San Marino. “Bike Xperience Rimini Titano”, Sunday 12 June a day dedicated to sport, food, culture and music, under the banner of experiential cycling
The first edition of the event called “Bike Xperience Rimini Titano“.
The sporting event offers an audience of sportsmen and 2-wheel enthusiasts, a non-competitive cycling tour starting from the Piazza sull’Acqua – Ponte di Tiberio – to follow an amateur route that connects the City of Rimini to the Republic of San Marino, through the Val Marecchia, one of the most beautiful valleys in Italy, overlooked by villages such as Santarcangelo di Romagna and Verucchio.
The non-competitive event – organized with the collaboration of Grip Size, ASD Polisportiva NOB Club and with the patronage of Municipalities of Rimini, Santarcangelo di Romagna, Verucchio and the Republic of San Marino – proposes the test of an amateur cycling route on dirt terrain, cycle paths and routes easily accessible by enthusiasts and amateurs, open to any type of ‘Gravel’ bicycle, Mountain Bike E-Bike.
An event dedicated to lovers of the world of 2 wheels and in particular to those attracted by experiential cycle tourism, which involved 17 sports clubs with a total of 170 members. An opportunity, as well as to discover the fabulous Val Marecchia, also to rediscover the local food in the market called “Genuine farmer“, Organized with dedicated stands in the area of Piazza sull’Acqua at the Tiberius Bridge, where the sale of food products will be organized at Km zerowith the farmers belonging to the “The Terre Solidali Shop“And where to contaminate oneself with the traditions of food and culture. “La Bottega Terre Solidali” will also take care of animating the sunset with musical entertainment.
The program of the event could not miss the healthy competition of young people: the event, in fact, also includes the first “Bike Xperience Trophy “, A” cross country “race dedicated to up to puppies in the boys category with MTB bicycles organized by ASD Frecce Rosse Pedal from Rimini. The beating heart of the event is the energy of experiential cycle tourism, a form of tourism that is finding more and more space among people who need to play sports in contact with nature. A new frontier of integrated tourism that combines the need to play sports with the beauty of places – such as those of Val Marecchia and the cities that overlook it – in search of genuine products linked to the territories and the discovery of the old Romagna traditions.
In particular, the route starts from Piazza sull’Acqua, in front of the Tiberius Bridge to continue on the cycle path up to Ponte Verrucchio and climbs up to the town with a stop in Piazza del Municipio, where the first refreshment point is located. Then it continues towards the foot of Mount Titano at the cable car of the State of San Marino, crossing the tunnels on the traces of the ancient railway that connected Rimini with San Marino. Final refreshment at the Borgo of the City of San Marino.
“This new way of experiencing sport – he declares Moreno Maresi, Councilor for Sport of the Municipality of Rimini – opens up new possibilities and spaces to make territories, cultures and products known, which identifies an increasingly widespread need, even in our city. The event has a particular connotation then because it connects different realities, each with its own cultural food and territorial specificities. A dutiful thanks to the organizers, our partners and all the collaborators, because with this proposal they have shown that they meet the needs of all this new form of experiential tourism. Seeing how the realities of Rimini, the Republic of San Marino, Verucchio and Santarcangelo have managed to create a “team” for this sporting event, I think it is an excellent result, especially if projected forward; in particular I would like to thank the Secretary of State of the Republic of San Marino Hon. Teodoro Lonfernini for having invested in this common event in the name of sport and the first citizens Stefania Sabba of Verucchio and Alice Parma of Santarcangelo “.
“Sport as a promotion of a healthy sporting spirit, culture and tradition of the territory, values that also traveled to the Republic of San Marino, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the aim is to introduce everyone to our country, rich in nature and history – Declare the Secretary of State for Sport of the Republic of San Marino Hon. Teodoro Lonfernini – special thanks to Councilor Moreno Maresi and his collaborators for organizing the event thinking of a synergy also with the San Marino area and I hope for further partnerships for new sporting events “.
The program for Sunday 12 June 2022
- 8.30 am Meeting at Piazza sull’Acqua Ponte di Tiberio Rimini
- 8.45 am Delivery of e-bikes to the authorities who have confirmed their presence (with professional helmet)
- 9.00 am Institutional photo
- 9.00 am Opening of the expo area and food product sales stand in collaboration with Terre Solidali
- 9.15 am departure of Bike Xperience Rimini Titano
- 9.30 am Youth MTB Cycling Race – The first categories to tackle the promotional race route will be children aged 5/6, followed by the other categories.
- 1.00 pm Picnic for participants offered by the restaurant sponsors of Borgo San Giuliano
- 1.15 pm Award ceremony of the Youth Pedal Competition in Rimini ASD
- 12.30 pm available for a small peasant lunch “solidarity lands”
- 6.00 pm Comparative tasting of agro-food products by reservation
- 18.00 / 20.00 Aperitif
- 18.30 Concert
All information at the number: +39 348 5447104 Daniele Tosi