IMBA Italia International Mountain Bicycling Association Italia
PRESS RELEASE 2nd Trail Building School IMBA Italia April 16/17, Turin - Italy Presented by 4Guimp
1 February 2016
After a first edition in the Province of Bologna last year, IMBA Italia in collaboration with IMBA Trail Solutions and IMBA Europe the second trail building school presented by 4Guimp. 4Guimp, an Italian company that distributes some high-end brands such as Ibis and Evoc, decided to celebrate its 10th anniversary by partnering with IMBA Italia for this TBS. Enrico Guala, owner of 4Guimp, has been a mtb trail advocate for all of its career; he is one of the founders of the 24hr of Finale and of the Enduro World Series and he was able to involve Evoc, one of the most sought out mtb equipment brands. IMBA Italia considers 4Guimp the perfect partner to carry on its mtb trail advocacy effort. Participants will learn all of the basics of trail maintenance and construction according to IMBA Trail Solutions curriculum. The TBS will last a whole week-end and the instructors (IMBA Trail Solutions) will lecture in English while the IMBA Italian staff will translate into Italian. The format involves 4 hrs of theory, and 12 hrs of practical work on actual trails. Forty will be the participants from Italy and other European countries. IMBA Italia www.imba-italia.org info@imba-italia.org
IMBA Italia International Mountain Bicycling Association Italia
These are some of the things participants will learn: • • • • • • • •
characteristics of a sustainable trail, the importance of a good design, how and where to use rocks, how to design with the right gradient, criteria for multi-use trails, water shading and erosion, tools and safety, how to deal with trails that are not sustainable.
Price of the course € 185.00* * Includes IMBA Italia T-Shirt and one year membership of IMBA Italia. For more informations contact us here. Useful links TBS 2015 press review www.imba-italia.org/category/rassegna-stampa After TBS 2015 press release (Italian) www.imba-italia.org/comunicato-stampa-imba-italia-trailbuilding-school IMBA (International Mountain Bicycling Association) www.imba.com IMBA Europe www.imba-europe.org IMBA Italia trail building courses www.imba-italia.org/corsi
Beppe Salerno President Beppe.salerno@imba-italia.org
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IMBA Italia International Mountain Bicycling Association Italia Edoardo Melchiori Vice-President info@imba-italia.org cell +39/348-3600144 IMBA Italia www.imba-italia.org info@imba-italia.org Social Media www.facebook.com/IMBA.Italia www.instagram.com/imbaitalia www.twitter.com/IMBA_Italia www.linkedin.com/company/imba-italia
IMBA Italia www.imba-italia.org info@imba-italia.org