{"id":64832,"date":"2026-09-11T12:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sloveniadownhillcup.si\/2026\/dh-sotejska-za-naslove-zmagovalcev-20chocolate-downhill-cup-2026-se-na-novi-progi-obeta-hud-boj\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T12:16:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:16:48","slug":"dh-sotejska-fierce-battle-for-titles-expected-on-new-track-at-20chocolate-downhill-cup-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/en\/2026\/dh-sotejska-fierce-battle-for-titles-expected-on-new-track-at-20chocolate-downhill-cup-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"DH Sotejska: Fierce Battle for Titles Expected on New Track at 20chocolate Downhill Cup Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This year\u2019s season of the Slovenian 20chocolate Downhill Cup will conclude with its fifth race on Saturday, 19 September, in Sotejska in the municipality of Dolenjske Toplice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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The series first visited the Dolenjska region just last year, in its thirty-third season. The venue was Planina in Podbo\u010dje in the municipality of Kr\u0161ko. This year, a new venue in the Dolenjska region is being introduced, situated higher up along the River Krka, not far from Novo Mesto. Soteska, with its bike trails, is already well known to mountain bikers, as is the Pank Kura Sports and Cultural Society from Dolenjske Toplice. In their eighteen years of operation, they have tried their hand at many things; amongst other things, they are a prime example of good practice when it comes to collaborating with the Slovenian State Forests in the development of mountain biking infrastructure. And they certainly know how to combine a passion for live music with a passion for mountain biking \u2013 and this too will be on the programme next weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo by Ga\u0161per Ro\u017eanc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

DH Macola<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A new track, approximately 1.7 km long with a descent of 357 metres, was built on the right bank of the River Krka, at the foot of Ko\u010devski Rog, below the summit of Pe\u010dek. In Rog, the terrain is karstic, full of sharp rocks. These are also the main feature of the trail, which takes its name from the tool used to make it a little kinder to tyres and rims \u2013 and to cyclists\u2019 bodies \u2013 the \u2018macola\u2019 (sledgehammer).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019ll be plenty of dirt under your tyres too, but you won\u2019t be able to avoid the rocks. The first section is not very steep, but then the terrain slopes down towards the finish. The finish is situated above the regional road leading from the bridge at Soteska towards the Bela Krajina region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Punk Kura crew have put a lot of work into the track; there are a few jumps on it, but this isn\u2019t a modern downhill \u2018motorway\u2019 or supercross track designed to let you carry as much speed as possible through banked bends and make the whole thing look good on camera. The track is more natural; in many places there\u2019s room for multiple lines, whilst in others it\u2019s more of a single trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

POV from Track<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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