The Tour De Maccabi is a multi stage cycling event of the international Maccabi sports movement. The Maccabi Games, Macabbi Winter Games and other Maccabi events connect amateur and professional Jewish athletes from around the world.
Tour De Maccabi is a 10 day long cycling competition and bike tour across Eastern Europe visiting historic Jewish sights. It combines athletics, adventure and history.
The race day starts early in the morning after breakfast to beat the afternoon heat and arrive early to the finish line. Cyclists will ride on a set course between the daily start and finish points. After arriving at the finish line teams will have a chance to go sightseeing, visiting local attractions, relax or work on their bicycles.
The Tour De Maccabi is open to all cyclists regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation. Because of the nature of the event, we can’t welcome riders under 14. Non-Jewish riders may enter, but should accept the spirit of the event and be respectful of religious observations along the tour.
The entry fee includes the following:
• Daily transport of your personal belongings by truck.
• Accomodations in hotels or campsites with double occupancy.
• Breakfast, mid-day snack, dinner and drinks.
• Shabbat dinner, breakfast and lunch.
• Truck collection service for broken down bicycles.
• Bus collection service for riders who are unable to complete a stage
• Medical services along the tour.
• Security along the tour.
The entry fee doesn’t include:
• Shipping of bike boxes from Krakow to Budapest
• Shipping of extra personal items from Krakow to Budapest.
• Bicycle repair services
• Museum and attractions admissions.
Cycling is a support intensive sport. Bicycles break down, muscles need massaging. Teams are allowed bring their own support vehicles and support staff. Each vehicle and each support team member must have a valid entry. Lower entry fees apply to support personele.
• Road cycling – Juniors 14-18, Open 18-49, Masters 50+
• Gravel cycling – Juniors 14-18, Open 18-49, Masters 50+
• Para cycling – Juniors 14-18, Open 18-49, Masters 50+
Since this is a non-competitive category it is open to all types of bicycles and all riders over the age of 14. There is no time and no winners are announced in this category.
You can either take advantage of our support truck or have your personal belongings travel with your team’s private support vehicle. Each rider will be assigned a plastic container for personal items. (Size will be announced later). These boxes will be loaded onto a truck each morning to be transferred to the finish line hotel or campsite.
If you can’t compete a stage for technical, health or other reasons you just need to move to a safe place and alert our rescue team that you and your bike need a ride to the finish line. A bus will collect you and our sweeper truck will collect your bike.
If your team has a support vehicle you may notify your support staff for a ride.
In case of injury we have a medical team travelling with the tour. Medics will treat your injury and decide what further steps need to be taken.
We’re providing breakfast, lunch and dinner for riders. Since we are not staying in the same place for more than one night the quality of food will differ from place to place. We’re staying in small Eastern European towns, so food choices are not as varied as at the Maccabi Games. Breakfast and dinner will be served at finish line hotels or campsites. Sandwiches, energy bars, sweets and water will be served on the road during the day. All meals will be kosher style. No pork, or shellfish. No meat and dairy will be mixed. Kosher, vegan and vegetarian options will be available.
We are striving to place everyone in hotel rooms at every stage. Two riders of the same gender will be assigned to one room. There might be instances where hotel rooms are not available for all riders. Rooms will be assigned based on seniority. If there are not enough hotel rooms riders will be assigned to bivouacs (tent camps). Tents, mattresses, sleeping bags will be provided.
If the country where you live doesn’t have a Maccabi office you may enter directly and launch your own national team. Enter now
