Main MTB ultramarathon of the Americas will bring together 500 athletes from 23 countries. There will be seven stages of competition with 600 km of trails and 13,000 meters of accumulated ascent
Mucugê (BA) - Responsible for changing Chapada Diamantina’s landscape every year, this phenomenon called Brasil Ride is ready to beging its sixth edition. Between October 17th to 24th, about 500 cyclists representing 23 countries and 18 Brazilian states and the Federal District, will change the routine in the towns of Mucugê, Rio de Contas and the surroundings. In the seven stages of the competition, starting with the prologue on Sunday (18th), some of the best mountain bikers in the world will race 600 km with a total altitude of 13,000 meters.
Among Brazilians, the ultimate goal is to get the 120 points in world rankings of UCI (International Cycling Union). Thus, names like Henrique Avancini, Ricardo Pscheidt, Frederico Mariano, Sherman Trezza, Raiza Goulão, Isabella Lacerda and Erika Gramisceli, give their best to win the title the categories Open and Ladies, since they are prime candidates for the spot in the Olympics Rio 2016 . In the Male category, while Frederick and Sherman form a duo, Avancini will be pedaling with the rookie Wolfgang Soares and Pscheidt will be with his Trek/Shimano teammate, Leandro Donizete. Among women, Raiza Goulão will ride with Viviane Favery, Isabella Lacerda is with the 2014 champion, Nina Baum (USA), and Erika Gramiscelli is riding with Letícia Cândido.
"This edition will be particularly special due to the intense competition among Brazilian bikers for spot in the Olympics Rio 2016. In addition, once again our athletes will measure forces with some of the international stars of the MTB, which should increase the technical level of the sport. Brasil Ride will make sure everything is ready for the athletes to have a great competition, "says the founder of Brasil Ride, Mario Roma.
International attractions - Cross Country World Champion in 1995 and gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, the Dutchman Bart Brentjens is at the top of the list of European cyclists in the competition. In addition to Bart, other names from different countries should also fight for the title in their categories. In Open, Hans Becking (Netherlands) and Jiri Novak (Check Republic) will give their best to win the Brasil Ride championship again. Duos as Luís Leão Pinto (Portugal) and Matthias Leisling (Germany), Daniel Geismayr and Hermann Pernsteiner (both of Austria), Simon Gegenheimer and Steffem Thum, and Christopher Maletz and Daniel Gathof (four from Germany) and Stijn Van Boxstael and Jorgen Flion (duo from Belgium), also promise to make things very difficult for their opponents.
Among the 23 countries racing, the europeans have the most subscribers, 12 conutries are confirmed: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Slovenia, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerland. In Brazil, 18 states plus the Federal District, will attend the competition. They are: Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Roraima, Santa Catarina and São Paulo.
Raced in duos, Brasil Ride will once again feature seven categories: Open, Women, Mixed, Master (no athlete under 40 years can participate), Grand Masters (no athlete under 50 years is allowed in this category), Nellore (the athlete needs to weight more than 90 kg) and Corporate (three members category). In addition, we will also offer the special cycling Jersey for the American Continent's best teams of both, men and women.
Largest cycling awards in Brazil - Besides bringing to Brazilian territory some of the best mountain bikers in the world, which gives the opportunity to the national cyclists raise their technical level, Brasil Ride has yet another incentive to subscribers: Brazil’s record prize in Money for cycling, with approximately R$ 70,000, divided between general classification and all the stages of the competition. This year, for the first time ever, men and women registered with the UCI racing in the Elite category, will receive the same amount of awards in the stages and in the overall results, provided by the regulation.
Greatest champions aiming the Hexa - Brasil Ride's King and Queen, Abraão Azevedo and Ivonne Kraft (Germany) have on thing in common: 100% of success in the race, with victories in all editions. Abraão had four different partners in the last five years in the Master category, the Brazilians Plínio Souza, Paulo Freitas and Paulo Borges, between 2010 and 2012, and cycling legend Bart Brentjens (Netherlands). Ivonne competed in the first edition with the Portuguese Celina Carpinteiro, and four other editions with the race's champion, Mateus Ferraz (Brazil).
Motorsport has its representatives - Brasil Ride’s sixth edition will feature stars of Brazilian sport, Christian Fittipaldi and Geraldo Piquet, both motoring pilots. While Fittipaldi will compete in the Master category with the rider Odair Pereira, for Scott Fittipaldi’s team, Piquet will be in the Open category, next to Guilherme Tom Faria, for Piquet Sports.
