Cycling Contest Up Zabljak Hill Held Over the Weekend

By , 21 Aug 2018, 11:23 AM Sport
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August 21, 2018 - On the slopes of Štuoc on Žabljak, on a 2,2-kilometer-long track with a 350-meter altitude, an international mountain biking race was held over the weekend, with the discipline downhill called “Durmitor Downhill Adventure 2018”.

There were 25 mountain bikers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Germany, Russia and Montenegro who were classified in several quality and age categories. In the "Masters" category, the winner was a German cyclist Saša Čufirović before Marko Pavlović from Serbia who was second and Edin Čehović from Bosnia and Herzegovina in third place.

The Russian Evgeni Šipilov is the winner in the "Elite" category, while Bojan Manojlović from Serbia was second.

Our Jovan Lukovic from “Sutorman” in Bar won in the "Junior" category. Behind him, there were bicyclists from Serbia Strahinja Pirković and Stefan Janjić.

The winner of the "Hobby" category is Admir Džogović from Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the second and third place came Montenegrin competitors Bojan Peraš and Dragan Kovačević.

Mirela Zambati from Croatia won in the Ladies category.

Th extremely attractive track, under the pillars of the former cableway, was made two years ago by engaging members of the Sports and Mountaineering Club "Durmitor Adventure" from Žabljak and other lovers of this sport, with the support of the National Tourism Organization.

In the participants' opinion, the trail is very demanding and interesting with the abundance of grass, earth, rock, and parts for jumps.

The President of the Sports and Mountaineering Club "Durmitor Adventure", Boris Stijepović, said that the competition was held in an extraordinary atmosphere, without incidents, and in ideal weather conditions.

"The second summer is a succession of a race that, besides sports, has a tourist-promotional dimension, and the goal is to make the race a traditional one. We strive to be even bigger and be held across multiple days with the participation of even more cyclists and disciplines," Stijepović said.

The competition on Stuoc was supported by the Žabljak Municipality, local tourist organization, and other sponsors.

Text by  Obrad Pjesivac, on August 20th, 2018, read more at Vijesti

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