= Minna's favourite, and wanting desperately to try it out!
= Minna having been, and wanting desperately to go back!
For trail info and travel organizations, click here.
= Minna's favourite, and wanting desperately to try it out!
= Minna having been, and wanting desperately to go back!
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 Algeria (Hoggar). www.sableo.com Package deal with hotel and all, also for non-biking partners! Ride in the desert in south Algeria. 250 km in 7 days, and not an extreme amount of height metres! March 2011.
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Spain ("Open mtb marathon", Canary Islands, Maspalomas-Roque Nublo-Maspalomas). www.canary-bike.com 38, 65 and 85 km loops offered. End of March ( 22-25 March 2012). Organizers seem ultra-friendly! Minna's favourite, but aye ... as long as Virgin and Ryanair are still operating, Iberia will always seem like expensive flying! If I was a millionaire ...
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New Zealand ("Mt Victoria Super D", Wellington). www.spokemagazine.com. End of March ( 25 March 2012)
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April |
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June |
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France (Montgenèvre). velovertfestival.com Choose between 7, 15, 40 and 50 km distances, end of May (3-5 June 2011). Minna curious
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Germany (Willingen). www.bike-magazin.de ( 15-17 June 2012)
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Multicountry (France and Switzerland: "Passportes du Soleil"). www.passportesdusoleil.com (Click on Events). It seems they only offer one distance these days: 80 km. 9 starting points. Eight refreshment points. End of June (29 June-1 July 2012) . Minna's favourite. Comes highly recommended by friends, who went year after year.
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July |
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Sweden ("Åre Bike Festival", Åre). www.arebikefestival.com. Beginning of July (2-10 July 2011).
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August |
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United Kingdom ("MacRide Afan Monster", South Wales). www.macride-afanmonster.org.uk. For MacMillan Cancer Support, ride either 50, 75 or 100 km. Middle of August (20 August 2011). CANCELLED in 2011 due to Sudden Death Oak disease.
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Sweden ("Finnmarksturen", Ludvika). www.finnmarksturen.com
71 km, end of August (27 August 2011) . For environmental as well as financial resons, the distance has been decreased from the original 112 km to 71 km. Also, "Lilla Turen" for kids up to 16 years of age, 3-20 km. Their web site is crap, as always ..
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September |
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Sweden ("Bockstensturen", Varberg). www.bockstensturen.nu. Do the original 100 km or participate in 70, 50 or 30 km. Beginning of September ( 1 September 2012).
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Belgium (Bouillon). www.grandraidgodefroy.be. A classic! Lots of climbing! Preinscription compulsory for all distances except for the 40 km. Middle of September (9-11 September 2011) Minna curious |
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France ("La Forestière", the Jura mountains, from Lamoura to Arbent). www.la-forestiere.asso.fr Races and recreative rides ranging from 55 km up to a 100 km. Middle of September ( 22-23 September 2012). Also, for kids, rides ranging from 4 km to 20 km. Minna curious
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October |
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Denmark (Hillerød). www.mtbmarathon.dk Loops of 57 and (the original) 103 km are on offer. Beginning of October ( 7 October 2012) (Danish).
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France ("Roc d'Azur", Fréjus) www.rocazur.com, but also  www.activeeurope.com. Middle of October ( 10-14 October 2012) Minna was here in 2009 and 2011! A favourite! Local trails are shite (at least as for signage), but this event in connection with the bike exposition: a great adventure! Read my full report from 2009 here.
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Spain ("Transcanarias", Canary Islands, from Las Palmas to Santa Cruz). www.canary-bike.com 442 km in 7 days. Middle of October (7-14 October 2005). Hmmm ... not updated? |