May 30th, 2018

Busy Weekend in Croatia

Depar Timing will provide the timing services at a number of events comprising running, cycling and triathlon races in Croatia on 2-3 June.

Papuk Extreme Challenge, organized by several institutions and clubs led by Nikola Boric, former Head Coach of Turkish Athletic Federation, will be staged in the town of Orahovica, and will see various competitions including the Cross Triathlon Croatia Championships.

Participants of the Cross Triathlon will swim 500m, bike for 12km and run 3km in the “sprint” category alongside a “super sprint” category consisting of 250m swimming, 6km cycling and 1.5km running. A total of 20 age groups will be ranked in each race.

The event includes mountain bike races, also under two separate categories. The cyclists will compete in a race of 65km with a 1,500m uphill course as well as a 40km race with 800m uphill.

Depar Timing Team in Croatia will also deliver the results of the marathon, half marathon and 11km run to be held around the Orahovica Lake and the Papuk Nature Park.

Papuk Extreme Challenge will end with the trail races where also team classifications will be made. Primary schools will compete over 500m, secondary schools over 1km and high schools over 3km while senior athletes run a distance of 5km.