{"id":582263,"date":"2024-02-09T09:25:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T08:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitliptov.sk\/?post_type=podujatia&p=582263"},"modified":"2024-02-09T09:33:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T08:33:58","slug":"cycling-marathon-in-the-footsteps-of-martin-razus","status":"publish","type":"podujatia","link":"https:\/\/www.visitliptov.sk\/en\/event\/cycling-marathon-in-the-footsteps-of-martin-razus\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling Marathon in the Footsteps of Martin R\u00e1zus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Martin R\u00e1zus Association in cooperation with the City of Liptovsk\u00fd Mikul\u00e1\u0161, the Janko Kr\u00e1\u013e Museum, and \u0160K Leader Fox Bike Liptovsk\u00fd Mikul\u00e1\u0161 invite you to the 22nd annual cycling marathon on Saturday, August 12, 2023, along an updated route from Liptovsk\u00fd Mikul\u00e1\u0161 (Vrbica) through \u010certovica (1233 m above sea level), Brezno, Bansk\u00e1 Bystrica, M\u00fdto pod \u010eumbierom, \u010certovica back to Liptovsk\u00fd Mikul\u00e1\u0161.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span>Event Schedule<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event will start at 8:45 am at the birth house of the R\u00e1zus family in Liptovsk\u00fd Mikul\u00e1\u0161-Vrbica. The first stop in Brezno at the Martin R\u00e1zus monument (around 11:00 am), laying of a wreath, refreshments. In Bansk\u00e1 Bystrica (around 1:25 pm), participants will lay a bouquet at Martin R\u00e1zus’s grave and replenish their energy with a good lunch. Then they will head back along the route towards Brezno, but will turn towards M\u00fdto pod \u010eumbierom, through \u010certovica. The finish line of the marathon will be at the Martin R\u00e1zus memorial in Liptovsk\u00fd Mikul\u00e1\u0161 around 6:30 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>There will be two mountain competitive stages:<\/strong>
Kr\u00e1\u013eov\u00e1 Lehota \u2013 \u010certovica peak (18 km)
Jarab\u00e1 \u2013 \u010certovica peak (5.5 km)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in two age categories: up to 35 and over 35 years old, with financial and material prizes. Participation in the competitive stages is voluntary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>The announcement of the results of the competitive stages will take place at the end of the event in the garden of the Janko Kr\u00e1\u013e Museum in Liptovsk\u00fd Mikul\u00e1\u0161.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Notice:<\/strong> The cycling marathon will take place amidst unrestricted road traffic, so every participant is obliged to obey traffic regulations and instructions from the organizers. Each cyclist participates in the event at their own risk. Cycling helmets are also mandatory according to road law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We emphasize the presence of a “collection” bus throughout the day, which less experienced cyclists can use to overcome the extreme parts of the cycling marathon. Organizers also provide medical services, drinks, and lunch in Bansk\u00e1 Bystrica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span>The Cycling Marathon in the Footsteps of Martin R\u00e1zus<\/strong> is one of the main activities of the Martin R\u00e1zus Association (established in 2002). Over the past 21 years, nearly two thousand cyclists from all corners of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Canada have participated, both on perfectly equipped and amateur machines. It’s not about winning, it’s about participation! However, sufficient physical condition and appropriate technical equipment are prerequisites for successful participation.<\/p>\n

<\/span>The Martin R\u00e1zus Association<\/strong> adheres to the legacy of the prominent Slovak writer, playwright, poet, journalist, Lutheran priest, politician, native of Vrbica, now part of Liptovsk\u00fd Mikul\u00e1\u0161. Its goal is to promote the ongoing legacy of Martin R\u00e1zus’s spiritual, artistic, and political work, imbued with democratic, humanistic, and ethical messages, and the relentless struggle to assert the recognized truth.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Video from the 1st year of the event:<\/strong><\/p>\n