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* '''[http://www.eurizons.net/ Eurizons]''' is an annual was a hitchhiking race through Europe with about 50 participants, funded which took place in 2006 and 2007. It was organized by the European Union including [http://http://glen-europe.org/?page_id=33 GLEN] (Global Education Network) and included some workshops about the Millennium Development Goals.

* The '''[[BBOHC3|Big Belgian Hitchhiking Contest]]''' is an annually event, starting in [[Gent|Ghent]].* '''[http://www.routedusoleil.org/ Route du Soleil]''' is an annual one week race for Belgian studentsorganized since 2010, from Belgium to "one of the sunniest destination in Europe". In the summer of 2011 they will even try to break the world record of biggest hitchhiking race with 900 participants. To deal with the number of participants, the different routes have a one day shift so they don't all leave and arrive on the same date. The final winner is decided between the winners of each route during a later race. Several prizes are to be won and the organization also provides some entertainment, food and camping facilities along the way. In comparison with other races it has an expensive registration fee.* The 2010 series '''[[BBOHC3|Big Belgian Hitchhiking Contest]]''' was from an annually event, starting in [[Gent|Ghent ]]. The race is 300 to Barcelona500 km long and lasts one day. In 2011 they go from Ghent/Antwerp/Leuven The third edition took place in october 2008 and doesn't seem to Venicehave been repeated since.

* The '''[http://hitchhikingcontestpoucedor.free.fr/ Pouce d’Or]''' is a yearly race over a week-end in the beginning of automn. The winner is the one who manages to reach the furthest point and come back before the race is over. It is organized by "Ecole centrale de Nantes" since 2003 and gathers up to 120 people. In 2012, 3 others schools joined in (Centrale Lille, Télécom Brest and Agro Montpellier).orgNote: it seems other french schools/ universities organize similar races but without advertising or communicating publicly.* The '''Hitchhiking Contest]''' is was an un-official unofficial event, from [[Paris]] to [[Dakar]], start in 2011.* The '''[http://poucedor.free.fr/ Pouce d’Or]Jack Kerouac trophy'''organized in 2012 by the 'Binouze Hikers' (In English @ [http://www.couchsurfingA one day race from Paris to a bar in Normandy, in which around 50 people took part.org/meetingsNo sign it will be repeated.html?mid=93643 CS]

* The '''[http://race.abgefahren-ev.de German hitchhiking society]''' [[Abgefahren e.V.]] is organizing the yearly German Hitchhiking Championships every year Championship end of mai/beginning of june since 2008. It's a one day race taking place in early summerGermany with 80 to 100 participants. Since 2012, starting somewhere in [[Germany]]teams had to choose 3 intermediate checkpoints among the proposed one. It is to avoid having to many people following the same route at the same time.* '''[http://www.tramprennen.org Tramprennen]''' is an annual hitchhike race across Europe, which takes place at the end of August since 2006. The race lasts usually two weeks and is divided into different stages. Step by step the participating teams (2 or 3 people) are getting closer to the common final destination. It also supports the charity organization [Viva con Agua]] organizes yearly races and by raising funds for drinking WASH (water , sanitation & hygiene) projects. 117 participants took part in 2012. Several other races are affiliated with tramprennen, mostly around the university Eater break period.

* Students from '''[http://www.kpbitfacebook.plcom/ KPBIT BIT The Travelers Club]''' of the Wrocław University of Economy every year organize the '''[http://www.autostoprace.pl/ Auto Stop Race]''' with around 200-250 pairs. The event takes place during a Polish long weekend, at the beginning of May, most likely since 2009. The race starts in Wrocław.