Appointment on 8-9 April in Toscolano Maderno (BS) for the Mad of Lake which this year will be a national competition and valid as the opening round of the Nationals Downhill Series. We will be there with gadgets/prizes and Davide Finetto among the starters!
The race in Toscolano Maderno, a beautiful village on the Brescia side of Lake Garda, has reached its 3rd edition. The Garda Pro Bike organizers are working hard to have a route worthy of the many bikers who will reach Toscolano on the weekend of April 9th: not only champions of downhill (there are already the names of Alan Beggin, Dennis Tondin, Geremias Maio and "eye of the Grouper" Finetto) but also many amateurs who want to spend a weekend full of adrenaline, joy and healthy madness. An Urban DH that opens the National circuit Downhill Series in an alternative way, thanks to a path that serves to remove the rust from all downhiller after the winter time.
The route is technical but still suitable for any good enduro rider/downhiller. The technical difficulties are normal but this doesn't mean that the track isn't without pitfalls: to set the time you need technique, physique and tenacity! Stairways, 90° turns, tight hairpins and artificial jumps make this race a good mix of adrenaline and entertainment for the public! The route will be 1.600m with an overall height difference of 232m: from the town of Montemaderno to Piazza San Marco, next to the Romanesque church of Sant'Andrea.
We are waiting for you in Toscolano Maderno where you will find the 365mountainbike stand with special gadgets and prizes, in the meantime the registrations for the race are open!
PROGRAM
Saturday 8 April:
- from 8.00 to 10.00, license check (Piazza San Marco);
- from 9.00 to 12.00, controlled training;
- from 12.00 to 13.00, controlled training reserved for TOPs;
- from 14.30 pm, qualifying heats;
- at 18.30, team manager meeting.
Sunday 9th April:
- from 8.00 to 9.00, reconnaissance of the bike track;
- from 9.00 to 12.00, assisted free practice;
- from 14.00 pm, Final race heats;
- at 18.30 pm, prize giving.
The other stages of the National Downhill Series will be Caldirola, Aviatico, Prali and Passo del Tonale. The race is in memory of Matteo Fausti, former Italian under 21 champion and multiple regional and provincial champion, who died at the age of 33 from an incurable disease. We therefore thank Father Adriano Fausti and the municipality of Toscolano Maderno.
More information on the official website: http://www.madoflake.it - www.federciclismo.it/it/race/mad-of-lake-urban-down-hill/127526/
