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Car tyre is your only contact with the road surface. You should therefore make sure that your vehicle is always properly equipped. During the Soča Outdoor Festival in Tolmin that took place at the end of June, our professional team was inspecting the tyres on vehicles parked on the official parking space of the event. The inspection results were very interesting.
If you wish to know more about it, check out the infographic!
Continental, one of the biggest sponsors of Tour de France, in cooperation with RTV SLO Multimedia Centre (MMC) and Val 202 radio station, offered two award-winners a visit of the final stage of the 106th Tour de France. A popular Slovenian former top ski jumper joined the cyclists at the end of the famous bicycle race in the official final stage ride down the Champs-Elysée … and it wasn’t Primož Roglič!
Invited by the organizers of Tour de France and Continental, Robert Kranjec, a former ski jumper and ski flyer, a huge cycling fan and a friend of Primož Roglič, participated in the final stage of the race that finished in the middle of Paris. Continental namely enabled its guests to feel the atmosphere of the race on the closed roads in the middle of Paris, in the presence of numerous supporters during the final kilometres right before the conclusion of the 106th Tour de France and to ride a couple of kilometres of the road. Soon after, the same route was ridden by the best cyclists in the world. The “Flying Kranjec”, a winner of seven world cup competitions, an Olympic bronze medal winner and a former world champion in ski flying, was having a ball riding through the centre of the capital of France.
“This was such a great experience. I could really see how it looks like when the professional cyclists arrive to Paris. A ride on the paving stones was exciting and there were incredibly huge crowds of people standing by the track and loudly cheering so this was truly amazing. I would like to thank the organizers and Continental for this opportunity and I hope that next year I will be standing right here waiting for Primož Roglič to finish the race in the yellow jersey”, he said as he crossed the finish line.
Two other special guests apart from Robert Kranjec were watching the arrival of the cyclists at the finish line. The first one was Andrej Vucej, the winner of the “Virtual Race” that took place at the RTV SLO Multimedia Centre (MMC) during the Tour of Slovenia, and a huge cyclist fan, who scored the best result among 730 competitors and won the opportunity to visit the final stage of Tour de France at the Champs-Elysée between the Place de la Concorde and the Arc de Triomphe. He said:
“I still can’t believe I was in Paris and that I was part of this spectacle. The event is organized at such a high level, and the crowds of fans and the entire experience is just … indescribable, fantastic! It all culminates when the cyclist literary “fly in” the Champs-Elysée, I’m overjoyed to have seen that with my own eyes. I will never forget this experience.”
The second guest was Tomaž Kužner, the winner of the quiz “Delimo si pot” (Share the road). The quiz was carried out by Val 202 radio station in three stages. The main purpose of the quiz was to raise the awareness about road safety and road traffic signs. Tomaž who is also a great cycling connoisseur gathered his impressions after he returned from Paris and said:
“A couple of days after watching the final stage in Paris I’m practically still reliving every moment I experienced. The organization of a race such as Tour de France is a huge logistic challenge and one can see that everything runs smoothly like a well-oiled machine and nothing is left to coincidence. The arrival of the caravan of sponsors announces that something big is about to happen and when the cyclist arrive to the Champs-Elysée everything just stops. The pressure is increasing with each round, the viewers are becoming more and more excited and the finish is the cherry on the cake. The sprint finish was phenomenal. I was fascinated by the speed at which the cyclist rode. I think they were riding faster and faster in circles and when the peloton decided to catch the breakaway group it felt as if I was watching a film. At that moment, the peloton looked really scary and I felt sorry for the breakaway group. It’s unforgettable!”
The Continental “Life on Mars” Trail took place last weekend (Saturday, March 30th, 2019), surpassing all expectations. The event attracted more than 1,200 participants, who competed in 4 categories, ranging in length from 7 to 25 km.
In the photo gallery below, take a look at how »Life on Mars« took place on a beautiful day on the island of Pag.
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The premium tire manufacturer Continental has extended and upgraded its partnership with Croatia’s most exciting outdoor running series Treking liga. In 2019, it is known as Continental Treking liga and also has a new composite logo.
Treking liga was established in 2003 and has since attracted thousands of runners from not only Croatia, but also the region, to stunning locations. This year’s 15th season has 10 events all over Croatia and starts on island Pašman in March and ends in the national park Papuk in November. Among other things, the runners will exploring »Life on Mars« on Pag and »Winnetou land« in canyon of the river Zrmanja.
There are two further partner events, one of them being Slovenia’s Soča Outdoor Festival, where Continental is also one of the main partners. Just like in 2018, Continental will be most exposed on the events on islands Pag (30. 3.) and Rab (21. 9.), while all Treking liga participants and fans can also expect some exciting prize competitions.
Continental is involved with running through the partnership with adidas. Adidas’s best running shoes have soles from Continental’s rubber, giving them even better grip: research has shown that on wet it improves up to 30 percent. This cooperation is called »Get Your Grip« and aims to show the importance of having a safe contact with the surface – not only while driving your car, but also while having a great time running.
You can find more about Continental Treking liga and the events of the 2019 season on www.outdoor.hr.
750 runners and unique trail run with finish on Paradise Beach (Rab, September 22, 2018).
In the beginning of June 2018, Soča Outdoor Festival, the municipality of Tolmin, the Soča Valley Tourist Board, Continental, and numerous volunteers have set up, cleaned and marked the first running trail in Slovenia.
In the beginning of June 2018, Soča Outdoor Festival, the municipality of Tolmin, the Soča Valley Tourist Board, Continental, and numerous volunteers have set up, cleaned and marked the first running trail in Slovenia.
The trail was named “Tolminka tek/trail” and will help runners find their way around the area throughout the year. We invite you to visit our gallery of the activities and of marking the trail.
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45 seconds of #GetYourGrip action from this year’s Soča Outdoor Festival (June 29 – July 1, 2018)! 😀
A record 1700 participants have attended the sixth edition of the Soča Outdoor Festival (June 29 – July 1, 2018), a unique outdoor event in the idyllic setting at the confluence of the Tolminka and Soča rivers.
Four running events were held at the festival, with the longest one measuring 45 km. The winner of the Continental 10 km Trail Run among women competitors was Vesna Fabjan, a remarkable cross-country skier and an Olympic medal winner, who completed the race in 59 min 26 s, and the fastest male athlete was Denis Guzelj (49:37).
The exciting running trail led by the foot of the Tolmin castle, past Zatolmin and to the picturesque Tolmin Gorges, then continued with a climb to Žabče and finally crossed the refreshing Tolminka river – the trademark of the popular festival.
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