UPDOWN CUP – DOWNSTAIRS DUAL DOWNHILL, RUMUNJSKA

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Evo još jedne utrke koja će se održati zadnji vikend u svibnju u dalekoj nam, europskoj, Rumunjskoj. Koga zanima, neka pročita, a ako se netko slučajno odluči zaputiti se na tako dalek put, lijepo molimo da nas o tome i obavijesti. Thx

We hereby invite you to participate in our event, called “UpDown Cup – Downstairs Dual Downhill”, a hardcore dual downhill race, ready to take over the city of Cluj on the 30th of May.

UpDown Cup is the awaited season starter for the Romanian gravity events, which climax at the end of August at the well-known “Drop’n'Roll Downhill Chalenge” in the Parang Mountains. The event’s organizers want to shift a sport, that otherwise belongs to the wilderness, into urban surroundings, trying hereby to make it friendlier to the mainstream public and to promote it by means of its unique and pure character.

The competition is targeted at the national and local scene, but it also tries to appeal to some European riders who are eager to widen their perspectives and find out what our venue is all about. The competition follows the elimination system and, after the qualifying session, two riders will be riding the course together, the fastest of them advancing to the next round.

The venue of our competiton is the Cetăţuia Hill, that faithfully watches over Cluj for centuries; a surprising and unlikely place where more than a few national champions and vice champions of the past years, friends of gravity, were born and bred to rip and shred.

The city of Cluj pioneered since the early 90’s the promotion and the development of mountainbiking and what UpDown Cup only does is carries on this worthy legacy.

The race course itself is built around the regular playground of the locals, but it will be revealed only short before the beginning of the competition, in order to avoid giving somebody an unfair advantage. The set-up is a vast array of various stair sets, natural sections, berms, kickers and other man-made obstacles, that will prove challenging for the riders and pleasing for the crowds.

But bear in mind that UpDown Cup isn’t only about the dual downhill competition, speeding through berms and floating over massive stairsets! Our offer is generous and reaches from underground art exhibitions to parties, live acts and other suprises that we can barely wait to uncover. Bring it on!

The entrance fee for the “UpDown Cup – Downstairs Dual Downhill” is 30 Euros, for registrations made through our website, and 50 Euros for those registering on location. The entrance fee will provide participants with discounted accommodation and full access to all areas of the venue, including special treatment at the party that closes the event. Riders are also challenged to battle for one of the many surprise-prizes, offered by the organizers and their partners.

It’s time to step on the gas and shred the city!

For any other information, please check our website and contact us via e-mail or by phone:

+40 734 653 465 (Paul Ionascu; project manager, headmaster),
+40 722 547 048 (Maximilian Munteanu; media representative, official).

Thank you!
Your friendly UpDown Cup crew