Vlad Sabau

After a few years in Paltinis the venue for the National Championships moved to Hunedoara, next to the Corvinilor Castle. I arrived there later in the evening because of some “logistical” issues. It was our “electric castle” version on a bike. It rained all night long and it continued also during the day. So you […]

I am a bit behind with the race report but will try to keep you updated. I’ll start with the Dorna XCO. The second edition of the coolest XCO race in Bucovina county, more specific in Vatra Dornei. Last year I’ve helped the organizers create a track but now having a starting point they’ve modified […]

Or what I can easily call: the tropical race of the year, so far. I had to choose between two XCO races last week end: Concordia XCO, at Lugoj or Cetatuia XCO, at Iasi. I’ve decided to go at Iasi. It was an UCI C2 race and I saw that the course looks nice. With […]

Before I will head to the next race, I’ve found some time to write about the last race: XCO Hammersdorf, in Sibiu. I could choose to go somewhere else but I said to try even though the guys were at their first edition. Went there on Saturday with Marius, to have the chance to check […]

Or the UCI race in Cluj Napoca, my hometown. As I said before XCO races are the one I like most. Short but intense, technical and difficult. The location of this year was different, some of the course being made in the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, which is a beautiful place to visit if you […]