43 MARCIALONGA DI FIEMME E FASSA (ITALY)

The appointment with Marcialonga di Fiemme e Fassa (Italy) of the 31st of January is rapidly approaching
The world-famous race to kick off at 8:00 a.m. from Moena
Angelo Corradini, Gessica Defrancesco and Alessandro Zorzi tell about Marcialonga
Baby, Story, Stars, Mini, Young and Light: three days of competitions for all ages


“It's a day that everyone remembers, an appointment that all schedule, it's Marcialonga”, says the Marcialonga's OC Chairman Angelo Corradini: a declaration which reminds to competitors and cross-country skiing lovers that the exciting event is getting closer. A new chapter in Marcialonga history will be written on the 31st of January.
The queen of cross-country skiing races in Italy will soon unite great champions and mere amateurs, a fascinating multitude of athletes 70-km long, with about 8,000 skiers fiercely competing along the course from Moena to Cavalese, amidst forests, snow-covered landscapes and the towns of Italian Val di Fassa and Fiemme (Trentino region).
Marcialonga is not only the competition that everyone knows and loves, it is an event including a whole series of appointments starting with Marcialonga Baby, a brand new event, scheduled on Friday the 29th of January at 4:00 p.m., when children up to 6 years will walk on the snow with the skis fastened to their shoes.
On Saturday, 30th of January at 9:30 a.m., Marcialonga Story will give life to a stunning time travel with a vintage-event in Lago di Tesero and Predazzo, with participants wearing skis, boots and entire outfits up to 1976. At 1:00 p.m. Marcialonga Stars will involve VIPs in a charity event, either with skis or snowshoes. Young athletes will instead take part in Minimarcialonga and Marcialonga Young at 2:00 and 2:30 p.m. respectively.
Food booths, music and entertainment programmes will make the event complete, in the joyful atmosphere that traditionally characterises Marcialonga, as rightly pointed out by Gessica Defrancesco, Marcialonga's ambassador: “Marcialonga means celebration. It's particularly rewarding seeing skiers from all over the world that thank you for your support with a smile or just nodding. Marcialonga unites everyone: competitors, supporters and volunteers”. The latter are working hard to properly set the track for the day of the race. This is the case of Alessandro Zorzi, one of the volunteers responsible of the track: “Marcialonga means constant effort and great passion to me”.
On Sunday the 31st of January at 8:00 a.m. Marcialonga will kick off for the 43rd time, thus confirming itself as one of the most extraordinary international ski-marathons. Marcialonga Light, a 45-km race finishing in Predazzo, will start at 8:00 a.m.as well.