Crosskovácsi XLC MARATHON 2026

Crosskovácsi XLC Marathon is a mountain bike marathon based in Nagykovácsi, Hungary, on the edge of the Buda Hills. It is a June off-road race with category-based starts, UCI-style organization, marked loops, and checkpoints on the course. The distance menu is unusually broad, from short 14-15 km options up to long marathon routes around 73-80 km, so the same event can fit newer riders and stronger endurance racers. The course uses interconnected loops through different hill sections, and riders do not simply repeat the same lap. The climbing matters enough that pacing from the early rough parts is part of the race, not an afterthought. Crosskovácsi Sport- és Környezetvédő Egyesület organizes the event, and the setup reads like a proper mountain bike race: clear route marking, control points, separated starts, and enough Buda Hills terrain to make handling and energy management count.