XCO Herceg Stjepan 2025 – Ljubuški postaje središte adrenalinskog spektakla
Biciklistički klub Ljubuški s ponosom najavljuje uzbudljivo izdanje cross country utrke “XCO Herceg Stjepan 2025”, koja će se održati u jedinstvenom ambijentu srednjovjekovne tvrđave na brdu Buturovica iznad Ljubuškog. Ova prestižna utrka dio je kalendara Premijer lige Bosne i Hercegovine, privlačeći najbolje bicikliste iz regije i šire.
Na povijesnom lokalitetu gdje prošlost susreće sadašnjost, natjecatelji će se suočiti s tehnički zahtjevnom i dinamičnom stazom koja zahtijeva vrhunsku kondiciju, tehniku i strategiju. Svaki zavoj i uspon bit će nova prilika za dokazivanje hrabrosti, dok će prekrasan pogled na ljubuški krajolik pružiti dodatnu čaroliju ovom sportskom događaju.
Utrka “XCO Herceg Stjepan 2025” okuplja natjecatelje u sljedećim kategorijama:
- EM (Elite Muškarci)
- EW (Elite Žene)
- JM (Junior Muškarci)
- JW (Junior Žene)
- KM (Kadeti Muškarci)
- KW (Kadet Žene)
- MKM (Mlađi Kadeti Muškarci)
- MKW (Mlađi Kadeti Žene)
- Masteri
- Pioniri
- AMA M (Amateri Muškarci)
- AMA Ž (Amateri Žene)
Staza „XCO Herceg Stjepan 2025“ obećava adrenalinsku borbu, neizvjesnost i nezaboravna sportska dostignuća. Biciklizam, povijest i priroda spojit će se u savršenoj sinergiji, stvarajući događaj koji nikoga neće ostaviti ravnodušnim.
Pridružite nam se u Ljubuškom i budite dio ove spektakularne sportske priče – bilo kao natjecatelj ili navijač. Osjetite uzbuđenje utrke, podržite svoje favorite i uživajte u jedinstvenom spoju adrenalina i tradicije na XCO Herceg Stjepan 2025!
Organizer
Cycling club Ljubuški from Ljubuški was founded with a aim development of cycling in Ljubuški and Zapadnohercegovačka County. The address of the club is Zrinsko Frankopanska bb, Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Venue
Ljubuški is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town is located on the left side of the bank of Trebižat, a river on which there are numerous waterfalls, the most famous of which are Kravica and Koćuša.
In addition to its natural beauty, Ljubuški is also known for its great cultural and historical heritage.
In various localities, remains from almost every period of human history can be found, of which it is worth highlighting: the ancient Roman camp in Gračina, the Humačka plate, the Old City of Ljubuški, and stećaks in the necropolises in Studenci, Bijača and Zvirići.
On the sports level, the successes of the handball club HRK Izviđač are first of all notable.
Climate
The climate is moderate Mediterranean with 2,300 hours of sunshine a year.
Position
Ljubuški is located in the very west of Herzegovina along the border of the Republic of Croatia. Neighboring municipalities are Čitluk to the east and Grude to the west, the towns of Široki Brijeg to the north and Čapljina to the south, and Metković and Vrgorac to the west on the Croatian side. The city of Ljubuški is located on important roads to Mostar (36 km), Makarska (55 km), Split (120 km), Dubrovnik (130 km) and Sarajevo (170 km).
In the past, Ljubuški was also the administrative center of western Herzegovina, but it lost that status when new county borders were drawn in the mid-1990s. Within today's West Herzegovina County, Ljubuški is located at its southern end, while Široki Brijeg took over the role of the center.
The city area covers an area of 292.7 km²,[1] and the city area extends from the top of Buturovice to Ljubuško polje towards Trebižat.
Inhabited places
The city of Ljubuški consists of the following settlements:
Bijača, Cerno, Crnopod, Crveni Grm, Dole, Grab, Grabovnik, Gradska, Greda, Grljevići, Hardomilje, Hrašljani, Humac, Kašće, Klobuk, Lipno, Lisice, Ljubuški, Miletina, Mostarska Vrata, Orahovlje, Otok, Pregrađe, Proboj, Prolog, Radišići, Stubica, Studenci, Šipovača, Teskera, Vašarovići, Veljaci, Vitina, Vojnići i Zvirići.
Landscape and nature
In addition to the famous Karst relief of Herzegovina, Ljubuški has several fertile fields. The most famous are Ljubuško, Veljaško, Vitinsko, Rastok and Beriš, which is washed by the river Trebižat. Of the many tributaries, which make the Ljubuška area the richest in water in all of Herzegovina, it is worth mentioning the Vrioštica, which springs up in Vitina, and the Studenčica, which springs up in Studenci and waters the Studenačko polje.
In the city, there are about 10,000 ha of pasture and about 16,000 ha of forest, mainly deciduous trees: oak, hornbeam, ash, chub, dogwood and karst bushes. The highest mountain peak in the area of the city is the 959-meter-high Vrlosinj, from which you can see the Adriatic Sea.
Source: Wikipedia (link)
