MORANO CALABRO – During yesterday, Sunday 16 June, two different sporting events made use of the assistance service of technicians belonging to the Pollino Alpine Station of the Calabria Alpine and Speleological Rescue – CNSAS, in order to guarantee emergency intervention along the routes .
First demonstration – the 10th edition of the “Marathon degli Aragonesi” Mountain Bike race which started from the “Catasta” tourist hub in the Campotenese area, in the municipality of Morano Calabro (CS). The competitive mountain bike and cyclosportive Gran Fondo included in the Natural Parks Trophy calendar took place along itineraries on the Orsomarso mountains in the Pollino National Park. With around 450 participants from all over Italy, the route involved traveling along paths in woods and valleys with decidedly challenging sections.
Second demonstration – edition of the “Belvedere Triathlon from zero to the sky” on a Sprint distance, in the municipality of Belvedere Marittimo (CS), starting at 0 meters above sea level, in the beautiful gulf of Capo Tirone, and finishing, at an altitude of 1397 meters above sea level, to the small church of the Holy Cross, which stands at the foot of the imposing rock face of Monte La Caccia – in the Pollino National Park -, with a splendid view of the Tyrrhenian coast.
On the two different routes, the technicians of CNSAS Calabria patrolled sections of the route with emergency vehicles and monitored certain critical points for the safety of the participants. During the Aragonese Marathon the technicians intervened for a cyclist who suffered a significant injury when he fell. No intervention was necessary during the Triathlon race.
