The eighth edition of the international cycling race CRO Race is also coming to the islands this year.
With today's signing of the cooperation agreement between the organizers of the race and the City of Novalja, Novalja on the island of Pag became the first island destination of the CRO Race. In addition to Pag, the cyclists will ride on the island of Krk, which will host the start of the fifth stage and thus become the first island host in the history of the race.
This year's race will take place from September 26 to October 1, 2023. The top sporting event, which passes through the whole of Croatia through six stages of the competition, gathers world-class cyclists and teams from the UCI WorldTeams, UCI ProTeams and UCI Continental Teams categories.
And this year, in a total of more than a thousand kilometers, which the cyclists will ride competing for the winner of the CRO Race, spectators around the world will have the opportunity to see some of the most beautiful parts of our country, as the race is shown on six continents, in more than 190 countries.
And there will be no shortage of quality in the sports section either - the performances of several of the world's best teams from the UCI WorldTeams category are expected. Famous names have performed at the CRO Race so far, so last year the winner of the Tour de France 2022, Danish Jonas Vingegaard, narrowly missed out on victory. In this year's edition, the audience is once again expecting the most famous names from the world of cycling, some of whom regularly compete in the world's biggest competitions.
CRO Race is special in that it turns Croatia into a sports arena because the race passes through everyday life corridors, entering cities, passing through villages, national parks, nature parks, showing the best of the sea and the continent. The race takes place on Croatian roads, is open to the public, and close contact with the competitors is additional excitement for spectators. This is the specificity of such events, which, in addition to sporting excellence, bring another important value to Croatia - the promotion of the country as a desirable tourist destination, and its enormous potential in the sphere of cycle tourism is also emphasized.
Vladimir Miholjević: I am proud that the CRO Race is finally coming to our islands