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=== [[Oceania]] ======= [[Australia]Lithuania] ====* '''[http://thebiggreenhitch.org The Big Green Hitch]''' first took place in march 2013. It supports the Friends of the Earth NGO by raising funds. This edition was a one week 1000 km hitch hiking race from Melbourne to the Mouth of the Murray River (near Adelaide) along the Great Ocean Road. 14 participants took part. === [[Lithuania]] ===
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=== [[Hungary]] ===
* The '''[http://hungarohitch.com/index_eng.html HungaroHitch]''' is an annual hitchhiking race over a weekend in the middle of July. First event in 2015. The two person teams have to find points in Hungary and in the neighbour countries. They have to give good answers to questions, solve tasks and collect points. The winning team collects the most points and reach the final point before the deadline. ColdHitch is their winter race in December.
==== [[Netherlands]] ====
* [http://www.duimenrace.nl/ Duimenrace] is a yearly one day hitchhiking race around the IJsselmeer, the big lake in the centre of the Netherlands.
** Tramperrennen is the unofficial/partly unauthorized successor of the Abgefahren race that took place in 2019 and 2020.
* The '''[http://www.autostop.lt/main.php Vilnius Hitchhiking Club]''' has been organizing the annual '''Baltics''' competition since 1997. The competition itself pre-dates the foundation of the VHHC by two years. It takes place at the end of April, usually over a distance of around 1,000km, the last edition, '''Baltics 2012''' attracted 33 pairs. (The record was set in 2010, when 44 pairs took part)
==== [[Netherlands]] ===* [http://www.duimenrace.nl/ Duimenrace] is a yearly one day hitchhiking race around the IJsselmeer, the big lake in the centre of the Netherlands. =
* [http://www.aegee-groningen.nl/pages/reizen/commissies/liftcommissie.html AEGEE Groningen] organises every year hitchhiking races to several cities in Europe, with a cultural program and a lot of going out in the night being there. Also other student associations organise or organised yearly hitchhiking contests with their (student) members.
* The '''[http://www.oostboc.com BOC]''' organized 11 occasional races just for fun, usually starting from [[Utrecht]], [[Netherlands]]. Club inactive since 2009.
* There was a yearly hitchhiking race in [[Wommels]], [[Friesland]], starting on January 1st of a New Year.
=== [[Oceania]] ======= [[Australia]] ====* '''[http://thebiggreenhitch.org The Big Green Hitch]''' first took place in march 2013. It supports the Friends of the Earth NGO by raising funds. This edition was a one week 1000 km hitch hiking race from Melbourne to the Mouth of the Murray River (near Adelaide) along the Great Ocean Road. 14 participants took part. ==== [[Poland]] ====
* Students from '''[http://www.facebook.com/KPBIT BIT The Travelers Club]''' of the Wrocław University of Economics organize the biggest hitchhiking race '''[http://www.autostoprace.pl/ Auto Stop Race]''' with around 500-550 pairs. Since 2009 the race takes place every single year at the beginning of May (during Polish long weekend 01-03.05). The race starts in Wrocław, participants have to hitchhike to one of the European countries. After crossing the finish line – which is a camping entrance, all hitchhikers can expect great parties, lots of good music, sport's games, animations, and other events prepared by the organizing team – members of BIT Travellers Club. Auto Stop Race being the largest hitchhiking event in the world is intended for students and aims to promote an active lifestyle, building courage and passion for traveling. More information on: www.autostoprace.pl
* The '''[http://www.klubprzygody.pl/ Klub Przygody]''' from [[Poland]] is organizing a hitchhiking competition once a year in the beginning of May. Mostly they start from [[Gdańsk|Gdansk]] to some destination in [[Europe]].
==== [[Spain]] ====
* '''[http://perdidosenelmundo.com/ruta-madrid-lisboa-2018/ Ruta Madrid - Lisboa]''' is event for any backpacker around the world. This race is based on Pekin Express where you can travel doing different challenges.
==== [[Switzerland]] ====
* '''[https://www.autostoppp.ch Swiss Hitchhiking Championship]''' is a one day race taking place in Switzerland since 2014. It's based in the German speaking part of the country.
* '''[https://www.somewherexpress.com/ Somewhere express]''' is a multiple-day who-gets-there-first race to different destinations in Europe and based in the French speaking part of the country.
==== [[United Kingdom]] ====
* '''[http://www.bummit.co.uk/ Bummit]''' is a charity hitchhiking society that has been independently run & managed by students from the University of [[Sheffield]] since 2003. It is part of the Sheffield RAG (Raising & Giving) society, which falls under the jurisdiction of the University of Sheffield's Students Union. Every year it organizes a hitchhiking race.
* The '''[http://www.lcdinternational.org/hitch-2016 Hitch 2016 - Link Community Development]''' organizes an annual charity hitchhiking event from the UK to Morocco and Croatia, according to a spokesperson it is '''not''' a race.
