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The event, organized by the Cycling Club Gonzalo Bicycles, will begin at 9 am with the departure of schools (promises, beginners, fry and children), then at 10:30 am will take place the 1st Manga in which they will participate masters 30 A and B, 40 A and B, 50 A and B, 60 A and B, women and cadets) and at 12 o'clock the elite, junior and sub-23 categories will compete

The Councilor for Sports of the City of Lorca, Juan Francisco Martinez, along with the coach of the Bicycle Club Gonzalo Bicycles, José Antonio Bas, presented the first Cross Country Circuit City of Lorca (I XCO City of Lorca) to be held on Sunday 19 February from 9 o'clock in the neighborhood of La Viña.

Juan Francisco Martínez explained that "the acronym XC refers to the mode of mountain biking called Cross Country, campo acursoorally.As for the XCO is the Olympic modality of the XC, which is made with the distances and Olympic standards. Groups by age category, in a circuit or track that must have an approximate length of 4 to 6 kilometers of length to which there are several laps.The circuit has a total and an accumulated positive slope of approximately 150 meters. A steep and difficult path, where a great effort is made in ascending and descending, in the middle of nature. It is usually the most common competitive specialty of mountain biking.

The Councilor for Sports has indicated that the test will be held in La Viña, having the place of departure and finish in the barbecues of the Rambla de las Señoritas.

The area of ​​the chosen circuit has been this neighborhood because the terrain of the terrain is the ideal to carry out this type of competitions as is the case of the I XCO City of Lorca.

The same will begin at 9 am with the departure of schools (promises, beginners, fry and children), then at 10:30 am will take place the 1st Manga in which will participate master 30 A and B, 40 A and B , 50 A and B, 60 A and B, females and cadets).

At 12 o'clock, the elite, junior and sub-23 categories will compete ".

Martinez stressed that "during this day will participate more than 200 runners from all over the Region of Murcia that will integrate all categories (elite, sub-23, cadet, junior, elite women, women junior, women cadet, master 30 A, master 30 B, master 40 A, master 40 B, master 50 A, master 50 B, women master 30, 40, 50, 60 together.

The Edil de Deportes has added that "the test will also have an exhibition of schools.The circuit where it will be carried out has a length of between 1 and 3 kilometers and an attractive design, with technical areas and physical always low level, Adapted to the children, looking for the promotion of the youngest in this sport. The categories will be: promises, beginners, fry and children.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca