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22 – 27.07.2018

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Judgement day on Sudety MTB...

The last day of Sudety MTB Challenge, and the sixth in a row without a single rain drop, which probably is a record in the race's history. After demanding stage 4, today the riders encountered even more technical and physical challenges. If...

Geez, what a crazy ride!

The 3rd stage was announced as the shortest in all the race. If some riders confused the shortness with facility, they might have been surprised! Climbs to Kalenica or Wielka Sowa are no piece of cake, and our new bits like A-line of Srebrna...

Heatwave pilgrimage to Bardo

Today the Sudety MTB Challenge peloton left Stronie Śląskie and headed up north. A slightly shorter stage than yesterday: 60 km for Classic and 48 km for Mega. Among the highlights of the day: a completely new downhill section from Czernica...

Challenge starts for good!

After yesterday's proper warmup, today riders had more difficult task to complete: almost 70km for the CLASSIC distance and 47km for MEGA to cover on the trails around Stronie Śląskie. Among the highlights of the day – long and strenuous...

14th Sudety MTB Challenge...

At 2:00 PM sharp the first rider set off to the course of the prologue of the Sudety MTB Challenge 2018. Almost scorching did not make the task any easier, but the sunny weather did make it up for the labors of the day. Obviously it was not that...

13th Sudety MTB Challenge...

The 13th edition of Sudety MTB Challenge is in the books now. Like every other, it had something special. The race started with a prologue raced in new formula (XCO loop). The first stage was designed to get the riders in smoothly a racing...

Stage 4: it's raining man!

Rain from dusk till dawn, or should we rather say from start to the finish line. Only 55km to cover but, boy didn’t the riders look tired on the finish line. Once again the Sowie Mountains (Sowa means Owl in Polish) took it’s toll in...

Stage 3: the toughest day...

Third, and by many named as the most demanding stage of Sudety MTB Challenge 2017. Uphill to and downhill from Borówkowa mountain, a descent along the Way of the Cross, and especially the super technical 25km single track on the Polish-Czech...

Stage 2: Tour de Stronie...

Second stage of Sudety MTB Challenge was classic loop around Stronie Śląskie, well known from previous years. Long, demanding climbs, requiring a lot of strength endurance, fast Beskidy-like descents, steep uphill and downhill sections and very...

Stage 1: a long warm up

First stage of Sudety MTB Challenge 2017 is behind us. For sure today track didn't lay it's all card on a table and everything best is still ahead. Today stage was very long, but beside few technical sections it was mainly the...

Prologue has inaugurated...

13th edition of Polish oldest and one of the oldest European MTB stage race has started today! Traditional prologue was executed in untypical for Sudety MTB Challenge sprinting 4,3 km-long distance on route following trails in Park Zdrojowy of...

Stage 5: the Belgians...

All good things must come to an end. Sudety MTB Challenge is no exception in this matter. Finishers t-shirts are given away, riders are smiling, decoration is done, but there is still the "very last stage" ahead of us (the party!). The...

Stage 4: Masters are neck...

This morning the sky in Głuszyca was shrouded in clouds. Fortunately, the closer the start, the better weather was. The fourth day was to be the day of revenge Darek Poroś. Without any hesitation an with help of his teammate Michał Antosz, he...

Stage 3: earthquake in the GC

Sunshine, beautiful blue sky, lap of honor around the market in Bardo, applause of the gathered audience - none of these signaled a true earthquake that was about to happen today. As riders entered Sowie Mountains the weather changed radically -...

Stage 2: leaders show...

Blue sky and beautiful sunshine welcomed riders on the start line of Stage 2. Everyone was happy that the risk of rain was minimalized, but at the same time a bit worried about racing in high temperatures. This meant a real test for...

Stage 1: a tough battle in...

Yesterday, precisely after the decoration ceremony, dark clouds covered the sky above Stronie Śląskie. This did not foreshadow anything good. Indeed we witnessed heavy rainfalls, which influenced the route of today's stage. Because of the...

MTBCH 2016 Prologue - a...

The route of today's 36km prologue led from Sienna through Międzygórze to Stronie Śląskie. Adding 1100m of elevation meant some serious business and a proper warm up before stage 1. Riders had to tackle well known climbs, like the one to...

Strava Segments 2016

Segments for MTB Challenge Strava Cup 2016. Take part in our virtual competition. Please remain cautious especially on downhill sections - safety first! Prologue uphill Prologue downhill Stage 1 uphill Stage 1...

Sudety MTB Challenge 2016 -...

The racing season is slowly coming to an end (well at least in Europe). It’s now time for afterthoughts about the passing year and making plans for the forthcoming. That’s true if you’re a rider. If you happen to be a race organizer, that means...

