Day 1 of Olympia Rally is the prologue, taking the participants to Smerna after a pass by the Alifios River Dam. Total kilometers for day 1 is 85km.
Unfortunately, the 1st day of the race was marked by the accident of the Czech rider Jan Simunek.
On the 04.04.2022 at the 10km of the stage, Olympia Rally participant Jan Simunek was involved in a fatal accident on asphalt in the stage. Despite all efforts from our medical team which was on site when the accident occurred, the participant’s trauma sustained by the accident was unrecoverable.
All the organization would like to send their condolences to his family and his team.
The top riders are going head to head with #4 Stefan SVITKO (SK) finishing the stage with a time of 1’12”10 followed closely behind be #5 Tobias EBSTER (AT) with a time of 1’15”00. Third place when to #320 Vladimir PREIS (SK) with a time of 1’18”21.
Top 5 Riders:
#4 Stefan SVITKO (SK) 1’12”10
#5 Tobias EBSTER (AT) 1’15”00
#320 Vladimir PREIS (SK) 1’18”21
#7 Jan ZATKO (SK) 1’26”26
#3 Ard VERMEULEN (NL) 1’27”30
The 2nd Day of the race was cancelled as a mark of respect to the rider.
