Reto de los Volcanes 2009 MTB Race in Costa Rica
Hi all!
This post is to invite all of you to the MTB Race in Costa Rica called Reto de los Volcanes.
About the Race
For this 2009 you must accept the challenge to conquer three of the most important Volcanoes of Costa Rica, during three days of excellent Mountain Bike crossing single tracks and amazing landscapes!
El Reto de los Volcanes is a multi-stage race that will count in its third edition of three stages in the slopes of three of the main volcanoes of Costa Rica: Irazú, Barva and Poas. The race is open as much to pro riders and to all cyclist who enjoy to participate in good competitions and/or to know the best places of Costa Rica over their bikes.
There will be three stages, all in the Central Valley of Costa Rica.
The first stage will start in the north east of San Jose. In this stage, we will climb to the slopes of the Irazu Volcano thought pastures and forest using single tracks. At the middle of the stage we will start an exciting downhill to the finish line. This stage, with a total distance of 35 miles will be an excellent preview from which will come in the following days.
For the second stage, we will move to Birri town, in the province of Heredia, specifically to Hotel Monte Campana, where this stage will begin. It will have a hard climbing section to Barva Volcano before crossing the cloudy forest (home of the Resplendent Quetzal) and finishing in the small town of Poasito, in the neighborhoods of the Alajuela city. The total distance for this stage will be around 40 miles.
The last stage, with total distance of about 35 miles, will begin in the crater of the Poas Volcano (world´s second widest crater). We will begin with an downhill thought paved road and later we enter to a technical single track downhill, passing forest and pastures before came back to the Poas Volcano in a hard climbing to the finish line.
This year, with your participation you will be supporting several conservation programs in the Poas Volcano National Park.
Date: Friday 03rd, Saturday 04th and Sunday 05th of April, 2009
Categories:
This year El Reto de los Volcanes will count on the following categories:
General Male
General Female
Master A (30-39 years)
Master B (40-49 years)
Veterans (more than 50 years)
Registration packages
Reto de los Volcanes Double occupancy. Cost $650 USD
Include:
• 3 day race entrance
• Lunch after each stage
• Breakfast and dinner at the hotel (4 breakfast and 4 dinner)
• 4 nights in Hotel Monte Campana (the nights of April 02nd, April 03rd, April 04th and April 05th )
• Pick up from the airport and drop of
• Transfers during the race
• Fruits, water, carbs and isotonic drinks at all check points
• Starting number for your handle bar
• Ambulance
• Insurance (Instituto Nacional de Seguros Costa Rica)
• Reto de los Volcanes Jersey
• Reto de los Volcanes back pack
• Reto de los Volcanes finisher T shirt and conclusion certificate (only finishers)
Also available single occupancy and companion packages/ Reto de los Volcanes + Arenal Volcano and/or Manuel Antonio Beach.
Any extra information please feel free to contact us at henry@bikecr.com
This post is to invite all of you to the MTB Race in Costa Rica called Reto de los Volcanes.
About the Race
For this 2009 you must accept the challenge to conquer three of the most important Volcanoes of Costa Rica, during three days of excellent Mountain Bike crossing single tracks and amazing landscapes!
El Reto de los Volcanes is a multi-stage race that will count in its third edition of three stages in the slopes of three of the main volcanoes of Costa Rica: Irazú, Barva and Poas. The race is open as much to pro riders and to all cyclist who enjoy to participate in good competitions and/or to know the best places of Costa Rica over their bikes.
There will be three stages, all in the Central Valley of Costa Rica.
The first stage will start in the north east of San Jose. In this stage, we will climb to the slopes of the Irazu Volcano thought pastures and forest using single tracks. At the middle of the stage we will start an exciting downhill to the finish line. This stage, with a total distance of 35 miles will be an excellent preview from which will come in the following days.
For the second stage, we will move to Birri town, in the province of Heredia, specifically to Hotel Monte Campana, where this stage will begin. It will have a hard climbing section to Barva Volcano before crossing the cloudy forest (home of the Resplendent Quetzal) and finishing in the small town of Poasito, in the neighborhoods of the Alajuela city. The total distance for this stage will be around 40 miles.
The last stage, with total distance of about 35 miles, will begin in the crater of the Poas Volcano (world´s second widest crater). We will begin with an downhill thought paved road and later we enter to a technical single track downhill, passing forest and pastures before came back to the Poas Volcano in a hard climbing to the finish line.
This year, with your participation you will be supporting several conservation programs in the Poas Volcano National Park.
Date: Friday 03rd, Saturday 04th and Sunday 05th of April, 2009
Categories:
This year El Reto de los Volcanes will count on the following categories:
General Male
General Female
Master A (30-39 years)
Master B (40-49 years)
Veterans (more than 50 years)
Registration packages
Reto de los Volcanes Double occupancy. Cost $650 USD
Include:
• 3 day race entrance
• Lunch after each stage
• Breakfast and dinner at the hotel (4 breakfast and 4 dinner)
• 4 nights in Hotel Monte Campana (the nights of April 02nd, April 03rd, April 04th and April 05th )
• Pick up from the airport and drop of
• Transfers during the race
• Fruits, water, carbs and isotonic drinks at all check points
• Starting number for your handle bar
• Ambulance
• Insurance (Instituto Nacional de Seguros Costa Rica)
• Reto de los Volcanes Jersey
• Reto de los Volcanes back pack
• Reto de los Volcanes finisher T shirt and conclusion certificate (only finishers)
Also available single occupancy and companion packages/ Reto de los Volcanes + Arenal Volcano and/or Manuel Antonio Beach.
Any extra information please feel free to contact us at henry@bikecr.com
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Hi again to all the friends of Bikeradar !
We are just 50 days away of El Reto de los Volcanes!
Please let me know if somebody have any doubts or questions about the race!
Just waiting for you at the best multi stage race in Costa Rica!!!
Regards,
Henry Perez
Race Manager
www.retodelosvolcanes.com0
