Prosecco Cycling: Slow Pedaling Wins

(by Ida Bini) The participants in the race Prosecco Cycling race on September 28th in Valdobbiadene They have only one rule: to win they must reach the finish line at least after 3 hours and 10 minutes. All competitors are invited to pedal slowly along the 100 km of the route, raising the head from the handlebars and enjoying the landscape among the vineyards of The Treviso hills, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The sporting event therefore introduces the 'minimum time': the departure is at 8.30 from Marconi square and those who complete the ranking do not enter the ranking route through the vineyards before 11:40 a.m. "Prosecco Cycling will become the first cycling event in the world where the participants will not be able to reach the finish line before of the time established by the program - explains the organizer Massimo Stefani - We want to guarantee maximum safety and make the event even more original and fun". The format of the Valdobbiadene event ranking - which can be summarized as the formula 'less competition, more fun' - is truly unique and the party reaches its peak with the arrival of the last classified. The individual ranking is determined by time of three timed climbs: Via Busi (1,600 metres with an average gradient of 8.9%), Ca' del Poggio (1,200 metres, 11.7%) and Collalto (1,500 meters, 6.3%). Three more are then planned team rankings: the Fun Team will crown the team that will achieve the best time until the end of the third timed climb, with the particularity that the group must be made up of at least five cyclists who must cross the finish line within 30 seconds. Another The ranking will reward the teams capable of placing at the finish line the highest number of cyclists in 30 seconds. Then there is a special prize, represented by the 'We2gether' ranking, which will go to the team that will present itself at the finish line by making the scenography that best interprets the spirit of the event. In the last edition they participated in the event among the vineyards over 2,700 enthusiasts, including 700 foreigners from 26 nations. "It is now a historic event that represents the Prosecco and the Unesco hills area as one of the main world cycling tourism destinations - says Federico Caner, Regional Councillor for Tourism - Thanks to the 'World Cycling Sustainable Events', Prosecco Cycling unites four among the most important amateur cycling events in the world with the aim of contributing to the development of mobility sustainable, promoting concrete activities to encourage the use of bicycles globally". In addition at the amateur event in Valdobbiadene, the 'World Cycling Sustainable Events' also includes the Td Five Boro Bike Tour, the Cape Town Cycle Tour and the Rbc GranFondo Whistler of the Canada.