Spectacular Races in Three Serbian Cities for the Paris Olympic Games Qualifications

Tijana Bogićević’s concert as a special treat for visitors of the big race on the Petrovaradin Fortress

The Novi Sad Cycling Club and Serbia Epic are pushing the limits and after organizing very successful international cycling races, they are continuing with the same tradition. The new cycling race will win competitors points for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.

After the sole international UCI cycling race held last year in Serbia, the Serbia Epic series, which also consists of qualification races for the Olympic Games in Paris, starts with three races on the Olympic track on Andrevlje, close to the Ceptor Hotel - Yason C3 on March 24, Djak Sport Andrevlje XCO on March 25 and Andrevlje XCO C1 on March 26. The series continues at the most attractive European location, the Petrovaradin Fortress, at the Serbian Post Offices/Petrovaradin Fortress Bike Festival, from April 15 to 16, then moves to Požarevac from April 21 to 22, where the UCI international MTB race will be held for the first time. On April 23, the Serbia Epic series continues with the Salcano Turkish-Serbian Friendship Cup in Košutnjak in Belgrade.

The Serbia Epic series opens with a race on Andrevlje, which will bring 60 points to the winner. After Andrevlje, the series continues at the Serbian Post Offices/Petrovaradin Fortress bike festival, which will be held at one of the most attractive locations for mountain biking in Europe - the Petrovaradin Fortress – the location of the 2021 pete in Novi Sad. In addition to the race, there will be numerous events surrounding it, including a big concert and a traditional push-pull race for the youngest. The Tastes of Vojvodina organization will have booths with local products and delicious delicacies at the race, which makes this race a family event. The Petrovaradin fortress bike festival will be a real sporting treat both for competitors and visitors, as cyclists will compete on a trail that stretches from the ramparts, through tunnels to bridges.

FOR EACH ATHLETE WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE RACES, THE CLUB WILL PLANT ONE TREE IN NOVEMBER 2023

European Championship. Two C1 races will take place during the Festival, as well as a race for the Cup of Serbia. Twenty teams from abroad and 200 cyclists from Serbia will com-

“UCI races, which are also considered qualifying races for the Olympic Games, are very appealing to foreign cyclists. In addition to professional races, we are also holding the Cup of

At the end of the event, the Serbian Post Offices/Petrovaradin Fortress bike festival will organize a concert by Tijana Bogićević, one of the most famous pop singers in Serbia and a former representative of Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest. After a series of very successful concerts, we are looking forward to the event’s visitors enjoying Tijana’s great songs, vocals and her well-known hit songs “Hajde onda ništa”, “Tražim”, “Čudo”, “Blizu”, “Bezuslovno”, “U redu”, “Širina”, “Gotovo”… The musical programme will also feature the famous Novi Sad duo the Krstić Brothers, as well as DJWD 87-Darko Vajs.

Serbia races and special attention is paid to the youngest, who will have the opportunity to try out the GurGur race. Children entertainers are provided too,” said Nemanja Vajs, director of the Serbia Epic series.

The Novi Sad Cycling Club is very proud of the Serbia Epic series’ sustainability, with a focus on environmental protection. For each athlete who will participate in the races, the club will plant one tree in November 2023. The plan is that, in the next 10 years, more than 100,000 trees will be planted to create a Serbia Epic forest as a legacy for future generations. Serbia Epic is a unique sports-business-tourism concept that aims to affirm Serbia and tourist destinations in Serbia by including it in sporting tourism destinations.

The Serbia Epic series was supported by the City of Novi Sad, the City of Belgrade and the City of Požarevac, the City Administration for Sports and Youth, the City Administration for Culture, the City Administration for the Economy of Novi Sad, the Provincial Secretariat for Sports and Youth, the Serbian Post Offices, Auto Čačak-Škoda Serbia, Heineken, Halkbank a.d. Belgrade, Capriolo, Yason, Salcano, Đak Sport, Akov brandy, Sim Novi Sad, Dasigo, Turkish Embassy in Belgrade, Color Media Communications and AS FM radio station.

by Miloš Mihajilica