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4
июня 2015

Steven Kounis

Enduro Mediterraneo races cancelled for 2015

We are very sad to announce the cancellation of the rest of the races of 2015 season. Due to the lack of participants who didn’t register early enough to form a substantial number of contestants, the series will be cancelled until further notice. We would like to express our greatest thanks to all the supporters who helped us until now and made 7 consecutive great Enduro races a reality. The local organizers (Oreokasto Cycling Club & Alexandros Petroutsos) of the cancelled enduro races of 2015 season, are not accountable for this outcome.

Enduro Mediterraneo races cancelled for 2015

It is 100% a decision of Enduro Mediterraneo central administration for the discontinuance of the rest of the season. Back to the drawing board it is, in order to decide about the future of our race series.

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22
апреля 2015

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Enduro Mediterraneo is growing bigger for 2015 / 4 Big Enduro races and one Mini Enduro for our little friends

The opening race will be held in Chalkida, Evia Island, the race starting from the beautiful Chalkida promenade with a Mini Enduro Race, without race series point nomination. The first big race venue is Xanthi, in a fantastic network of trails designed built by local riders. The second venue will be held at the “birthplace” of Enduro racing in Greece, the mountain of Dirfis on Evia island whose trails were used for the first Enduro Race in Greece in 2013. The third event will be held in Oreokastro Thessaloniki , and the Grand Final will again be held in Pelion wonderful trails. Trail paths and narrow passages through five villages, ending on the beaches of Pelion in a cycling celebration. The final winners of the 2015 race series will be announced on the week following the final race in Pelion with the award ceremony taking place in October (exact date and location will be announced later in the season).

MINI Enduro – 15th March – Chalkida

Round 1 – 25th/26th April – Xanthi

Round 2 – 16th/17th May Steni, Evia

Round 3 – 13th/14th June – Oreokastro, Thessaloniki

Round 4 – 26th/27th October Pelion, Volos

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9
декабря 2014

Steven Kounis

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Bike Odyssey

As Enduro Mediteranneo We Support other Big Greek cycling events

Bike Odyssey

An epic mtb race
7th to 14th of June, 2015 in the mountains of Greece

Pindos, the largest mountain range in Greece, will host for the third consecutive year the toughest mtb race in Greece, “Bike Odyssey 2015”. From the village of Laista in Zagorohoria up to the historical city of Amfiklia, this race will be a cycling odyssey for the riders!

The race
The route has a total length of 600 km., 25,000 elevation gains and passes through 57 villages in mountainous Greece of unrivaled natural beauty and historical significance crossing the Pindos Mountains. There are few sections covered with asphalt, several paths while the largest proportion of the race route is covered by soil. Читать далее →

27
октября 2014

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Enduro Mediterraneo. The Pelion race

The first race series of the Enduro Mediterraneo has ended. With three races for 2014, the ground has been prepared to welcome this new race format to the greek mountainbike scene.Inline images 2 Despite the harsh conditions through which these races have been organized, the main organizators and all the local coordinators ( www.eviatours.com / Mountain Active / www.montisordo.gr ) managed to unite their power, setting a beautiful combination of destinations all around Greece, which either were known to the public before, or now became basic locations for Enduro mountainbiking in Greece and the Balkans.

The Pelion race

The maiden voyage of the trails of Pelion left the best impressions to all the riders, with the only setback of the alteration of the race track on Sunday due to intense weather conditions on Saturday night. The scenery was unique, with the start next to the sea, providing the riders with the opportunity to enjoy views of the Pagasitic gulf from above. The trails were really demanding at some points, and even the Prologue Stage and the Liason Stages were as enjoyable as the Special Stages. The ones that were not lucky were the riders who started first, as many leafs had fallen on the tracks from Saturday’s storm making the trail very slippery.

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13
октября 2014

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Enduro Mediterraneo

Just a week before the final race of the year and our athletes are training really hard…
See you on the trails on the 19th of October..

Enjoy the video

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8
сентября 2014

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The final round of the Enduro Meditteraneo

The final round of the Enduro Meditteraneo is about to launch in a months’ time. The trails look promising and the local organiser seems to have put in so much effort to keep the trails in mint condition. The final round of Enduro Mediterraneo for 2014 will take place in majestic Pelion trails in 18-19 of October where the Enduro Mediterraneo champion for 2014 will be crowned. Alex Petroutsos the Pelion race organiser produced a wonderful video promoting the area, and how he turned abandoned footpaths into rideable trails for an Enduro Race.

