Race Report: Blinduro Hits Wallachia Again

As the first weekend of October approaches, most bikers become weather forecasters. Everyone who has ever raced in the Beskydy Karolinka knows what an experience a bad weather can make of this race. But luckily the weather was on the competitor's side and the whole weekend was sunny in Wallachia

“The location at Wallachia is magnificent, and the whole environment is incredibly attractive. The concept of blind racing without practise remained the same. I wanted everyone to enjoy my event without the pressure on the result and without worrying about dangerous part of trails”, says Prokop.



On Saturday, 30 km circuit of four fresh cut stages was waiting for the riders. Two of the stages were newly prepared just for the race. The first day, over four hundred heroes started the race and ended after 4hrs in the Karolinka ski resort, where the start and finish of the whole race was.



On the second day, a similar long circuit waited for all Blinduro riders. A demanding long transfer on the Stage 6 immediately inspected every rider. Another fourth stages were again prepared for the race and some of them were highlighs of the weekend. The final stage led again to the Karolinka ski area. This stage was the only one which riders had to ride twice.



For both days, feed and tech zones waited for riders on the track. At the finished line watied for all riders local plum brandy, breads, homemade sausages and Moravian made cakes - frgále.



"It was incredible again, I did not really bore the whole weekend. It was not easy to look after everything on the track, the race loop was really demanding and long. But I think it all went right. The riders experiences, I've heard, are unforgettable. Riders had great fun all weekend and that’s the most important part of riding bikes. People seem to like racing blind a lot,” says Michal Prokop, Blinduro race director.







Results:

MEN
1. Kral Antonin, CZE Kellys Factory
2. Adam Maxa, CZE Rock Machine Cyklomax
3. Martin Hajek, CZE

WOMEN
1. Dominika Adamcova, CZE
2. Andrea Drengubakova, CZE Cyclosvec
3. Pavla Balikova

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