The second edition of the cycling event will be held this Saturday IG360 by Iron GravelAccording to its organizers, this is not a race or a walk, but a personal challenge, a gravel road. extreme distance The starting point is Sergio Melgares park in Alicante on Saturday, April 8th.
Councilor for Sport José Luis Berenguer highlights this test as “a great adventure of self-sufficiency that is not a competition, a great achievement where self-esteem and self-improvement are the main challenge”. Gravel Club Departure and destination will be Sergio Melgares Park and will cover a part of the province with amazing sightseeing spots for tourism.”
This year’s bike adventure It combines a cumulative drop of 1600 meters with a new distance of 100 kilometers.ue is added to the existing two, one of the 226 kilometers is added to the 360 kilometers, which must be completed in 12 hours, and the time that must be completed in 36 hours.
As in the last version, the test is carried out in self-sufficiency mode, unaided and without competition, where the route must be completed autonomously, participants will carry a tracker or geolocator, with which online tracking is carried out. Through the https://tracktherace.com/ website, runners can track progress on an interactive map.
HE travel program Along the coast and inland of the province of Alicante, it passes through mountains, roads, trails, natural areas such as les Salines de Santa Pola Natural Park, Serra Escalona in Orihuela, greenways of the Segura river, Mount Coto. de Pinoso and Sierra del Maigmó among others. For this reason, the IG360 organization wants to show that the pleasure of nature and the richness of the landscape are compatible with active tourism activities.
Departure will be at 05:00 For IG360, at 7 am for IG226 and 8 am for IG100. The maximum arrival time for distance 360K is 14:00 on Sunday the next day and 22:00 on Saturday the same day for 226K. After the start, the group will drive the first kilometers through the city of Alicante at a slow and neutralized pace. After these kilometers have passed, each participant will be free to roam at the pace best suited to their physical condition. The final kilometers for the end of the test will be carried out, starting from Orgégia to finish at the same starting point of the park located in San Juan Playa.