Glacensis MTB Challenge 2009

Dear Participants of MTB Challenge 2008!

You have struggled with all of that difficulties: heat, uphills and your rivals during eight days of MTB Challenge. Those eight days were a hard challenge, which one we have won all together. We would like to thank You for a great atmosphere, that You have created travelling around Kotlina Klodzka. 500Km of lenght, 14000m of ascent, eight stages and a red "Finisher" t-shirt as a reward. For many of You managing to win it was an adventure of your's life. For many of You every single mile of the route has its own story. Preparing events like MTB Challenge we think directly about feelings that left in your mind after the race. Your satisfaction, Your adventures, Your rivalry and Your emotions made our competition special and unique.

MTB Challenge is a special event. During one week it unites riders from whole Europe on the tracks of the region, that has very compliated history. Riding without any borders on the land, that joins long lasting, multicultural tradition is an unique experience. Polish - Czech organising crew on the land with polish-czech-german history was able to find cooperation with races form Austria, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, England, Scotland, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Slovakia, the United States and, of course Poland and Czech Republic. For all that time top euoropean pro riders as well as amateurs created unforgettable atmosphere, that will last in our mind for all next year.

Ridding every stage You have manage to reach many places that are inaccssible for classic races, where even well experiencted tourists are not able to get. That places are special for cyclists and bikers. Ridding on that unique singletracks, bautiful mountain tracks placed nearby natural reserves and national parks is possible only once a year. We would like to thank You, that you have left those places as You have find them. Nowadays it is possible to get back there next year and even make the route more intersesting and more emotional.

Once again we would like to thank You for taking part in MTB Challenge 2008. This is the event made special for You. You are the special group of marathon man - the hardest one, most detemined and now... having the greatest memories.

See You at MTB Challenge 2009!