"Winter" is born out of biggest and hardest Baltic unsupported bikepacking challenge called "Hydra" and is the third event of "Epas" kind. The idea is to ride in winter, without support from aside, sleeping and overnighting in forest, when most of track is arranged through used forest and meadow roads.
The route
The route is about 300 km long, goes through Tartu marathon track, then goes to Latvia, around 100 km there and back to finish.
Start and finish is in the same location - Tartumaa Sports Base
Registration:
Early bird registration
until 2024-10-31
If you want to participate in the event, you have to pay 100 € early bird registration fee.
You didn't manage to register before November? Check Standard registration
Standard registration
until 2024-11-30
Pay 150 € stardard registration fee.
You didn't manage to register before December? Check Late bird registration
Late bird registration
until 2024-12-31
Pay 200 € fee.
Want to ride as a pair/duo?
Buy two tickets at once, so we will mark two of you as such.
Age:
18 and older
Plan:
2025-01-02
17:00-21:00 - Base accepts riders
21:00-22:00 - Registration and inventory, bicycle, tracking app check
22:00-22:30 - Free time
22:30-23:30 - General meeting
23:55-00:00 - Warm up
2025-01-03
00:01 - Start
2025-01-04
13:00-19:00 - Sauna open for early finishers
2025-01-05
13:00-19:00 - Sauna open for tough finishers
19:01 - Finish is closed
When everyone finishes - BBQ Afterparty
What's included
- Tracking system and smartphone app
- GPX
- Sauna @ Finish
- Finisher T-shirt
- Finisher badge/sew-on
- Tea, cookies, might be more.
Money return, cancellation, passing your participation
Participants can cancel participation until 31st of December, 2024, getting back 50% of their start fee.
There is no option to pass participation to other participant.
