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Biking festival

Photo Elvar Freyr Pálsson
Photo Elvar Freyr Pálsson

The annual biking festival "Hjólreiðahelgi Greifans" begins today and ends on Sunday with various races and events.

The program of the event can be seen below, note that some streets will be closed for other traffic during the event. 

Wednesday 22. July:
20:00 - TimeTrial in Eyjafjörður
Thursday 23. July:
18:00 - Tunnel race - Street biking from Siglufjörður to Akureyri - through 3 tunnels.
Friday 24. July:
16:35 - The Icelandic championship in Mountainbiking (XCO) 16 years and younger
19:20 - The Icelandic Championship in Mountainbiking (XCO) 17 years and older
Saturday 25. July: 
10:00 - Enduro Akureyri - EWS Qualifier
18:00 Hillrace in the ArtStreet
19:00 Churchsteps downhill
Sunnday 26. July: 
9:30 - Qualifier competition in Criterium - 16 years and younger
10:30 - Qualifier competition in Criterium - 17 years and older
13:00 - Aualifier competitioon in Downhill/mountain