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After more than a month of sport in its entirety, the Guadalentín Sports Games closed down its thirty-third edition of the best of ways: beating an absolute record in participating in the great cycle race every year the Games closing ceremony: the Cycle-Ride.
More than 1,600 people decided to make October 12th Bicycle Day Lorca, with the largest number of participants of history and 100 more than in last year when the last record was set.
But beyond quantity, that best defines the Games is the quality and the environment.
Because all participants once again decided to turn the party ride the bike and pedaling sport and demonstrate that despite the difficult time they are living Lorca, our city is alive, and that joy and optimism of Lorca are good reasons to back up.
From 10.30 am, the Garden of the conference, which hosted the third year running start and finish of the test, got more and more cyclists of all ages and announcing that the cycle-ride would be a success without before.
There they made final checks on wheels, helmets, and dorsal and, at 11, we proceeded to the exit.
The first comprehensive pedaling platoon led the poet to Vico Road, Alameda de Cervantes and Ronda Sur, crossing the road after Granada Barrio de la Viña and San Jose, to go into the Avenida Juan Carlos I.
After finishing the main street of the city, riders climbed the centenary Town Bridge, crossed Main Street, Avenue of the Armed Forces and headed Avenida Europa Juan Antonio Dimas Street to come back to the Garden of the wheel on 12.30.
More than 10 miles per every quarter of the town of Lorca became very entertaining through music and good vibes shown by all participants, including highlighting, how could it be otherwise at this event, the costumes .
A sumo wrestler in a bikini, a newly built cyclist in his pajamas, wigs, a youth group from La Paca in the style of the movie "A Clockwork Orange", teams of hippies and the occasional pirate on two wheels.
Together again in the Garden of the wheel, we proceeded to close this edition of the Games, which from the beginning has been conceived as the largest in its history, since in the most difficult times the Sun City needed the movement, the color of joy and always bring their Olympics.
The official closing took the floor first President of Bi-City Lorca, Manuel Martin, to remind participants that "the bike can become a means of transport for day to day, so that reducing pollution and even before to get anywhere. "
Councilman Sports City of Lorca, Augustine calls, he "would like to congratulate all participants for more than a month have made these Games a resounding success", while recalling that "the end of the Games is not the end of the sport in Lorca, much less, since the City Council offer the best facilities for all Lorca can enjoy a healthy life. At the same time we are working to correct problems caused by earthquakes in complex facilities such as the Europe, so they can be up and running as soon as possible and make the sports festival lasts 12 months. "
At the awards the big winners were the students of IES Pedanías Paca Highlands.
And they took the awards for best vehicle for a cart with wheels worked bike and car for two people who made the round trip, and for the best dressed set for 9 young people dressed in the style of "A Clockwork Orange" , the famous Stanley Kubrick film.
As for the best costume award went to a small golfer loaded with golf clubs and green included.
And finally, the prize draw: lots of sausages, sports equipment, a ham and three bicycles, anticipation filled the Garden of the wheel and made more than one home was loaded.
With this success of participation has completed a month of sports for all tastes, with more than 50 tests and thousands of participants throughout the municipality.
The aim of all the years that residents will have fun with the sport has achieved.
And the goal this year to bring a little joy to the streets of Lorca, too.
But all this would not be possible without the cooperation and dedication of the Executive Committee of the Games, the staff of the Department of Sports, volunteers, clubs and associations in the municipality, sponsors and supporters and, of course, all who Lorca and Lorca participated in this event by providing all their illusion.
For them, our most sincere congratulations.
Today, a new October 12, while Lorca closed the Olympics since the Games we parted with a message of encouragement and with only three words of encouragement: "We are all Lorca".
Source: Juegos deportivos del Guadalentín
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