The Elban event, which in October will catalyze the world attention of mountain biking, was officially presented by the Tuscany Region.
Source: press release
The 10 UCI MTB Marathon World Championships was officially presented with a press conference held at the headquarters of the Tuscany Region in Florence in Piazza Duomo 2021, by the President of the Region Dr. Eugenio Giani.
Guests of honor of the conference, the new President of the Italian Cycling Federation Cordiano Dagnoni, Maurizio Melis, President of the Capoliveri Bike Park (company organizing the event), the Mayor of Capoliveri Walter Montagna, representing the GAT (Gestione Associata Turismo dell ' Elba Island), the Councilor for Sport of Capoliveri Dr. Enrico Castellacci and the World Champion Mario Cipollini, testimonial.
Great enthusiasm expressed by all the institutions towards this event, which promises to be of the highest technical level, but also of tourism promotion.
On the occasion, the media coverage that will involve the event was illustrated, which we remember as the maximum world expression of the marathon discipline as it is not yet included in the Olympic program.
The highlights with the statements of:
Dr. Eugenio Giani - President of the Tuscany Region
Cordiano Dagnoni - President of the Italian Cycling Federation
Walter Montagna - Mayor of Capoliveri
Maurizio Melis - President of the Capoliveri Bike Park
During the conference, the video, recently made in Capoliveri (LI), of the reconnaissance of the route that will assign the two prestigious MTB Marathon OPEN M / W World Champion titles on 2 October 2021, by the reigning World Champion was also screened. , the Colombian Hector Leonardo Paez Leon.
The organizational machine is already at full speed organizing all the details. It will be an event of the highest technical level, where the skills of the best marathon runners and specialists of the cross country, who will compete head-to-head which will decree two world champions of absolute value.
