Bicicle Club Posedarje is concluding the year with a total of 52 state medals, which is six more than the previous year when the club had 46 state medals. In the last two competitive weekends, the members achieved a series of excellent results, competing in four different events over two days across various locations in road and mountain bike disciplines.
On Saturday, the members of BK Posedarje competed in the Open Croatian Championship and the Zagreb City Criterion 2026 in Zaprešić. In a field of 120 competitors, they secured six medals: three gold and three silver. Kristian Bral became the state champion in the U11 category, Nicole Nižić was the state champion in the U14 category, and Ian Peran was the state champion in the U23 category. Ana Bral was the state vice-champion in the U13 category, while Lovre Juričević secured the title of state vice-champion, and Luka Ivan Tomić was the state vice-champion in the U23 category.
On the same day, a part of the team competed in the Croatian National Championship in MTB XCC discipline in Dugo Selo. Šimun Krajina won the title of state champion in the U11 category, while in the Veterans C category, Ivan Peran won gold and Daniel Ors won silver. Luka Bak was fourth, narrowly missing out on a medal, while Ivan Dežmal did not compete due to illness.
Sunday presented a logistical challenge for the club, as part of the team competed in the Ročić climb in Zagreb, while the other part of the team was in Drniš for the fifth edition of the King's Race. At the Ročić climb, on the route from Markuševac Trnava to Hunj, members of BK Posedarj won four more state medals. Ana Bral was the fastest in the U13 Women's category, Nicole Nižić won in the U14 Women's category, and in the Veterans C category, Daniel Ors won the state championship, while Ivan Peran took second place. Šimun and Kristian Bral decided to compete in the older U13 category, as the U11 category was not scheduled, and they finished second and third among significantly older competitors.
The second group of BK Posedarj members competed in Drniš at the fifth edition of the King's Race, organized by BK Petar Svačić. Lovre Juričević took second place in the U18 category, Ivo Ivanišević finished third in the Veterans A category, while Nikola Juričević took sixth place in the Veterans B category, and Šime Barba was 18th. David Pejd did not finish the race due to technical issues.
At the fifth edition of the L'Étape Slovenia by Tour de France, Ian Peran achieved fourth place in the overall standings and won the white jersey for the best young rider. The race was held in a field of approximately 1,600 cyclists from more than 30 countries, with the main race covering 131 kilometers and approximately 1,800 meters of elevation gain. Peran crossed the finish line in 3:12:43, just seconds behind the winner, Marko Ešer.
Nicole Nižić received the award from the Municipality of Čavle for the most successful young athlete, which further confirmed the successful season of the club, which won a total of 13 state medals in the last two competitive weekends.
