The second edition of the Vintage MTB Festival was held in the Belgian Ardennes on the Sunday 14 August 2022 in Martué (Florenville, Belgium). A 30KM ride, followed by an after-ride BBQ and a vintage parts market.
See you in 2023 on Sunday 13 August 2023!
Ritchey turns 50! Tom Ritchey created his brand in 1972, known for ultra-light race bikes made out of steel. We will celebrate Ritchey's 50 years anniversary with a birthday cake! Read about their history here, and expect some questions in the Quizz!
The fee for the day is 5EUR (to be paid on site), which include access to the trails (with ravitos).
The fee for the BBQ is 8EUR, registration in advance by email (deadline the saturday 13 Aug at 12H00), payment on site.
Register your interest on the Facebook event page.
Then send an email to zoobabATgmail.com with the following details:
See more pictures of the 2022 edition here.
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The camp site is along the Semois river 200m after the bridge, owned by the Marticote. Coordinates are 49.709911, 5.301683. The end of thé street is an épuration center ("station d'épuration").
Martué is located at the entrance of the Natural Reserve "Les Epioux", at the beginning of the Belgian Ardennes, here the viewpoint "Le Rocher du Chat".
"If you talk to anybody who’s restoring old bikes or collecting old bikes, 95 percent of them tell you that’s exactly why you do it: because they want the bikes they couldn’t have as kids."
— Mike Wilk interview in CyclingTips "The refurb man: Building and riding mountain bikes from the good old days"
Expanzik asbl
Benjamin Henrion
Email: zoobab at gmail.com
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