GO 3V

Course

The course climbs 1700 m+. With 61 m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 35% of the distance is uphill, 42% downhill and 22% flat. The longest climb runs 2.3 km at an average 21.0% grade (481 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 4.4 km at 11.8% (518 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 35.1% over 0.2 km. The steepest descent drops at 29.4% over 0.4 km. Surface: 59% trail, 24% road, 9% smooth, and 7% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 45.0 FlatKM.

Summits

The highest summit on the course is Sveta gora (682 m), 11.3 km from the start. Other named summits along the route: Škabrijel (646 m) and Frančiškov hrib (631 m).

Poles

Trekking poles are worth taking: about 4.6 km of the course favours them.

Quad damage

Quad damage risk is moderate (index 23 of 100), with 47% of the load in the first half: 2 descents deserve a plan and a couple of downhill sessions before race day.

• Control on the marked descents until km 14, target pace until km 23, free after that. Short descents not listed: target pace.
• #2 · 6.9–8.9 km · 325 m D−, -15.8% · 68% of the race ahead → control
• #1 · 11.3–17.5 km · 606 m D−, -9.8% · 38% of the race ahead → target pace
• 23.5–27.9 km · 518 m D−, -11.8% · 1% of the race ahead → even, let go at the end