Král Šumavy
| Král Šumavy | |
| Racing series | MarathonMan Europe Author Marathon Tour Strabag Cup / Czech MTB |
| Host country |
 Czech Republic
|
| Competition period | end of May |
| Stages | 1 |
| overall length | 104 km / 3202 hm 76 km / 2015 hm 48 km / 1325 hm |
| Starting field | 2219 (of which arrived in 1976) |
The Král Šumavy ( Czech for King of Šumava , also known as Author Král Šumavy ) is one of the oldest mountain bike marathons in Europe. The main sponsor is the Czech bicycle manufacturer Author .
The event has been held annually at the end of May since 1993 and attracts around 2500 participants. There are now three different competition distances with different levels of fitness and technical requirements. The routes lead through the Šumava Biosphere Reserve . The start and finish is in Klatovy in the Pilsen region on the edge of the Bohemian Forest .
In addition to the Král Šumavy MTB mountain bike race, there is an event for racing cyclists called Král Šumavy ROAD .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ MarathonMan Europe - Author Král Šumavy. Retrieved March 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Author Král Šumavy MTB 2019. SportSoft Timing, accessed on March 22, 2020 .
- ^ Triathlon Club Klatovy - Author Král Šumavy. Retrieved March 22, 2020 .