The dust settles - the new...

It’s been almost a week after the finish of the 11 th edition of the Sudety MTB Challenge and the dust slowly settles. More and more post-race comments appear on the web. Luckily – almost exclusively enthusiastic. This really pleases us, because...

Overall classifications of...

Here's the wrap-up of all the GC's of Sudety MTB Challange 2015: DISTANCE CLASSIC - SOLO MEN TOP 10 1 MICHAL KANERA GHOST MITAS RACING TEAM 19:44:57 2. LLORDELLA PRAT JOAN...

Stage 6: the final act

The final act of the Sudety MTB Challenge 2015 has been played. The longest stage of this race led the riders back to the starting point – Stronie Śląskie. Like each stage before – this one was also accompanied by beautiful weather. Racing...

Stage 5: status quo in the GC

The coveted victory of the 5 stage predicted a hard encounter of the main protagonist. The voices of the pre-start seem to be unison: the last climb before the final speedy-downhill will be the all pivotal point. And that was true down the line....

Stage 5 results

On Stage 5 of this year’s Sudety MTB Challenge in the SOLO MEN category Michal Kaněra didn’t find a match this time either. The Czech rider outrivaled Spain’s Joan Llordella by less than 30 seconds and Irishman Ryan Sherlock by 1 minute. The...

Kaněra takes the lead,...

Albeit there are 2 more stages to go to cement the final GC, according to Kanera the 4 th stage has been crucial to gain back lost time as well as build a healthy buffer, just in case. And that exactly happened. He didn’t wait for a second to...

Stage 4 - results

Today's stage in SOLO MEN for Michal Kanera (GHOST-MITAS RACING TEAM) who also takes over the lead in GC. Second place for Arnaud Allemand of TEAM HAUTE-GARONNE as Spaniard Joan Llordella (BUFF PRO TEAM) completes the podium. In WOMEN SOLO...

Stage 3: A hard day in the...

On the fourth day of Sudety MTB Challenge the riders were to leave Stronie Śląskie and head to Bardo. Over 68 km of distance, 2200 m of climbing and the main challenges of the day: almost 20km long narrow path full of roots and the magical...

Stage 2 report: Kanera...

May we call the second stage a real MTB Challenge one? Yes indeed, it was a legit MTBCH course just like we know it. Some riders shared their opinion with us before the start of the stage: Dariusz Mirosław (EUROBIKE KACZMAREK ELECTRIC/VIMAR...

Stage 1: Tour de Stronie...

What looked like a clear cut easy intro ended up in rather taxing day. First the estimated times has been extended big time due to the nature of the course. Additionally some of the top competitors had been way too much focused on everything...

International "MTB...

A friendly, sun-flooded day with moderate temperatures opened the prologue of 11th edition of the of Sudety MTB Challenge 2015. The track covered 15 km , which sported a balance of fast tracks, sharp turns and jeep tracks that allowed fairly high...

MTBCH 2015 - WHAT TO PACK?

It is so far again, the Sudety MTB Challenge is knocking on the door, time to get nimble and get ready for it. Those being familiar with bike racing have a pretty decent clue what its associated with it. Yet, a weeklong stage race is anything...

Information on conditional...

Dear Riders, on the 17th of July 2015, due to whirlwinds that hit the area around Międzygórze and Międzylesie, forest authorities have prohibited access to some parts of local forests. The prohibited area covers fragments of Stage 1 (27.07),...

11th edition of Sudety MTB...

Sudety MTB Challenge is the oldest mountain bike stage race in this part of Europe, gathering riders from all over the world. It’s a classic 7-stage event held in a beautiful area of Sudety mountains, which offer unique and pristine trails. Pure...

Triumph in jubilee edition...

As well as last stage, overall win in the race belongs to German rider, but as Benjamin Joerges won last stage, Sönke Wegner took overall with his second place on last stage. The stage with start in Walim seemed to be very tough due to terrain...

All after all not for...

Today’s stage with only 44 km length and 1,6 km of ascent could seem for many riders as quite fast and easy. But, finally, it occurred very exhausting and difficult. Route starting with flat and easy climb with fast traverse descent to Srebrna...

Dramatic third stage

Today’s stage was very unlucky and disappointing for main pretender to overall winning in tenth edition of polish oldest stage race. Due to broken rim current leader took the finish line with huge delay to winner and with great possibility lost...

Third day, second stage...

Polish Rider from Romet Team third day in a row was the fastest during Sudety MTB Challenge. This time Bartek won with bit smaller, but still safe time advantage and the same he strengthened his leading position. Second stage of Sudety MTB...

Bartek Janowski (POL) took...

