Brasil Ride offers record breaking Olympic points in the race for Rio 2016

Brasil Ride Press Release for immediate distribution

The greatest challenge of the Brazilian mountain biking calendar, Brasil Ride sixth edition promises to take, once again, emotion and adrenaline to maximum level at the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia. From October 17th to 24th, 500 of the world's best cyclists will face seven stages of the most prestigious MTB ultramarathon of the Americas. The challenge involves a total distance of 600 km and climbing 13,000 meters in altitude.

For the winning teams in the "Open" and "Women" categories, there will 120 UCI World Ranking points at stake. The number of points available is 50% bigger than last year's edition when Dutchman Hans Becking and Czech Jiri Novak, in the Open category, and Americans Sonya Looney and Nina Baum got 80 points each in the Cross-Country world rankings. It is also a record in Brasil Ride's history.

"All editions have been special and memorable for athletes, public and everyone responsible for the event. This year will be no different, because we are living the Olympic cycle. That makes it even more important. The Rio de Janeiro Olympics are around the corner. We have confirmed the presence of some of the best cyclists in the world. We will also have the honorable presence of Brazil's Sports Minister, George Hilton, his High Performance Secretary, Carlos Geraldo Santana de Oliveira, for the event. It is a milestone for Brazilian Mountain Bike, a proof of how our sport is growing in size and importance", says Mario Roma, founder of Brasil Ride.

More than 2,000 cyclists from 30 different countries challenged the trails in the heart of Chapada Diamantina, between the towns of Mucugê and Rio das Contas, for the past five editions. The participants always compete in duos. Brasil Ride 2016 will once again feature seven categories: Open, Women, Mixed, Master (for athletes over 40 years old), Grand Masters (over 50), Nellore (for athletes over 90 kg) and Corporate (for trios).

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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

Gustavo Coelho / Doro Jr. - Mtb 13209
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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Chapada Diamantina (Bruno Senna / Brasil Ride)

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Stunning visual (Fabio Piva / Brasil Ride)

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Hans Becking and Jiri Novak, 2014 open champions (Fabio Piva / Brasil Ride)

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500 of the world's best cyclists will face seven stages of the event (Fabio Piva / Brasil Ride)

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Mucugê (Fernando Monteiro / Brasil Ride)

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Brasil Ride Village (Sportograf / Brasil Ride)

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