Cross Country (motorcycle sport)

Cross Country is an off-road motor sport for motorcycles and quads . It is driven on 5 - 20 km long circuits in the field. The duration of the race is between 1 and 4 hours.

background

Cross Country was developed in America , where they were first referred to as "Closed Area Enduros". As in Europe, the background was that the classic enduro events had to struggle more and more with approval problems. Cross-country races are real races and not a reliability competition with adherence to passage times. Because the races are held on closed terrain, vehicles with road approval are no longer necessary.

Series

Cross country is now common in many countries. The two largest and most well-known series worldwide are the “Grand National Cross Country” in the United States with 13 races and an average of 600 motorcycles and 600 quads (ATVs) per race and the European “Cross Country Championship (XCC)” with four participating Countries is also heavily occupied. It takes place under the sports authority of the Offroad Association International (OAI) and is marketed by the Baboons company. By far the strongest nation in the XCC is Germany with seven races and around 550 motorcycles and almost 100 quads (ATVs) each. The two series have since signed an agreement and are aiming for a joint Cross Country World Championship (WXC) for the next few years . There is now also a European partnership with the English cross-country series, which is included in a European ranking at the XCC.

In France , Belgium , Italy and many other countries there are national series of so-called “multi-hour enduro”, as the cross-country races are also called in Germany.