Ski Mountaineering
Riccardo Selvatico
The sixth edition of Pitturina Ski Race, valid as the third round of the ISMF World Cup will be played in the snow in Val Comelico and Sapphire. Program gets underway on Friday, January 31 at Sapphire with the spectacular proof Sprint, the next day, Saturday, February 1 athletes will be at rest, but the whole Val Comelico live a day of celebration with events and with the Parade of Nations. 2nd Sunday morning febbario will stage the Pitturina Ski Race down the Classic race at an altitude of 1900 meters diluted in four climbs.
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Dario Bond, now a regional councilor in the Veneto region: "I have participated in all the editions and I will also present a proof of this World Cup. Pitturina For the Veneto Ski Race is the excellence both as organizational aspects, both for promotional of its territory. During these days, at the end of 2013, the Veneto Region has confirmed an important funding for Pitturina, this is the demonstration of how the region believe in this event. Moreover, it was found that in these events if we send € 100,000 promotional relapse is almost ten times higher. "
At the presentation of the'' event was also attended by Rebecca Vernon vice-president of the ISMF, the international federation that governs ski mountaineering racing, "when we received the nomination of Pitturina - said Vernon - we have no doubt to assign the Cup race World, Val Comelico and Sapphire have entered into a calendar with important names in the Alpine panorama as Verbier and Courchevel. "
Roberto Bortoluzzi, chairman of the Veneto Fisi has confermanto once again the exponential growth of the numbers of ski mountaineering, "And thanks to events such as the'' Pitturina - said Bortoluzzi - ski touring that can grow and have greater visibility , '. "Our region needs these events - said Marco Zambelli Mariani, president of the Rule of Candide, in his speech - the Pitturina Ski Race will be an important showcase to raise awareness at the international level our culture and our traditions" .
Festini Michael and Marco De Lorenzo explained during the presentation of the event'' the purely technical aspects of the tests, Festini also presented the goody bag to "kilometer zero" and addressed the invitation to all participants to be present in Cima Wallonia for the event sponsored by the main sponsor Montura. De Lorenzo, technical director of the race he wanted, at the end of his speech, to thank the dozens of volunteers who in these days will begin to work along the race route.
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