Slovenian riders again very strong in Maraton Franja

The many world titles in past World Championships show that Slovenia has a strong peloton. This was again proven this weekend when riders of the home country took all 4 road races plus the 2 time trial wins.

Maraton Franja: the classic event in the series

Marathon Franja BTC City is since the very early days part of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series (and former UCI World Cycling Tour) and the only event left who was already a qualifier since the first year in 2011. The event was created in 1982 and is therefore one of the oldest Granfondos worldwide.

Medical certificate: who and what?

The French law requires for all riders to have a medical certificate to take part in bike races on French ground. Some countries have a mandatory medical exam before giving a license to any rider, other countries just sell licenses without any medical exam.