MARCIALONGA UNVEILED TO THE WORLD

Marcialonga official presentation press conference inside the KIP International School's pavilion
The famous winter ski-marathon scheduled on 31 January 2016
The Marcialonga Management Group unveiled the last news along with some XC skiing champions
Cycling and Running events pencilled throughout next year

The Marcialonga official presentation press conference took place at the Expo Milano 2015 inside the fascinating KIP International School's pavilion, yesterday. Marcialonga OC President Angelo Corradini along with General Manager Gloria Trettel unveiled the 2016 running of the 70k long distance XC skiing event through Val di Fiemme and Val di Fassa scheduled on 31 January 2016. 'We are all extremely proud of what Marcialonga has become over the years – claimed President Corradini – a sport event that attracts 8.000 people every year (7.800 entries for the 2016 race) plus big names of the cross country skiing world. The race is broadcast live on TV in 10 different countries, RAI National broadcast has been with us for 32 years and around 65 per cent of the participants come from abroad.' Olympic and World medallist Cristian Zorzi took part in the conference and added: 'I am from Moena, where the race begins, and I've always considered Marcialonga as a point of reference for me and for every skier, generally speaking. I'm also super excited every time I see my friends and family cheering beside the tracks.'
Attractive territories for a sustainable world is the title of the KIP International School Pavilion. It means that to feed the planet, governments, businesses and associations need to invest, above all, in local development, as Marcialonga does while developing and creating sport events at the feet of majestic Dolomites, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Several XC skiing superstars already booked their bibs for next Marcialonga such as last season's winner  Gjerdalen, Italy's Giorgio Di Centa and Russian Evgenij Dementiev, plus Polish champion Justyna Kowalczyk, to be confirmed.
During yesterday's presentation in Milan, into which former Olympic champion Gabriella Paruzzi also take part, both Marcialonga Cycling Craft and Marcialonga Running Coop events were unveiled too. The road race will celebrate its 10th running on 12 June 2016 and will run along the two 135k and 80k courses on the Dolomites. The Marcialonga Cycling Craft event is also included in the Gran Fondo World Tour whose General Manager Dani Buyo Gine sat at the conference as well.
The 14th Marcialonga Running Coop race will take place on 4 September 2016, starting from Moena and finishing in Cavalese town centre after 26 kilometers. 'Over 1.300 volunteers work hard in the Marcialonga group – said GM Trettel – we all aim that our events may be social events other than sport competitions, 100 per cent safe and also entertaining events that generate economic benefits for our people'. 'The total economic turnover generated by Marcialonga – added in the end President Corradini – amounts to 8 million Euro a year, Marcialonga people spend 4 nights in the area on average and around 50.000 tourists come to visit Val di Fiemme and Val di Fassa thanks to Marcialonga.'
The 2016 winter ski-marathon in Trentino region will be part of the Worldloppet and Visma Ski Classics series plus the FIS Worldloppet Cup.
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