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This year's edition of Dunav Ultra cycling challenge ends

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10 days after the start of this year's edition of "Dunav Ultra" cycling challenge, all participants have covered the 740-kilometer distance from the town of Vidin to the Black Sea coast at Durankulak. 

This year a total of 160 cyclists covered the longest cycling route in the country. The fastest participants Bogdan Kirchev and Georgi Popgeorgiev covered the distance in 32 hours, the BNT reported. 

Pavel Andonov from Plovdiv, who is riding a unicycle with no brakes and Evelin Evlogiev from the village of Gamzovo (Vidin district), who is riding a Bulgarian bicycle "Balkan”, were among the most attractive participants.  Pavel Andonov covered the distance in six and a half days. Evelin Evlogiev crossed the route in 5 days.



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