⚔️ Prepare yourself for the ultimate gravel cycling experience in Lithuania – it’s the most competitive gravel race in the country. Whether you’re up for head-to-head race with best local and Baltic Sea region gravel riders for the 150 km, the excitement of the 100 km mass start, or the more accessible 50 km race, there’s something for every taste and level of strength.
MEGRE – is the gravel race with the mission to represent gravel culture to the region and spend proper time in the finest Lithuanian gravel community. So let us bring you to the one of the poorest by wealth, yet one of the most beautiful nature corners of Lithuania – Zarasai.
What’s good:
– From 2024 MEGRE Gravel is a part of Gravel Earth Series!
– It’s a mass start competitive racing;
– For you races to choose: 150 km, 100 km or 50 km. Every year we provide you completely new routes!
– Separate start for women 150 km!
– Lead groups will be accompanied by moto-marshals, essential intersections controlled by police;
– Routes are marked;
– We have MEGRE Monument at picture-some Zarasai Island and two names carves into stone annually: 150 km MEN and 100 km WOMEN classification;
🏝️ MEGRE Gravel HQ:
The start-finish-party will be held on the Zarasai Island. The infrastructure is provided by huge wake park located on the island with a restaurant and bar, WC, showers, bike wash, bungalow houses, camping, car parking, beach & water activities.
🗺️ The routes:
Velloccino.lt 50 km – Strava ar gpx file
100 km – Strava ar gpx file (Wahoo feed zone – 57.9 km)
150 km – Strava ar gpx file (feed zones – *55.6 km & Wahoo 108.6 km)
🍽️ External support is allowed, but only in Wahoo feed zone: (57.9 km for 100 distance & 108.6km for 150).
*55.6km (of 150 km distance) feed zone – no external support is allowed. Feeding in this zone will be provided solely by organisers (due to too narrow roads and limited space).
⚡ TIMETABLE ⚡
Friday
18:00 – 21:00 – Race pack pickup (get your goodies!)
21:00 – Rider presentation
Saturday
8:30 – 9:30 – Last-minute race pack pickup
10:00 – 150 km women’s start (exp. finish 14:40)
11:00 – 150 km men’s start (exp. finish 15:15)
11:10 – 100 km mixed start (exp. finish 14:00)
11:30 – velloccino.lt 50 km mixed start (exp. finish 13:00)
19:00 – Awards ceremony
22:00 – MEGRE Warehouse Club
03:00 – Lights & music out. Or maybe not.
Sunday
10:00 – Melancholic Čivilis Ride
REGISTRATION: https://www.kudos3000.com/event/megre/#registration
🔴 Deadline till July 29 – €90
📏 For the 50 km distance, a €15 discount applies to the listed prices.
REGISTRATION
To be opened soon 💸 https://www.kudos3000.com/en/event/megre/#registration
😴 Accommodation options:
– Wake Inn 4-bed bungalow on the Island. Reservation: https://wakeinn.lt/en/wake-inn-zarasai-2/
– Camping place on the Island: tent 6 eur per night + 4 eur per person/per night; camper 15 eur/per night [book at the spot at wake park administration];
– Car parking on the Island 5 eur/day;
– other options: booking.com
– P.S. for stay in Vilnius our partner “Hotel Neringa” offers -20% with code #MEGRE. Book it reservations@neringavilnius.com
– Gravel bikes rental: https://velopeak.com/
👨🚀 If you have any question, do not hesitate asking vamos@kudos3000.com
Winners are the fastest, but we love you all 🤗 Cause it’s most important to participate, not to win!
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