Percurso TransIberica em BTT

From its spring til Tajo’s outfall.

MTB Tajo/Tejo Vivo Trans-Iberian 2015 is a great crossing of pure MTB, unique for its natural beauty, cultures, toughness and pure amusement.

The route has it’s beginning at Tajo’s Spring, at Serra de Albarracín in Spain and it’s course is mainly spent in dirt and unpaved routes, crossing ancient rural paths, secondary routs and fabulous singles tracks.

Just like Tajo, this crossing finishes at its outfall in Lisbon (Portuguese Capital City) by the Atlantic Ocean.

We invite all participants to fill a little bottle of pure water from Tajo’s spring, to latter hand it back at its outfall.

“This is a challenge, a unique experience;

it is overcoming with all the freedom.”

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Duration

16 Days/ 15 Nights/

13 Stages

1 210Km

Total MTB Km

(aprox.)

1 688 m

16 670 m

Positive Cumulative (aprox.)

Hard

Difficulty

Date

May 15th to May 30th 2015

5 / 15

Group

Min/ Máx

Recommended

Age

Over 18 years old

GPS (Mandatory)

Navigation

Beggining of the Program

May 18th

May 13th

End of

Program

1 200€

Price/ Person

Maximum Altitude

Detailed Program

May 15th:

Reception and dinner at Pousada da Juventude - Abrantes
GPS: 39º27'28,51"N / 8º11'41,44"W

May 16th:

Car journey from Abrantes to Serra de Albarracín
Welcome dinner

May 17th:

Free day (Visit Albarracín)
Lunch

May 18th to May 30th

(MTB Route):

May 18th – Tajo’s spring to Salto de Póveda
May 19th – Salto de Póveda to Trillo
May 20th – Trillo to Zorita de Los Cañes
May 21st – Zorita de Los Cañes to Aranjuez
May 22nd – Aranjuez to Toledo
May 23rd – Toledo to Talavera de la Reina
May 24th – Talavera de la Reina to Bohonal de Ibor
May 25th – Bohonal de Ibor to Serradilla
May 26th – Serradilla to Alcántara
May 27th – Alcántara to Vila Velha de Rodão
May 28th – Vila Velha de Rodão to Abrantes
May 29th – Abrantes to Santarém
May 30th – Santarém to Lisboa (Closing dinner)

Price/ Person Includes

Technical Guidelines

Technical guidelines provided from day 1 to til last day of activities.

At the beginning of each day there will be a briefing about the following stage. Abide each tip or suggestion made by the organization.

Experienced guides will escort the group in MTB during all the crossing.

A guide will follow in the support vehicle, where he will carry all the individual equipment and meeting up again at the end of each stage.

First aid assistance at the vehicle close by.

During each stage and according to the possibilities, the guide in the support vehicle will be available for any assistance, such as repairing minor malfunctions, supply (the participants’) parts or transportations of the participants between stages for various reasons.

GPX files of every stage.

Transportation

There is transportation for participants and bicycles between Abrantes and Albarracín.

There is transportation between Abrante’s Train Station and the 1st night accommodation.

Who is coming from abroad will have transportation between Lisbon’s Aeroport and Abrantes.

Meals

May 15th Dinner.

May 16th Dinner.

May 17th Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

From May 18th to May 30th Breakfast, 2 snacks and dinner.

May 30th the closing dinner will be held in Lisbon.

The snacks will include fresh and dried fruit, biscuits, black chocolate, water and other drinks, bread, among other.

At the end of each stage will be served some regional gastronomic specialties.

Insurance

Personal accidents and civil responsibility insurance according to the force of law in Portugal.

Gifts

Jersey.

MTB Tajo/Tejo Vivo Trans-Iberian 2015 souveniers.

Dorsal.

The price does NOT INCLUDE:

Bicycle, personal equipment; personal replacement bycicle parts; May 30th accommodation (Closing Day); and everything that is not mentioned in the program.

Before departing you shoud check your physical fitness

Try Ruffier Test

Physical Fitness (PF):

NF = (FC1+FC2+FC3)-200/100

Dificulty of the Program

"Trans-Iberian"

Step-by-Step

1. After five minutes sitting down or lying down in rest, measure your pulse (FC1).

2. In continuous pace, make full squads and keep your arms along your body during 45 seconds and measure your pulse (FC2).

3. Go back the rest and measure your pulse one minute after finishing the exercise (FC3).

Apply the formula

and compare the results

Difficulty

1. Very Easy

2. Easy

3. Medium

4. Hard

5. Very hard

This program uis difficulty 4, which means that it was conceived for people with a great physical and technical shape , used to long routs of mountain bike trails, trough unpaved routes withn multiple degrees of difficulty.

Results

Physical Fitness

Very High

Medium

High

5,1 a 10

0,1 a 5

10,1 a 15

15,1 a 20

Medium Low

Low

Minimum level recommended

High

Outher Informations

Standards of Conduct

There should be a constant respect for nature: avoid losing waste, to disturb the fauna, avoid leaving marks of your passage and respect the habits of local people.

The route crosses and sometimes circulates in ways where there is car traffic. It is the participants’ responsibility to respect the traffic rules as well as other rules imposed by the competent authorities.

Helmet is mandatory every time you circulate by bicycle.

Limits and Boundries of the organization.

The organization not responsible for any situation that may interfere with a participant, where it is caused by a disease or incident, inadequate physical shape, temperamental or psychic deviations; adverse weather conditions, theft, turmoil, lack of medical or medication access, lack of communication, alcoholic beverages, any facts that may occur during the route until the place of the program as well as during the return, expenses or meals that are not mentioned in this program, as well as any other situation that may be oblivious to the organization.

For technical or safety issues, the Organization may have the need to make last minute alterations without previous notice.

Participant’s Responsibilities

Singing up for this program, you agree and accept all the information provided, recommendations, standards and requirements.

You assume to respect schedules or other demands described by the guide during the daily briefings.

You accept to abandon the program if you are invited to by a guide, whether it is a safety matter, freedom or individual integrity or of other participant, as well as an outrage to the environment or the general population.

You agree that photos may be taken, or that you may appear in footage made by the organization, which may be used by them, as well as their partners or sponsors, whether it is for promotional purposes or other means not specified.

Personal Equipment

Bags – We recommend to carry only one bag, and it must be identified with your personal data.

Personal equipment (Check our checklist here)

If the use of GPS is a constraint, please contact us.

Documentation

Each participant must be accompanied with:

Personal documentation

European health insurance card

Time

Each participant will circulate at his own speed; however, there will be time barriers for safety and organizational issues, where the participants will be invited to keep on the stage on the support vehicle.

Accomodation Details

The accommodation is hired according to an occupation of two people per bedroom. If you wish to have an individual accommodation, it must be confirmed with your reservation and in a period of less than 30 days before the beginning of the program.