Source: press release
A few months after the World Marathon in October 2021, the end of last season of the great MTB in Italy, it was again theElba island to raise the curtain on a new vintage to be experienced off-road.
24 from January to February 2, Capoliveri in fact, the training camp of the Italian National Cross Country MTB Team. At the orders of the CT Mirko Celestine, the 17 athletes selected - among them too Yuri Zanotti, world champion silver among the Under 23s, and Clare Teocchi, winner of Internazionali d'Italia Series among the Open Women in 2021 - they had the opportunity to put precious kilometers in their legs, as well as to rediscover the circuit that will host, On Monday April 18, the third stage of the Internazionali d'Italia Series.
“We have worked with both the road bike and the MTB, focusing above all on the technical aspect. The Island of Elba has offered us everything we could wish for on a technical and climate level: thanks to Capoliveri Bike Park and Visit Elba for hospitality, ea Maurice Melis for the precious collaboration, " said CT Mirko Celestino. Year after year, the Island of Elba represents an increasingly important hub of the international mountain bike season. The long and successful history of the Capoliveri Legend, which culminated in the last edition of the World Marathon, has been added since 2021 Capoliveri Legend XCO, which in its second edition will see the great technical show offered last April awarded with the HC category, with protagonists such as Nino Schurter and Henrique Avancini.
The Island of Elba will host one of the three events HC of the 2022 calendar of Internazionali d'Italia Series, adding to the history Marlene South Tyrol Sunshine Race di nalles and to another newly promoted competition, La Thuile MTB.
A historic result for the Italian MTB, which had never been able to boast three calendar events in this category: "For us it is very important news. Having so many events of this level in our country offers Italian athletes, especially the younger ones, the opportunity to grow and compare themselves with the strongest athletes, and also for me it is a precious opportunity to better follow the athletes of interest to the national team, " Celestino added.
The Capoliveri Legend XCO Team is already working on interesting news on the route. “After the important results of last year, we want to repeat ourselves at high levels and push ourselves even higher. In April, the athletes will find an even more demanding track from the technical point of view, and with greater opportunities for overtaking, " announced the leader of the organizational team Maurizio Melis.
The first to test the variations on the circuit drawn on the Mount Calamita with the advice of Henry Martel it was Celestino's blues. "The organizers have added variants to an already very technical and qualified course", commented the CT. - “We were all a bit curious to see this circuit again and the athletes were also very satisfied. I believe that this is a further confirmation of the very high level reached by the Italian organizers, who are increasingly recognized also on an international level. "
The Capoliveri Legend XCO program will start Saturday April 16 with the youth competitions reserved for Debutant e Raw little cuttlefish. Sunday April 17 it will be the turn of the competitions Amateur, while On Monday April 18 the races of the Internazionali d'Italia Series reserved for the categories will be staged Juniors and Open (Elite and U23).
THE CALENDAR
06 March 2022: San Zeno di Montagna (VR) - Cat. C1
02-03 April 2022: Nalles (BZ) - Cat. HC and UCI Junior Series
16-18 April 2022: Capoliveri-Elba Island (LI) - Cat. HC
May 28, 2022: Trento-Monte Bondone (TN) - Cat. C1
25-26 June 2022: La Thuile (AO) - Cat. HC and UCI Junior Series
