On Saturday 3 June in La Thuile, on the occasion of the fourth stage of the Internazionali d'Italia Series, many of the greatest emerging talents will compete in a real advance of the European and World Championships, scheduled a few weeks later. And even the Open races will not be outdone.
Source: press release
In recent years, the La Thuile MTB Race weekend has been synonymous with great entertainment. After having awarded the Internazionali d'Italia Series crowns in 2021 and 2022, the Hors Catégorie event in the Aosta Valley, this year scheduled for Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 June, will host the fourth of the five stages of the most prestigious Italian circuit of Cross Country, and the second Italian round of the UCI Junior Series of the season, the World Cup in the Juniores category.
For the French selection, La Thuile MTB Race will have the function of "trials": in Valle d'Aosta, the transalpine athletes will in fact be evaluated by the federal technicians who will decide on the basis of the results the team that will be at the start of the Anadia European Championships and Glasgow World Championships.
We decided to work on the uphill section to make it more spectacular and improve the trackside experience for spectators. The changes on the rock garden will be a little more substantial, as it will also be moved, while remaining in the final phase of the lap. We have identified a new area more immersed in the woods, and in the next few days we will start building the section Henry Martell
The Internazionali d'Italia Series circus will arrive in La Thuile with Simone Avondetto and Martina Berta from the Aosta Valley at the top of the Open results, while the other home athlete, Andreas Emanuele Vittone, and the Danish Sofie Pedersen lead the U23 results. Finally, Diego Milan and Elisa Lanfranchi are the leaders of the Juniores categories.
The La Thuile MTB Race program will start Saturday June 3 right with the test UCI Junior Series at 10.00, followed by women's competitions at 12.00 and from the race Men's Open at 14.00. The day of Sunday June 4 will instead be dedicated to the youth categories, Debutant e Raw little cuttlefish.