President of BK MTB Evolution · East Sarajevo
Vjekoslav Novčić
Club president and founder
President and founder of the BK MTB Evolution cycling club, lead trail builder at Bike Park Evolution and UCI Level 1 coach. Athlete of the Year in cycling for 2023 and 2025.
At a glance
Who is Vjekoslav Novčić? Vjekoslav Novčić is the president and founder of the BK MTB Evolution cycling club in East Sarajevo and the lead trail builder at Bike Park Evolution on Ilinjača hill. He is a certified UCI Level 1 coach and has been named Athlete of the Year in cycling for 2023 and 2025.
Role
President and founder of BK MTB Evolution
Trails
Lead builder, Bike Park Evolution on Ilinjača
License
UCI Level 1 coach
Awards
Athlete of the Year 2023 and 2025
Being a founder means laying the foundations, and being a coach means building the future on them. Every metre of trail and every training session is a step forward for our community.
— Vjekoslav Novčić
Who is Vjekoslav Novčić?
Vjekoslav Novčić is the driving force behind BK MTB Evolution. As founder and president of the club, he turned a vision of mountain biking into reality by building Bike Park Evolution on Ilinjača hill. Under him the club grew from an informal group of enthusiasts into a structured community, and you can read the full story in how MTB Evolution came to be.
As lead trail builder he personally designed and supervised the construction of the trails on Ilinjača, through hand work and the club members' volunteer days. Besides running the club he is dedicated to education: he is a UCI Level 1 certified coach and Athlete of the Year in cycling for 2023 and 2025. The 2025 award was presented at a ceremony on 19 March 2026, and we wrote about it in the Serbian-language article Vjekoslav Novčić, Athlete of the Year.
For 2026 the club plans to finish new trail sections for children and beginners, to hold its first official races that will put Istočna Ilidža at the centre of the region's cycling scene, and to keep improving trail marking and safety in the park.
Roles and expertise
Bike Park author
Architect of Bike Park Evolution, from the first idea to finished trails.
Licenses and awards
Athlete of the Year 2023
Award for contribution to cycling
More about him
Frequently asked questions
Who is Vjekoslav Novčić?
Vjekoslav Novčić is the president and founder of the BK MTB Evolution cycling club in East Sarajevo and the lead trail builder at Bike Park Evolution on Ilinjača hill. He is a certified UCI Level 1 coach and Athlete of the Year in cycling for 2023 and 2025.
What is his role in building Bike Park Evolution?
As lead trail builder, Vjekoslav personally designed and supervised the construction of the trails on Ilinjača hill. The trails are built by hand and through volunteer days with club members, with the aim of making mountain biking accessible to the wider public, not only to professionals.
What does UCI Level 1 coach mean?
UCI Level 1 is an international coaching certificate of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Vjekoslav holds it as a certified coach, and the PDF of the certificate can be viewed on this page in the licenses and awards section.
What was he named Athlete of the Year for?
Vjekoslav is Athlete of the Year in cycling for 2023 and for 2025. The 2025 award was presented at a ceremony on 19 March 2026 and recognises his contribution to the development of cycling, building the trails on Ilinjača and leading the club.
What are the club's plans for 2026?
For 2026 the club plans to finish new trail sections for children and beginners, to hold the first official races in Istočna Ilidža, to keep improving trail marking and safety at Bike Park Evolution, and to strengthen cooperation with other clubs.
Interested in the club or training?
Call or send an email and we will arrange training, membership or a volunteer day on the trails.
Club: BK MTB Evolution, Riste Anđića 20, 71123 East Sarajevo
Phone: +387 66 241 355
Email: info@mtbevo.org