MARCIALONGA CYCLING CRAFT COUNTS IT DOWN

Marcialonga Cycling Race on…the road on Sunday 26 May

Over 2000 competitors already registered. Entries open until Saturday

Race packet filled with valuable goodies and free products

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Amongst the Dolomites, it is time to bring out your bicycle. The 7th running of the Marcialonga Cycling Craft road event is getting on the saddle on Sunday 26 May and over 2000 athletes already registered to the race.Italy’s Roberto Cunico and Claudia Gentili are two of the favourites, but they will surely battle it out with Hubert Krys ofPoland, Dainius Kairelis ofLithuaniaand Italian Muraro, Bertuola, Schartmüller and Vaccaroni, among others.

Entries are open until Saturday, registration fee is now € 33 and those who will wait until the very last day will pay € 40. You can access and check your registration status by downloading the free Marcialonga App for I-phone and Android from the official website www.marcialonga.it.

Each race packet includes the following: highly functional bathrobe sponsored by Craft, lens cleaning cloth by ITAS Insurance Company, energy food bar and water bottle by Enervit, lip-balm by Blistex, a piece of Parmesan cheese branded Trentingrana and cream Elite Ozone.

The two renewed courses kick off in Predazzo, riders will head down through the entire Val di Fiemme, reaching thevillageofMolinaandLakeofStramentizzo, and continue up to Capriana and Anterivo little villages. A 10k downhill will follow and once San Lugano Pass is reached, next challenge will be the 7k climb (over 17% gradient) toPampeagoPass, exactly where the Giro stopped last year in one of the last legs. An epic climb surrounded by majestic Dolomites that will certainly mark the long race, as those competing in the medium route will turn back to Tesero and Predazzo, right before this climb. After the pass, there is a 12k steep downhill, riders will enter the South-Tyrol area and climb the Costalunga Pass (up to1752 metersa.s.l.), before descending back to Val di Fassa and Predazzo.

The Costalunga Pass with close-by Carezza Lake also represent a crucial part of the penultimate Giro d’Italia leg scheduled on Saturday 25 May, the day before the 2013 Marcialonga Cycling Craft event. Don’t miss the chance to kill two birds with one stone, better yet, in only one week-end.

The Minicycling event for children (7-16 years of age) will make its debut on Saturday 25 May and participants will enjoy an850 meterslong gymkhana circuit in Predazzo town center. Both on Saturday and Sunday, the Expo Marcialonga will be open to everybody and kids might enjoy a delicious Nutella Party on Sunday morning too.

Info: www.marcialonga.it