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The historic Valdostan kermesse is presented for a "different" edition, between December and April. The president of the Aosta Ski Club, Massimo Raffaelli: "Great response from the various realities".
Thursday 18 November 2021 4 minutes reading time
Less than a month to the first edition of the Top 50, the individual comparison of children and students of alpine skiing which will take place in December on the dates usually occupied by the Fosson Memorial, moved instead to April after becoming Italian Criterium for teams.
Top 50, which takes the name of PDH Cup (a brand specialized in personalized ski clothing and became title sponsor), is scheduled for December 14th and 15th on the snows of Pila. This is the location chosen for the first edition of an itinerant event. In a still particular historical moment, the organizers have decided to play on the snow at home and to start the new adventure from certainties, with the intention of proposing new and different racing slopes. Much will obviously depend on the weather and snow conditions in the coming weeks.
While waiting for the lifts to open, the organizers' work is proceeding enthusiastically, galvanized by the enormous response and the numerous positive feedbacks received. The bibs that will be worn by the best 50 Italian athletes of each category, invited on the basis of the rankings drawn up by Race Ski Magazine, are sold out. The first edition of the Top 50 - PDH Cup also captured the attention of foreigners: the participation of some Children from France, Switzerland, Spain, Poland and Croatia confirmed.
The 240 bibs are therefore finished (200 Italian athletes invited + 10 wild cards per category), with some skiers still on the waiting list and ready to enter the game in case of renunciation. Massimo Raffaelli, president of the Aosta Ski club, explains: “We did not expect a great response from Italian clubs, athletes and technicians, but also from foreigners. A great satisfaction that gives even more strength to this idea born during the summer.
The likely protagonists of the season, and the related companies, appreciate the possibility of having such a confrontation in December. In the past we had already perceived this need, now confirmed by the adhesion and the expectation that has been created around the event ”.
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