{"id":1344,"date":"2025-02-19T14:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.cromtb.s2internal.com\/?p=1344"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:04:58","slug":"cro-mtb-team-otvorio-sezonu-na-jakim-xco-utrkama-u-spanjolskoj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bkcromtb.hr\/en\/2025\/02\/19\/cro-mtb-team-otvorio-sezonu-na-jakim-xco-utrkama-u-spanjolskoj\/","title":{"rendered":"CRO MTB Team Opens the Season at Strong XCO Races in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Riders of&nbsp;<strong>CRO MTB<\/strong>&nbsp;opened the season by competing at prestigious international XCO races in Spain, where they faced exceptionally strong European competition. Their participation in the&nbsp;<strong>Internacionales Chelva<\/strong>&nbsp;race series served as an important test of form at the very beginning of the racing season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Strong Start in International Competition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Spanish races traditionally attract a large number of UCI teams and national-level riders, while the technically demanding courses and constant rhythm changes present a serious challenge even for the most prepared athletes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strong competitiveness within their categories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stable and technically confident riding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Good physical preparation early in the season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The races in Spain were strategically chosen to elevate the level of competitive experience and secure quality international starts already in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus on Development and Continuity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Opening the season at this level confirms the team\u2019s ambition to consistently compete outside Croatia and provide young riders with valuable experience racing in top-level international fields. Such performances build the confidence, tactical maturity, and speed required for elite results over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spain was the first test - and judging by the performances, the season for CRO MTB Team is only just gaining momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bkcromtb.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/250219-cro-mtb-team-ESP-3-Large-1536x1024-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1345\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bkcromtb.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/250219-cro-mtb-team-ESP-4-Large-1536x1024-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1346\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bkcromtb.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/250219-cro-mtb-team-ESP-2-Large-1536x1024-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1347\"\/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natjecatelji&nbsp;CRO MTB&nbsp;otvorili su sezonu nastupom na presti\u017enim me\u0111unarodnim XCO utrkama u \u0160panjolskoj, gdje su odmjerili snage s izuzetno jakom europskom konkurencijom. Nastup na utrkama serije&nbsp;Internacionales Chelva&nbsp;poslu\u017eio je kao va\u017ean test forme na samom po\u010detku natjecateljske godine. Sna\u017ean po\u010detak u me\u0111unarodnoj konkurenciji \u0160panjolske utrke tradicionalno okupljaju velik broj UCI timova i reprezentativaca, a tehni\u010dki zahtjevne staze s brzim promjenama ritma predstavljaju &hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nekategorizirano"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bkcromtb.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bkcromtb.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bkcromtb.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bkcromtb.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bkcromtb.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1344"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bkcromtb.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1349,"href":"https:\/\/bkcromtb.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344\/revisions\/1349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bkcromtb.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bkcromtb.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bkcromtb.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bkcromtb.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}