After the announcement of the UCI Marthon World Cup race course which will be staged for the first time in Italy in Finale Ligure on 4 June, the time has finally come to unveil the enduro race course, a discipline that for 15 years now has found its spiritual homeland in the Finale area, first with Finalenduro which from 2008 to 2022 produced the Superenduro and Enduro World Series races and today, with the arrival of the absolute premiere in Europe of the UCI Enduro World Cup, after the two stops in Maydena and Derby in Oceania.
Source: Finale Outdoor press release
The great protagonist of this event that we can define as historical for the Outdoor Region Finale will be Pietra Ligure which from 1 to 3 June will welcome 650 athletes between official UCI teams and amateurs, as well as all the following of mechanics and insiders, companies, escorts, media and of course the public.
THE RACE COURSE
The race course of the UCI Enduro World Cup on Saturday 3 June will have very specific characteristics both in the traditional enduro version and for the e-mtb category, and was designed with the aim of getting riders to know all the different environments of the Pietri area and of Valmaremola. From the long and fast trails immersed in the woods on the slopes of Monte Carmo, to the new Ranzi trail area with its spectacular panoramas, up to the technical and steep territory of Monte Grosso, athletes will have to adapt to a great variety of terrains and riding styles riding.
The numbers of the EDR (enduro) race route are decidedly important: 60 km, 1900 m of positive difference in height and 2900 m of negative difference in height (there is a mechanized climb to the Melogno for both the muscle and electric categories), 6 special stages and a race between 35 and 40 minutes of special stages only. No less challenging is the track designed for the electric category, the EDR-E. In fact, for them a special downhill test in addition to those of the EDR, long transfers on singletrack and two Power Stages (uphill tests), always for a total of about 60 km, but with a good 2200 m of positive difference in altitude and 3300 m of negative.
The amateur race – the Enduro of Finale Outdoor Region – will instead take place on Friday 2 June and follows the same route as the World Cup, with the sole exclusion of a downhill special stage (Hiroshima Mon Amour) and the Ranzi Power Stage.
EVENT PROGRAM
| 31/05/2023 | 14:00 – 14:45: Athlete Registration – UCI Elite MTB Teams (XCM /EDR races) c/o Moretti Theatre, Piazza Castello Pietra Ligure 14pm – 45pm: Athlete Registration – UCI MTB Teams (XCM /EDR races) c/o Moretti Theatre, Piazza Castello Pietra Ligure 15:30 – 18:00: Athlete Registration – All Athletes (XCM /EDR races) c/o Moretti Theatre, Piazza Castello Pietra Ligure |
| 01/06/2023 | 08:00 – 09:00: Final Athletes Registration – All Athletes (EDR Competition) c/o Moretti Theatre, Piazza Castello Pietra Ligure 08:00 – 18:00: Enduro of Finale Outdoor Region (amateur race) – PRACTICES 09:00 – 17:00: UCI Enduro World Cup (pro race) – PRACTICES 09:00 – 19:00: Setting up event village |
| 02/06/2023 | 09:00 -19:00: Opening event village - Piazza San Nicolò 08:00 – 18:00: Enduro of Finale Outdoor Region (amateur race) – RACE 10:00 – 13:00: XCM race course closed for inspection 13pm – 00pm: Athlete Registration – UCI MTB TEAMS (XCM race) c/o Cloisters of Santa Caterina, Via Lancellotto Finale Ligure 13pm – 45pm: Athletes Registration – National Federations (XCM race) c/o Cloisters of Santa Caterina, Via Lancellotto Finale Ligure 14:00 – 19:00: Athlete registration – All athletes (XCM race) c/o Cloisters of Santa Caterina, Via Lancellotto Finale Ligure 18pm: Enduro of Finale Outdoor Region award ceremony 17:30 – 18:30: Press conference |
| 03/06/2023 | 09:00 -19:00: Event village opening – San Nicolò square 08:00 – 17:00: UCI Enduro World Cup – RACE 12:00 – 15:00: Athlete registration – All athletes (XCM race) c/o Chiostri Santa Caterina, Via Lancellotto Finale Ligure 18:00: Awards |
| 04/06/2023 | 09:00 – 19:00: Event village opening – Porta Testa Square 08:00 – 15:00: UCI Cross-country Marathon World Cup Men 08:00 – 15:00: Marathon of Finale Outdoor Region Men 08:10 – 15:10: UCI Cross-country Marathon World Cup Women 08:10 – 15:10: Marathon of Finale Outdoor Region Women 16:00 – 17:00: Awards |
The race route and the video previews of the specials can be consulted on the website Outdoor Region Final.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE RACE
On the web, deferred matches of the matches will be available on the social channels and Youtube of UCI MTB World Series.
If the route promises to be exciting, the side activities for the public will not be outdone. One above all the area of Ranzi Festival that with the arrival of the PS3 “Armuin” and the Power Stage show “Sagra” will offer an event within the event with lots of music, large free parking areas, a huge lawn where children can relax and play and above all – from 10.00 at 14.00 pm on Saturday – freshly made sandwiches, beer, focaccia, soft drinks and coffee by the group “I Giovani di Ranzi”.
For those wishing to take the opportunity to explore the trails in the area, the area is also easily accessible by bike.
Another convenient and accessible spectator point will be the finish of the last special Cuore di Cervo (, here), a short walk from the city centre, as well as the large team area in the streets and squares of the city and the expo area in Piazza San Nicolò.
But that's not all, the party continues on Sunday for the marathon race.
The organization has identified various spectator points along the route, all of which can be consulted HERE
Not to be missed are the "Vado Walls" and "Vado Gateways", points from which to see the riders grappling with the most technical climbs of the entire track, and the technical assistance area (TAZ) which will be set up at the Società di Peace and Work Mutual Aid in Valle di Vado, with LED wall, animation with connection from the Piazza di Finalborgo and the possibility of seeing the competitors up close. Finally, don't miss a trip to Finalborgo, where in addition to the start and finish of the marathon race, the athletes' village and the expo area in Piazza Porta Testa can be visited from Saturday 3 June.
LIST OF ENROLLMENTS