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11
августа 2014

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Evia — Greece, an ideal 4 season destination for Enduro Mountainbiking

Greece is world renowned for it’s beautiful islands and breathtaking beaches. Just recently people in Greece have been introduced to the term of Enduro Mountainbiking through the only series for this kind of riding called the «Enduro Mediterraneo».
Enduro Mediterraneo is the only enduro mtb race series in Greece and the Balkans, with participants from Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy, Germany & the UK. Trails in Greece have just started to evolve as more and more people have been involved in serious trail-building projects.

Just recently, Gary Forest William of WTB UK Enduro team visited Evia to take part in an Enduro Mediterraneo race where he finished 1st place. Quoting Gary Forrest «the trails in Evia island are a flowy version of Finale Ligure».
Evia hosts 2 of the National Greek Downhill races and is home to the first Enduro race ever held in Greece. With 2 official DH tracks and 4 Enduro trails, and more and more trails being built every year by volunteers, there is so much potential for the area as the island is mostly mountainous but surrounded by so many beaches and 900 km of shoreline. It is thus considered to be a 4 season destination for the whole family as you can also do some kitesurfing or scuba-diving all year round.

Gary Forest wins the MEditerraneo race in Steni

The only tour company at the moment that does handle enduro tours in Greece is Evia Tours based on the island of Evia just 1hour from Athens International Airport. Читать далее →

18
июля 2014

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Oh Shit!!!

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20
мая 2014

Steven Kounis

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Booooooomba!!!

How to do this
Instructions:
Step 1: Improve your techique and accuracy
Step 2: Find you plumpest friend and talk it with him seriously.
Step 3 : Find the way to record it and stay forever in the story of mankind…..

Words : Alexandros Petroutsos (Volos)
Rider : Vaggelis Kavvadas (Corfu)
Plump Friend : Marios Zabelis (Corfu)

6
мая 2014

Steven Kounis

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Enduro Mediterraneo Xanthi Race 2014

The first race of Enduro Mediterraneo race series 2014 took place in Xanthi mtb park with many riders arriving for the first time to race an Enduro race in Xanthi. The weather was perfect with some little showers, the crowd was fantastic, and the trails were enchanting. It was a record for our race with 127 participants and about 30 foreign participants from Bulgaria, Germany & France.

Many thanks to all our sponsors and supporters Nightfox, IXS, Mondraker, and all our media supporters.
A sincere thank you to Vangelis Georgiadis and all the local riders that help maintain the trails all these years and all the locals that helped with the organisation. Also a big thank you to the Flowride Bike Shop for its continuous support. Читать далее →

21
апреля 2014

Steven Kounis

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The Xanthi race has finished

The Xanthi race has finished with great success, leaving the best impressions to Greek riders, and also all the foreign participants. The trails in Xanthi enchanted the riders and the weather provided many changes to the terrain during the weekend.

127 participants registered for the race from 5 countries such as Germany, Italy, France, Bulgaria and of course Greece. We are so delighted that Enduro Mediterraneo is becoming more international thus showing us the way we should go from now on. Despite the 127 registered participants, 105 riders started at PS1 and only 99 riders managed to finish all 4 stages.

Times between special stages were a little bit tight causing some delay on the schedule but this is something we will have fixed by next years race in Xanthi. Forbiden uplift was noticed by the race coordinators on practice day and riders were given a warning and such behaviour was not repeated during race day. We are determined to keep Enduro spirit intact therefore enforceing strict penalty rules in next races. Читать далее →

3
апреля 2014

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Enduro Mediterraneo Race Map & Promo Video

The big time has come. Enduro Mediterraneo in 2014 is only 10 days from its official launch with the first race taking place in Xanthi on the 13th of April. Everything is ready, and the trails are in mint condition already. Participants are rising with riders from Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, UK and France, while the hype and talk about the Xanthi race on fire. Gary Forest William from WTB UK Enduro Team will be participating in the second round of Enduro Mediterraneo in Steni, Evia. It is our honour and pleasure to welcome our first UK rider to our Greek Enduro Race. The Greek downhill champion Konstantinos Andriotis (http://andriotisracing.com/) will also take part on all the three races of the Series. From the north, Ram Bikes Team from Bulgaria have already registered for their first race in Xanthi with Bobi Krumov following the whole Enduro Mediterraneo Series.

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