The home of Italian mountain biking is about to populate itself once again, for the most awaited national off-road event of the summer.
Source: Vitesse press release
The Mountain Bike World Cup is now in full swing, and for all the big names in the world, the appointment with Val di Sole Bikeland is one that is worth a season, eagerly awaited by the athletes as well as the fans, who always come to Daolasa numerous and noisy. It is no coincidence that the exciting official video of the 2023 edition is dedicated to the sound of Val di Sole.
It will be the first time in Trentino for the new management of the UCI Mountain Bike World Series by ESO Sport-Warner Bros Discovery, which has given an extra day of competitions to Daolasa di Commezzadura. From 29 June to 2 July 2023, the Italian capital of fat wheels will welcome the great champions at world level for four days of challenges at the highest levels that will also see the Italians as protagonists, from the Braidot twins to Martina Berta in Cross Country and Short Track to Eleonora Farina, Veronika Widmann and the new Christian Hauser in Downhill.
The themes and news of the Mountain Bike World Cup in Val di Sole were presented during a press conference held on Monday 19 June in Trento, at the Trentino Marketing headquarters, together with the other UCI Mountain Bike World Series appointment hosted by Trentino, the Enduro World Cup in Val di Fassa.
The press conference was attended, among others, by the Councilor for Tourism and Sport of the Autonomous Province of Trento Roberto Failoni, the CEO of Trentino Marketing Maurizio Rossini, the Mayor of Commezzadura Ivan Tevini, the President of CONI Trentino Paola Mora, the President of APT Val di Sole and Grandi Eventi Val di Sole Luciano Rizzi and the Director Fabio Sacco, while the President of the Italian Cycling Federation Cordiano Dagnoni and the Chief Executive Officer of Eso Sport Chris Ball connected in video conference.
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THE NEW FORMAT: NINE RACES IN FOUR DAYS
Defining it as a long weekend is now an understatement. With the introduction of the Short Tracks reserved for the U23 categories, there will be four days of adrenaline and great challenges to characterize the World Cup stage in Val di Sole, while nine are the races foreseen by the new ESO Sport-Warner Bros format discovery.
The World Cup disciplines scheduled in the first and only UCI Bike Region in Italy are still three, Downhill, Cross Country and Short Track, to which is added the Four-Cross with the classic night appointment of the 4X Pro Series.
The program of the World Cup in Val di Sole will kick off on Thursday 29 June with the qualifiers of Downhill Juniores, from 14.15 to 15.30, which will see Christian Hauser, the athlete from Trentino who wet his debut in the World Cup in Lenzerheide conquering a splendid and unexpected success.
This will be followed by the two Short Track races reserved for the U23s (women at 17.30pm and men at 18.15pm), a new element of the new World Cup. One more chance to do well for Italy that in Andreas Vittone and Sara Cortinovis has two athletes capable of fighting for the avant-garde positions. In the evening, however, the great Four-Cross will be back in the spotlight, with the 4X Pro Tour qualifiers starting at 21.00.
In the early afternoon of Friday 30 June, the Black Snake will become the protagonist with the two races of Downhill Juniors (women at 13.15 pm and men at 14.00 pm) and the qualifications of the Elite competitions, starting at 15.30 pm. There will not even be time to catch your breath and in Daolasa di Commezzadura it will be time for Short Track again, this time reserved for the Elite categories: Martina Berta and her opponents will take to the track at 17.45 pm followed by the men at 18.30 pm with the Braidot twins in the front row, looking for important points and the best positions for the starting grid of Sunday's Cross Country. The day in Daolasa will end at 21.00 pm, when the tightrope walkers of the 4X Pro Tour will try their usual stunts under the spotlight.
Saturday 1st July is the day of the great verdicts of the Black Snake, authentic temple of Downhill world. After the morning semi-finals, the elite women and men will take to the track at 13.00:14.00 p.m. and 17.00:XNUMX p.m. respectively to take part in a race that is worth a career, especially for Veronika Widmann from Alto Adige and Eleonora Farina from Pietramurata, Trentino, the latter returning after a broken collarbone. The afternoon will be dedicated to children's entertainment: for the second consecutive year, the Mini World Cup of Cross Country is scheduled for XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
As per tradition, Cross Country will close the World Cup program in Val di Sole, on Sunday 2 July. The program includes the U23 Women race at 08.30:23, followed by U10.30 Men at 13.00:15.30, Elite Women at XNUMX:XNUMX and Elite Men at XNUMX:XNUMX. In the main event, the man to beat will certainly be the Swiss ace Nino Schurter, but Luca and Daniele Braidot will try to play their chances driven by the warmth of the home crowd.
In the four days in Solandra there will also be numerous moments of music and fun thanks to the collateral initiatives scheduled. On Friday 30 June, after the Four-cross race, the One Horse Band will perform, an event followed by the Val di Sole Bikeland Party with DJ Ale Costa. On Saturday 1st July, the program of side events will open at 16.00pm and 18.00pm with the Bikeflip Show followed by the RockaBike Fest at 21.30pm, the new Format for dancing all night long, and at 24.00am Kate Klein – Dj Set directly from London.
ANOTHER CARBON NEUTRAL EVENT
2022 was a very important year for Val di Sole Bikeland in terms of environmental sustainability. Both the Mountain Bike World Cup, on the occasion of the grand finale in Daolasa di Commezzadura, and the Cyclocross World Cup in Vermiglio have achieved carbon neutrality through collaboration with Climate Partner.
In view of the new edition, the organizing committee has renewed and strengthened its commitment to reduce the carbon footprint of the event, managing to further improve the expected value compared to 2022. Non-removable emissions will be offset by supporting an environmental project in Laos, in Southeast Asia.
Furthermore, Val di Sole has once again obtained the Eco-Eventi Trentino label. Among the measures implemented, Val di Sole is a partner of Dolomiti Energia, which will supply energy deriving 100% from renewable sources, while the water of the Solandra valley will be available free of charge to all event participants thanks to the installation of fountains in the parterre area and will not be served through the use of plastic bottles.
Social sustainability projects also include the collaboration between Val di Sole and the ALPI Cooperative, an organization that aims to offer job opportunities to people in particular difficult situations while enhancing sustainable production processes . In particular, the cooperative has been involved in the creation of backpacks using PVC banners dating back to past editions of the Mountain Bike World Cup.
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LIVE TV ON EUROSPORT AND RAISPORT
The general public of MTB enthusiasts from all over the world will be able to follow the World Cup show live in Val di Sole thanks to the transmission of Eurosport, GCN, Discovery and numerous national broadcasters.
Excellent news also for Italian enthusiasts, who will be able to follow the Short Track Elite trials live and unencrypted, Downhill and Cross Country, men's and women's, on RaiSport, channel 58 of digital terrestrial.
TICKETS FOR SALE ON VALDISOLEBIKELAND.COM
For those who want to experience the thrills and atmosphere of an extraordinary sports weekend in Val di Sole on their own skin, tickets for the World Cup are on sale at www.valdisolebikeland.com.
Tickets for each of the days of Saturday 1st July (competitions of Downhill) and on Sunday 2 July (races of Cross-Country) are available for €20 plus service charge.
The pass for both days is instead on sale at the price of € 30 plus service costs. Tickets do not include access to the lifts. Access for the days of Thursday 29 June and Friday 30 June will instead be free.
For more information: www.valdisolebikeland.com.
