Golden Trail National Series (GTNS) Slovenia / Croatia / Hungary 2024
THE GOLDEN TRAIL NATIONAL SERIES SLOVENIA/CROATIA/HUNGARY (GTNS SLO/CRO/HUN) RETURNS IN 2024 WITH THE CHANCE TO WIN AN INVITATION TO RACE WITH THE WORLDS BEST ATHLETES AT THE GRAND FINAL.
Salomon Visegrad Trail
MAY 19TH 2024
30 KM / 1100 M+
HUNGARY
Kočevsko Outdoor Festival
JUNE 1ST 2024
31 KM / 1016 M+
SLOVENIA
Salomon Žumberak Trail
JUNE 29TH 2024
35 KM / 1836 M+
CROATIA
Ribn'ca Trail - NATIONAL FINAL
AUGUST 31ST 2024
25 KM / 820 M+
SLOVENIA
Registration
- All GTNS SLO/CRO/HUN races are open to everyone.
- Everyone has the possibility to get a bib or participate in all of the races through the website of the event.
- It is each individual athlete’s responsibility to respect the rules and regulations of each race.
Ranking system
- Runners must participate in at least 2 out of 3 qualifying races (SALOMON VISEGRAD TRAIL, KOČEVSKO OUTDOOR FESTIVAL, SALOMON ŽUMBERAK TRAIL).
- The first 30 runners can get points.
- The overall ranking will take into account each runner’s 2 best results from qualifying races plus the result of the national final (RIBN’CA TRAIL).
- The national final is mandatory to get a ranking and qualify for the GTNS Grand Final, and the national final points are double.
- In case of a tie:
1. the best place on one of the qualifying races.
2. the second-best place on one of the qualifying races.
3. the third-best place on one of the qualifying races.
Category
- There is only one category per gender: overall male and overall female.
Prizes
- 5400 EUR Total money prize (entire series)
- 1000 EUR Bonus for overall winner. Men & women of Golden Trail National Seris SLO/CRO/HUN 2023
- 600 in 200 EUR Individual overall ranking bonus for 3nd and 3rd athlete men & women GTNS SLO/CRO/HUN 2023
- 150 EUR Bonus for the winners on each qualifying races GTNS SLO/CRO/HUN 2023
- 100 EUR Bonus for 2nd place (men & women) on each qualifying race GTNS SLO/CRO/HUN
- 50 EUR Bonus for the 3rd place (men & women) on each qualifying race GTNS SLO/CRO/HUN
Qualifying races
Each qualifying race of the season give the following prize money for the top 3 men and women.
- 1st place: 150€
- 2nd place: 100€
- 3rd place: 50€
Overall ranking men & women
The prize giving ceremony of all GTNS SLO/CRO/HUN series will be held in Ribnica, at the end of Ribn’ca Trail race.
The first 3 men and women in the overall ranking of GTNS SLO/CRO/HUN 2023 will be awarded with champagne and cash pries
- 1st place: 1000€
- 2nd place: 600€
- 3rd place: 200€
Results 2024
| RANKING | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | COUNTRY | TEAM | Salomon Visegrad Trail | Kočevsko Outdoor Festival hosted by I Feel Slovenia | Salomon Žumberak Trail | FINALE Ribn’ca Trail | TOTAL | NUMBER OF RACES |
| 1 | Josip | Mestric | CRO | SALOMON ADRIA | 100 | 88 | 100 | 200 | 400 | 4 |
| 2 | Sándor | Szabó | HUN | HEGYIKECSKEK SE | 88 | 100 | 88 | 176 | 364 | 4 |
| 3 | Ianco | Slovak | ROU | 78 | 72 | 72 | 144 | 294 | 4 | |
| 4 | Levente | Szalay | HUN | HEGYIKECSKÉK | 65 | 78 | 62 | 130 | 273 | 4 |
| 5 | Anže | Sobočan | SVN | SALOMON ADRIA | 62 | 65 | 65 | 136 | 266 | 4 |
| 6 | Péter | Málits | HUN | 72 | 50 | 122 | 2 | |||
| 7 | Benyamin | Vuk | CRO | ŽUMBERAK TRAIL | 50 | 59 | 109 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Kristijan | Rubinić | CRO | AK Jastreb 99 | 78 | 78 | 1 | |||
| 9 | Žan | Žepič | SVN | 68 | 68 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | Jaka | Dragoš | SLO | GEOMATIC | 68 | 68 | 1 |
| RANKING | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | COUNTRY | TEAM | Salomon Visegrad Trail | Kočevsko Outdoor Festival hosted by I Feel Slovenia | Salomon Žumberak Trail | FINALE Ribn’ca Trail | TOTAL | NUMBER OF RACES | |
| 1 | Kitti | Posztós | HUN | HEGYIKECSKEK SE | 78 | 88 | 88 | 200 | 376 | 4 | |
| 2 | Špela | Gonza | SVN | SALOMON ADRIA | 88 | 100 | 176 | 364 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Irén | Tiricz | HUN | 100 | 100 | 156 | 356 | 3 | |||
| 4 | Aja | Kozinc | SVN | 68 | 72 | 68 | 144 | 284 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Timea | Horvath | HUN | 68 | 72 | 136 | 276 | 3 | |||
| 6 | Špela | Sajovic | SLO | 53 | 62 | 124 | 239 | 3 | |||
| 7 | Kristina | Ipavec | SVN | 62 | 65 | 127 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | Vivien | Szabó | HUN | 41 | 56 | 97 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | Anna | Osztafin | HUN | SALOMON TEAM HUNGARY | 50 | 41 | 91 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Dominika | Zupančič Valant | SLO | SALOMON SLOVENIJA | 78 | 78 | 1 | ||||
GTS Grand Finale entry
The first 2 men and women from the GTNS SLO/CRO/HUN overall ranking will receive their ticket* to participate in the GTNS Grand Final. A Therefore, they will receive financial support for transport and accommodation. Also the best U23* runner male and women in the overall ranking will receive tickets for the Grand Final
*Ticket: race bib + accommodation + transport (in the maximum sum specified up to 600€ from Europe to Europe and up to 1.200€ from other continent).
INJURIES
In the event of injury and the inability to compete before the competition, the runner who would have won a ticket for the GTNS Grand Finale
or for the GTC, will not receive any compensation and will lose his/her ticket and will
U23
U23 = U23 = Athletes that have less than 23 years of age until 31.12.2024.
Meaning athletes born until 31.12.2001 can participate in the U23 category.
