Event Centre
Orfű village-centre
Form of the race
International, five -day individual event, with combined results and with chasing start on the 5th day. 1st day: The 58th Mecsek Cup for the M/W21 E categories with WRE leg.
Organised for the 3rd time (1997,2007,2016) in the district of Pécs-Orfű-Abaliget, in the Western forests of Mecsek ,a karstic area rich in depressions and deep valleys.
Categories
W/M 10D, 12C, 14BC, 16BC, 18BC, 20E, 21E, 21B, 21Br, 35B, 35Br, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, OA (open for advanced) OB (open for beginners), OD (open for beginners with taped route)
Patrons of the competition
- Csaba Nagy, president of General Assembly of Baranya County
- Zsolt Páva Dr, mayor of Pécs
- Zita Füziné Kajdy, mayoress of Orfű
- János Kisfali, mayor of Abaliget
- László Keszi, director of Mecseki Erdészeti Zrt.
Organizing Committe
- Director: Endre Kiss Dr
- Deputy Chairman: Ferenc Viniczai, József Lipp, László Tihanyi Dr
- Secretary: Éva Mező, Sándor Ambrus
Course planners / Controllers
- Day 1: Máté Baumholczer / György Pavlovics Jr. Dr.
- Day 2: András Kersity / István Csizmadia
- Day 3: Gábor Pavlovics Dr / Péter Molnár
- Day 4: Balázs Gyenizse-Nagy / András Szabó
- Day 5: Dorottya Péley Dr / Mátyás Paskuj
Programme
Date
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Location
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Distance
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8 August 2017, Tuesday
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Orfű
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Shortened normal, WRE: normal
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9 August 2017, Wednesday
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Orfű
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Middle
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10 August 2017, Thursday
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Orfű (Rácz-tanya)
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Forest sprint
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11 August 2017, Friday
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Abaliget
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Shortened normal
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12 August 2017, Saturday
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Abaliget
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Middle
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Planned „0” time
10am every day
Extra programmes, accompanying events
Accompanied races
Swimming pools: Orfű Aqua Park,Orfű small Lake, Abaliget lake,Hertelend Spa
Individual free time programmes. Pécs, Villány, Mohács, Szigetvár ( details later)