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TC53K
(km 53
      D + 1550 m)
Saturday 20nd April 2024
     hours 6.00 
time classified within 10 hours          2 points  itra
Plogging World Championship Qualifying Race (register)
 

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PATH

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The 50 km will start from Castiglione d'Orcia at 5.30 from the "Tuscany Crossing" Events Center and after passing through the villages of Castiglione d'Orcia and the Rocca di Tentennano (your lighthouse for the entire race)  Rocca d'Orcia and go down to cross the Orcia river in Le Mulina to go to the ancient Bagno Vignoni spa, famous for its pool in the center of the village, then go up to the Rocca di Vignoni Alto then San Quirico d'Orcia, a rich town of history located on the Via Francigena where Frederick Barbarossa was crowned Emperor of the Holy Empire, you will cross the lands made famous by the film "The gladiator" with its Elysian Fields and the church of Madonna di Vitaleta, to reach Pienza, the ideal city desired by Pope Pius II now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, still hills and you get to Monticchiello, a town rich in history and recently famous for its "Teatro Povero" where all the inhabitants of the village play, you go down the Via Agogna where you can enjoy a 360 view ° of the Valdorcia, the River Orcia is waded again  and you get to Gallina where there will be the last refreshment and go up to get to Podere Il Pozzo where there will be the detour that will take you to the arrival.

It is necessary to calibrate the water and food supplies well.The refreshment points are located in the villages at irregular distances, we remind you that the race is semi-self-sufficient and the Valdorcia is a land of wind and desert and in this path the valley is exposed to the sun and in spring it can do very hot.

 

Ristori 50

Refreshments and time gates

(the closing times of the gates are considered exiting  )

NB the km  of places can be approximate  

 

   km 13   San Quirico d'Orcia        (RESTAURANT)

   km 22   Pienza                          (RESTAURANT)                 time gate  4.15 h of competition

   km 29   Monticchiello               (RESTAURANT)

   km 46   Gallina                          ( RESTAURANT                  time gate  8.45 h of competition  

   km 50   Water Point          

    

                                 TIME  MAXIMUM   HOURS  10  

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Mappa 50 k
Altimetria 53
Ancora 1

        MANDATORY MATERIAL

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  • hydration backpack or double water bottle with 1 liter water reserve

  • personal glass or cup

  • food supply: energy bars or equivalent.

  • waterproof windproof jacket

  • emergency sheet

  • whistle

  • headlamp with backup battery

  • charged mobile phone turned on

  • compulsory competitive medical certificate

                                                                                                                                                 

The use of the following material is strongly recommended:

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  • hat or bandana

  • sunscreen

  • reserve lamp

  • trail shoes

  • elastic bandage

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