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Ladies only Cycle tourism
MIJAS is looking forward to its second edition of the Ruta del Sol Elite for wom‐en.
The councillor for Sports, Andres Ruiz, valued the race as a great “opportuni‐ty for Mijas to be recog ‐nised outside our borders.
“Last year, in spite of the weather conditions, the level of women’s cycling was demonstrated.”
International Residents Day
ESTEPONA is holding its 18th International Resi‐dents Day on Saturday, April 15 at the Parque El Calvario from 12pm until 7.30pm. They expect res‐idents from 20 different countries to participate. The event will feature a total of 18 exhibitors from different interna ‐tional groups showing traditional products from their countries.
BIKERS will be pleased to hear that Benalmadena is set to con‐struct a new Bike‐Park on Mount Calamorro.
The new construction is expected to make Benalmadena an Andalucian reference point for cycle tourism.
The mayor, Víctor Navas, confirmed: “We want to promote cycle tourism in Benalmadena and the construction of the bike park on Mount Calamorro will project the town as a destina‐tion that offers a unique experience in this sense.
“We have a mountain range with enormous charm and at‐traction, a cable car that allows us to climb to the top in a mo‐ment and a bike‐park project that we have been working on for many years, which takes advantage of the network of trails on the mountain to offer cyclists the enjoyment of the de‐scent,” he explained.
The mayor added: “It is an activity that will boost tourism in Benalmadena during the mid‐low season, from October to April, as well as diversifying our tourist offer and helping to break the seasonality.”
Enrique Gonzalez, from the organisers, Deporinter, said: “The event will be held from May 31 to June 4 with different stages in Andalucia.
“We start in Jaen, then Granada, passing through Malaga and finishing in Cadiz.
“We have four World Tour teams, like UAE, and the rest from different continental and continen‐tal Pro countries.”
Enqrique added: “The media coverage will be represented by all the TV channels worldwide. We have live broadcasting on TVE and Canal Sur as well as Eurosport which broad‐casts to 180 countries.
“Twenty‐three countries will be represented among the teams from Switzer ‐land, France, Italy, Norway and Australia, demonstrat‐ing the high level of the event.”
There will be live mu‐sic, flamenco dancing, Salsa dancing, line danc‐ing, traditional Irish mu‐sic, and a Neil Diamond tribute act. You will have the chance to taste the typical cuisine from a number of countries like Ireland, Italy, France, Ukraine, Mexico, the United States, and many more. You can also pur‐chase some handcrafted artisan products from each of the participating countries.
The town hall an ‐nounced the event on Monday, April 10.
