Red Bull Goni Pony 2019 is celebrating its fifth anniversary, so don't miss out on a retro event of epic proportions. If you don't have a bike, rummage through your dad's or neighbor's garage, or for retro equipment, turn to your mom's, grandma's or mother-in-law's closet. The expert jury will evaluate the cyclists' clothing, and your muscles and good will will ensure that you climb the top of Vršič first and return safely to the valley with the torpedo. By heart.
Pony - a classic of many generations of Slovenian and Yugoslav pioneers and young people since the end of the sixties is the best gift, which you may have received for your birthday or successful completion of the school year. And if it decades ago you didn't like, now is your chance to go to home garage and browse well among retro junk. For younger generations the same applies!
It might be a pony rusted and it doesn't work, but it's not too late to start restoring it, because it is until June 1, when it will Red Bull Goni Pony 2019, some more time. And by the way, by then you should also find a suitable one retro finish, which must be hiding in grandma's, mom's or mother-in-law cupboards. Organizers suggest that the pony's golden years were in between 70s and 80s.
For the hellish climb to Vršič, you need "a must-have trophy for the serious rider”, because measured from Hotel Lek in Kranjska Gora to Vršič, it is the route 13.5 kilometers (801 meters high and 1611 meters above sea level). Whoever gets to the finish line first is the winner. The current record is 44 minutes and 30 seconds.
You will return to the valley by bicycle, which means that it will be "efficient" torpedo or at home"cons” in action, but no one will be in too much of a hurry, because they will mandatory cooling stops on the way back and species surprises.
Registration is possible exclusively through Websites until May 29. The registration fee is 20 € until April 14, 25 € until May 22 and 50 € until May 29.
More information:
redbull.com
