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Epic Series flagship island-hopping MTB stage race across the Kvarner islands, Croatia (Krk → Cres → Unije → Lošinj) — ~300km / ~6,500m, sharp Adriatic karst, a queen stage and a time trial, ferry transfers. Date approximate.
Five days, four islands, hopping by ferry across the Kvarner archipelago in Croatia. You start by the sea on Krk and finish at sea level on Lošinj, with every stage adding to a cumulative General Classification.
The terrain is sharp Adriatic karst: rocky singletrack, roots, and coastal climbs that rear up from the water again and again. Around 300km and 6,500m over the week.
It hangs on two moments. The Cres queen stage, the biggest day, is where GC swings. The Unije time trial rewards one even, sustained effort. Mostly raced as a pair, so you ride to your partner.
Is 4Islands MTB (Epic Series) for you?
- Riders who love a durability test over a single peak day. Backing up stage after stage matters here more than one big number.
- Confident technical riders. Sharp karst rock and roots reward good lines and punish tyres and hesitation.
- Pairs after an adventure together. The Epic Series duo format means you race to your partner's pace, not just your own.
- Riders happy to travel for something genuinely different. Ferries, islands and sea-level starts make this unlike any home stage race.
Training plan for 4Islands MTB (Epic Series)
A training plan for 4Islands MTB (Epic Series) isn't a generic base build. Beina reads the event's exact demands, looks at your specific profile and the time you actually have, and maps a highly adapted plan to the start line.
- Consecutive off-road stages, so you race on tired legs day after day
- Sharp Adriatic karst and roots that punish thin tyres and tentative lines
- Coastal climbs that rear up from sea level, over and over
- One flat-out individual time trial on Unije, a different effort to the rest
- Long off-road rides of 3 to 4.5 hours on trail, building queen-stage durability and fuelling
- Back-to-back MTB weekends: a long Saturday, then a second ride Sunday on tired legs
- Off-road TT efforts of 30 to 45 minutes, even and sustained, rehearsing Unije
- Sharp-rock descending and flowing singletrack laps to free up time and save your tyres
- Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
- Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
- Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
- One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