Today’s stage with 68 kilometer-long route and over 2,4km of ascent, rider of Romet Team won with no discussing having over 14 minute advantage on second rider. The same way Polish rider strengthened safely his leading position in Open and Solo...

10th edition of Sudety MTB...

10th editon of the polish oldest stage race began with nearly four hundreds of participants from 25 different countries and 5 continents. Today prologue was quite short, but not easy. Demanding 6-kilometer-long climb to Black Mountain and...

Prologue Start List

Prologue Start List - Sudety MTB Challenge 2014 - http://www.pomiaryczasu.pl/news/sudety_mtb_challenge/

Trails & tracks

We present the tracks of Sudety MTB Challenge 2014 with a guarantee that no participant of the race will ever forget any of the stages. During these 6 days we would like to fully present the pure MTB. We have interesting terrains, requireing both...

Registration for the tenth...

Registration for the tenth edition of the event starts on December 20th . The anniversary edition of the oldest stage race in Central Europe will start on Sunday, July 27 ( prologue ) and after about...

10th Anniversary

The tenth edition of the oldest Central Europe Mountain Bike Stage Race will start next year on July 27th . Prologue and five stages will be carried out in a new , unprecedented formula. Currently we are in the...

Tomas Vokrouhlik wins...

At the last day of the race, riders start in Walim and went into the Kudowa Zdrój. The route wasn’t the hardest among the all stages but there were many of stunning views. The GC was already known, but all the main favorites want to show good...

Stage IV - Victory for...

The fourth stage of the race ran from the Złoty Stok to Walim. There were some long uphills and technical descents today. After the start the bunch was divided into a smaller groups. At the lead of the race were five riders. Among them...

Stage III : Closer to the...

The fourth day of Sudety MTB Challenge race was a competition on the route between Stronie Śląskie and Złoty Stok. The long and technical singletrack at the Polish / Czech boarder was the most intresting part of todays stage. The weather...

Stage II : The real race is...

There was a weather breakdown in the evening after the second stage in Kraliky. Rain, wind and storm… you don’t need much more to raise the difficulty of the race. Todays morning was also raining but stopped just before the start. The...

The race arrived to Czech...

Today we're in Kraliky, Czech Republic. First stage, but also the longest one with some pretty long uphills. Here in Kraliky the weather is better than good - another day with sun and heat. We can say that first stage was a "one man...

The ninth edition has took off

The first day of the race welcome us with greeted heat, the temperature reached almost 40 degrees. Spa Park in Kudowa Zdroj bathed in the sun looks great. Prologue was short, but pretty tough - almost 8km of uphill. Promptly at 14:00 first...

Coming up: Sudety MTB...

The ninth edition of Sudety MTB Challenge starts this Sunday, July 28th in Kudowa Zdrój, Poland. Riders from all over the world will compete for six days on the trails of the Sudety Mountains . The race is nearly nearly 400 km in...

Finish line for the best!

The ninth edition of the event is another modification of the route. Kudowa-Zdrój , Kraliky , Stronie Śląskie , Złoty Stok , Walim are 2013 hosts . Each year, the legend and the popularity of the race on the...

The ninth edition of the...

Bike Challenge, MTB Challenge, Glacensis MTB Challenge... Sudety MTB Challenge! Central Europe stage race in the brand new version finaly got the name characterized the event location. Sudety Mountains - not the highest...

Bike Service

It is common knowledge that an efficient bike in the race is the primary element of competition . Nothing irritates more than a defect ... From almost the beginning of the organization of the Sudety...

DT SWISS

When we started cooperation with renowned DT Swiss company , we were guided by the need to ensure comfort for all riders competing on technical and demanding routes of Sudety MTB Challenge. Repeatedly defect ( the...

Accommodation

For those interested, we offer accommodation in comfortable hotel rooms . Additional option includes: * Accommodation in hotels and boarding houses (also for accompanying persons) on the night of 27 / 28 July 2013...

Food & Drinks - a full tank

For every cyclist meal after a demanding , long and exhausting stage is a very important part of recovery. Arrive to the finish line , efficient bath, a moment of rest and subsequent replenishment of energy...

Massage Service

Tired body and especially your legs need of regeneration. Suitable food and sleep are the main elements of the right of renewal, which allows further participation in the competition. Another element equally...

GPS tracks by GARMIN

We are cooperating with Garmin since 2007 . Moving the mountain trails , looking for new paths to our work has been an indispensable tool in the first place Garmin Edge 705, then a newer version - EDGE 800...

On your knees!!!

Sudety MTB Challenge 2012 - a few words of reflection. So, the title is a little bit pawky, but as soon as you read to the very last line, you will understand its origin. But first things first - about two weeks before the start of the Sudety...