The race already began - Awaited by mountain bike lovers, 2015 Brasil Ride's edition has begun! The Cities of Mucugê and Rio de Contas, Bahia, already have that atmosphere of live competition, with the structures already assembled. Several athletes of the country and the of all corners of the world are in the Chapada Diamantina, or on their way, such as Bart Brentjens (Netherlands), Hans Becking (Portugaul), Jiri Novak (Check Republic), Daniel Geismayr e Hermann Pernsteiner, both from Austria, who arrived on Thursday (15th) afternoon in Salvador and are heading this Friday (16th) to Mucugê.
Numbers prove the greatness of the event - The status of largest MTB ultramarathon of the Americas did not just come by chance. The numbers indicate the grandeur of Brasil Ride. To gather 500 cyclists, the event has 300 volunteers and 1,000 mounted tents. During the week of competition 16,000 meals will be served. In the tests, which are to receive about 6,000 spectators, 34 water points will be installed along the pathways. And to keep the bikes ready to face the tracks 300 bottles of chain lubricants will be spent. And to record every single detail of Brasil Ride, 24,000 photos will be taken.
Check out the Brasil Ride 2015 Guide - In the links below you will be able to read the guides of the sixth edition of Brasil Ride, in Portuguese and in English.
http://issuu.com/brasilride/docs/guia_brasilride_2015_baixa?e=0/30698141#search
http://www.romasportsmkt.com.br/brasilride/english/default.asp?id=guia&codigo=1
About the event - Brasil Ride’s sixth edition is going to happen between October 17th to 24th. The event gathered 500 athletes from 23 countries and 18 Brazilian States plus our Federal District. The race is now S1, after being classificated S2 in 2014, and will offer the Elite Category’s champions 120 points in the rankings of the UCI (International Cycling Union). These points are really precious for the Brazilians who are fighting for a spot at Rio Olympics 2016. In addition to the prizes offered after every concluded stage of the race, this edition will have the highest prize in money of all the prizes for this Sport in Brazil, with about R$ 70,000 in general prizes and for each fase of the competition.
Brasil Ride videos - Throughout the event, a specialised producer will provide daily images for upload. From October 18th to 25th, always at 9am, will be available the Up Link's to be downloaded in high resolution. For more informations, please contact the press office at redacao@zdl.com.br.
Check out in the links below the two videos that tell the story of the main MTB ultramarathon of the Americas from 2014:
Official video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdKLV8Y5brw
Official video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZDgDSsY0fA
Attention: During the event, text, photos and videos will be available to all media daily. For media enquiries and image requests, please contact redacao@zdl.com.br or +55.11.98783 7408.
Brasil Ride 2015 Stages
1st stage: October 18 - 13h
20 km prologue with start and finish line in Mucugê
2nd stage: October 19 - 6h
147 km between Mucugê and Rio de Contas
3rd stage: October 20 - 10h
34,5 km in Rio de Contas
4th stage: October 21 - 8h
84,7 km in Rio de Contas
5th stage: October 22 - 7h
94,7 km in Rio de Contas
6th stage: October 23 - 6h
143,4 km between Rio de Contas and Mucugê
7th stage: October 24 - 9h
72,1 km in Mucugê
Brasil Ride 2015 its a realization of SUDESB, Bahiatursa, Governo da Bahia and Ministério do Esporte
Sponsorship: Shimano, Trek and Caixa
Co-Sponsorship: Thule, Pearl Izumi and Oakley.
Support: Continental Pneus, Red Bull, GU, Muc-Off and Prefeitura de Rio de Contas
Supervision: UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale), CBC (Confederação Brasileira de Ciclismo) and FBC (Federação Baiana de Ciclismo)
Organization: REC, Roma Comunicação and Prefeitura de Mucugê.
Website: http://www.BRASILRIDE.COM
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BRASILRIDE
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brasil_ride
Instagram: https://instagram.com/brasilride
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E-mail: gustavo@zdl.com.br / dorojr@zdl.com.br
Phone: +55 11 32855911 / Cel lphone: + 55 11 9.9178-4055
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Brasil Ride (Fabio Piva / Brasil Ride)
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Chapada Diamantina (Bruno Senna / Brasil Ride)
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Bart Brentjens (NED) e Abraão Azevedo (BRA) (Alexandre Cappi / Brasil Ride )
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Hans Becking (HOL) and Jiri Novak (CZE), 2014 open champions (Fabio Piva / Brasil Ride)
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Brasil Ride Village (Fabio Piva / Brasil Ride)
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