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MITAS 4 ISLANDS MTB STAGE RACE – DAY ONE The first stage of unique race in the world of mountain biking has started today! Despite cloudy and windy conditions that didn’t look so friendly at the moments, somebody from above rewarded us with a bit of sunshine during almost whole race – we must have done something good to deserve that… We’ve seen all types of weather during the 65km leg of the 1st stage. It was sunny and windy around the start time in Baška, but unfavourable clouds anticipated possible weather change. As the riders progressed through the wine yards, rocky trails and single trails, the Bora wind grew in force, helping the riders in some parts of the trails, blowing against them on the others. A total of 1.660 meter of ascension was made difficult by gusts of wind hitting from the front. Riding through the unique moon surface terrain the wind changed direction, supporting the riders by blowing in their backs. Natural forces made their presence felt, a diverse spring day to start off the race. There weren’t many breaks during yesterday’s course, making it a challenge and a great intro to the next couple of days. Today’s technical trails were spiced up with some rain near the finish line in Baška, a town which is a traditional starting point of the race. A town that grew alongside Mitas 4 Islands MTB stage race and blossomed into an outdoor sports destination. That wraps it up for day 1 of the MITAS 4 ISLANDS MTB STAGE RACE, but day 2, also starting in Baška, is already on its way through island Krk!
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MITAS 4 ISLANDS MTB STAGE RACE – 1. DAN Prva faza jedinstvene utrke u svijetu brdskog biciklizma, MITAS 4 Islands MTB Stage Race, započela je jučer u Baški! Unatoč oblačnim i vjetrovitim uvjetima koji nisu izgledali tako prijateljski na trenutke, nagrađeni smo s malo sunca tijekom gotovo cijele utrke! Tijekom 65 km 1. etape vidjeli smo gotovo sve vremenske uvjete. Na samom startu u Baški bilo je sunčano i vjetrovito, no tmurni oblaci najavljivali su moguće nepovoljne promjene u vremenu. Dok su biciklisti napredovali kroz vinograde, stjenovite staze i jednostruke staze, bura je dobivala na snazi; pomagala je biciklistima na nekim dijelovima staza, ali i puhala protiv njih na drugim dijelovima. Ukupno 1.660 metara uspona bilo je otežano udarima vjetra koji su dolazili s prednje strane. Tijekom vožnje kroz jedinstveni teren „Mjeseca“ vjetar je promijenio smjer i podupirao vozače puhanjem u leđa. Prirodne su sile osigurale da se njihova prisutnost osjeti, dobili smo raznovrsni proljetni dan za početak utrke. Jučerašnja ruta bila je odličan uvod bez mnogo pauza, čineći narednih nekoliko dana priličnim izazovom! Današnje tehničke staze bile su začinjene kišom blizu ciljne crte u Baški, mjestu koji je tradicionalna polazna točka, koje je raslo s MITAS staze Mitas 4 Islands utrkom i procvjetalo u outdoor destinaciju. To je pregled prvoga dana MITAS 4 ISLANDS MTB STAGE RACE, dok je druga etapa, koja ponovo započinje u Baški te prolazi kroz otok Krk već je u tijeku!