support our project. 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 sustained physical effort. We estimate the participation of a number of over 500 registered competitors, professionals and amateurs.
At the first edition of the Alba Carolina Bike Race, we had over 350 competitors from all over the country on the MTB trails and over 200 children, all delighted by the exceptional organization of the competition and related activities.
ALBA CAROLINA BIKE RACE is a cross country cycling competition, which will take place as part of a marathon event on 24.09.2022, starting from Alba Iulia, more precisely from the Citadel Square, and will cover several localities in the region over a distance of approximately 65 km. The action of greening and marking the routes will take place over a period of 60 days before the competition, through the involvement of the local community and members of the BICICLIM ALBA ASSOCIATION, an action that will continue after the competition to clean the route of any debris and to collect the markings.
The competition will take place on 4 routes: of 5 km, 25 km, 35 km and 63 km, with different degrees of difficulty, presented in detail below. The routes were designed to cover all categories of participants, to be covered 100% by bicycle and to cross paths, roads and viewpoints that highlight the Alba Iulia-Inuri-Mamut area.
Registration is done online only and is open until within the limit of available places which is 500 participants. Competition packages can be picked up from the start (Citadel Square) starting with and on the day of the competition starting with 08:00 – 10:00.
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.
Level: beginner
Category: amateur children < 15 years
Distance: 5 km
Route: Citadel Square – Citadel Hotel
Distance: 23 km
Elevation difference: 696m
Level: beginner/intermediate
Female: 15 – 18 years
Male: 15 – 18 years
Open female: 19 years+
Open male: 19 years+
Route: Start Citadel Square – Unirii Street – Mihai Viteazul Street – 1 Decembrie 1918 Blvd. – Gheorghe Pop de Basesti Street – Gladiolelor Street – Lalelelor Street – Molidului Street – Mamut bike path – Mamut area – bike path – Mamut – Polygon area – Molidului Street – Lalelelor Street – Gladiolelor Street – Gheorghe Pop de Basesti Street – 1 Decembrie 1918 Blvd. – Mihai Viteazul Street – Unirii Street – Finish Citadel Square
Distance: 36 km
Elevation difference: 1201m
Level: intermediate/advanced
Female: 19-29, 30+
Male: 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+
E-MTB male: 19+
E-MTB female: 19+
Route: Start Citadel Square – Unirii Street – Încoronării Blvd. – Lalelelor Street – Rojomal Street – Mamut bike path – Mamut area – Crișeni – under Releu Inuri (lake) – Mamut – bike path – Mamut – Polygon area – Lalelelor Street – Încoronării Blvd. – Unirii Street – Finish Citadel Square
Distance: 63 km
Elevation difference: 2211 m
Level: advanced
Female: 19+
Male: 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+
Elite male / female: 19+
Route: Start Citadel Square – Unirii Street – Încoronării Blvd. – Lalelelor Street – Rojomal Street – Mamut bike path – Mamut area – Crișeni – under Releu Inuri (lake) – Inuri – Valea lui Mihai – Laz – Releu Inuri – Mamut – Mamut bike path – 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 –
