This morning, the Mercat de Sant Antoni in the Catalan capital, within the framework of the celebration of the Petit Mercat de Mercats fair, was the chosen setting to make the agreement official, which will link the markets of Barcelona to the historic Catalan race. An event that will start the countdown to the first edition of the test and which includes, among others, the recent Catalan Road Cycling Champion, Paula Blasi, a member of Massi Baix Ter, who will be one of the participating teams of the first edition of testing.
Mercats de Barcelona entering the first stage of the edition of the Volta women’s event will sponsor the award for the best race team. An award in which 20 participating teams will compete, which with its international category UCI 2.1 will have the presence of 7 UCI World Teamsfrom the first world division, and more than a dozen UCI Women’s Continental Teams, as well as national teams such as Massi-Baix Ter or the Catalan team.
This group classification will decide, at the end of the three stages of the race, which team has added the most points throughout the three days, and is therefore positioned at the head of the classification.
The markets of Barcelona are one of the great treasures of the capital of Catalonia, one of the few cities in the world with an important network of 43 markets, guaranteeing that every neighborhood has a nearby market. A service that not only increases the quality of life of citizens thanks to its promotion towards a healthy and balanced diet, but the markets of Barcelona are a benchmark for life in the neighborhoods, a meeting place and local leaders commerce, as they look to the future with the introduction of new services in line with business needs in the 21st century. And also our eyes are focused on the past, because the buildings that house them are a legacy that reflects the history of the city.
Statements from the Mercats de Barcelona, Mr. Eduard Escofet, president of FEMM: “With the award for the best women’s team of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, we want to promote women’s sport in our country that links the values of sport with healthy food promoted by markets. It is an honor to be associated with an event that is so close to us and that highlights women’s sport.”
“It is a pleasure to have the support of Mercats de Barcelona by FEMM in the first edition of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya as a women’s stage event, a bet that has wide support. We are very happy to add a sponsor that also links us to a healthy lifestyle and roots us in the city of Barcelona, , general director of Volta Ciclista a Catalunya .
The Volta a Catalunya will experience the first edition of its women’s stage event between June 7 and 9. It will have a three-stage route: the first start and finish in Manresa, the second between Seu d’Urgell and La Molina, and the last one between Molins de Rei and Barcelona, which will configure a varied and competitive route for a test of the international category, which will feature some of the great figures of the world women’s cycling.
Source: La Verdad
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