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The Councilor for Sports of the City of Lorca, Juan Miguel Bayonas, has presented this morning the Popular Race 'XL Cross Patron of Lorca XXXII Rise to the Castle "to be held this Saturday, November 18, from 17:00.

The test, which will have a length of 4,500 meters and is included in the 17th Local Circuit of Popular Races, will start at 5:00 pm from the Plaza de España and will finish at the Castle of Lorca.

It will be in the starting area (Plaza de España), where the secretariat of the event will be enabled.

Bayonas recalled that "this is one of the oldest tests in the Region of Murcia, since it has been done for 40 years by the employer, San Clemente." In the first editions there was an urban race, through the malls or areas of land, and it is from the eighth edition when it was changed by the rise to the Castle.From the total of 4.5 km away, about 3 km are flat and 1.5 km of very steep ascent. it is a very long test, if it is very demanding due to the positive slope of the last section ".

The route is very attractive as it runs through the old town, from the Plaza de España, Calle Selgas, Cuesta San Francisco down, Prince Alfonso, Oval, Jerónimo Santa Fe, Redonda San José, Pérez Casas, Nogalte, Corredera , Álamo, Plaza de España, Ctra. Santa María, Carretera de los Pilones and goal in the Castle.

The participating categories are Cadete (2003 and 2004), Juvenile (2001 and 2002), Junior (99 and 2000), Promises (96, 97 and 98), Senior (in 1982 (without 35 years until 95 inclusive) ), Veterans A (35 to 39 years old), B (40 to 44 years old), C (45 to 49 years old), D (50 to 54 years old), E (55 to 59 years old) fulfilled), F (60 to 64 years old) and G (65 years old and up).

As for the prizes there will be trophies for the first three classified in each category, as well as a special trophy, to the winner and winner of the overall general classification.

The inscriptions will end today, Thursday, November 16, at 2:00 pm, which can be done through the web www.deportes.lorca.es, free of charge.

The race, organized by the Department of Sports, has the collaboration of the San Clemente Federation, Local Police Lorca and the Department of Emergencies.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca