Great Cross Country makes a stop on Elba Island for the second stage of the Internazionali d'Italia Series. The third edition of the Capoliveri Legend XCO, a UCI Hors Catégorie event, will welcome the Mountain Bike champions on Saturday, April 8 and Sunday, April 9, on one of the most spectacular and fascinating tracks of the entire circuit. Detailed information on the official event website.
The competition will be a major event in the MTB scene, with the presence of important athletes of the caliber of Nino Schurter , a 10-time world champion. The main race will be held on Saturday, April 8, preceded by free practice on Friday, April 7. Saturday's competitions will begin with the UCI XCO Junior Series, followed by the Open categories.
On Sunday, April 9, the Elba Bike Legend Young, reserved for the rookies and cadets categories, and the Mini Legend Elba Bike for the little ones will be held. All races will take place on the world-class tracks of the Old Mines of Vallone Alto on Mount Calamita.
The event represents a unique opportunity to experience sport and fun in a special place that has made the history of the island of Elba . Participating in the Capoliveri Legend XCO means watching the challenges of the great champions of mountain biking and discovering the beauty of the island while riding your own two wheels.
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Strategic location for the large amount of hematite and limonite immediately identified by the emperor as soon as he landed on the island as a strategic-military axis.
The beach is named after the islet a few meters from the shore, itself named after Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister who, according to a legend (probably created by a tourism entrepreneur in the 1960s) loved to sunbathe on these rocks.
Designated as a summer residence, Napoleon purchased the property from the Manganaro family in 1814, with the intention of transforming it into a comfortable and refined abode that would have nothing to envy from Parisian residences.
Built in 1724 by Grand Duke Gaston de’ Medici, it was Napoleon’s city residence during his first stay on Elba Island.
It was built as a sign of gratitude in 1606 by José Pons y León of the Dukes of Arcos, Spanish governor of Naples and first governor of the square of Longone (part of the state of principals). In September 1814 Napoleon, accompanied by Pons and Bertrand wanted to visit the sanctuary.
While the Elban economy today is based on tourism, the fact remains that the people of San Piero and the west coast (Pomonte) have also lived and continue to live off their granite and marble
Visit the harbor where Maria Walewska landed and the armed watchtower visited by Napoleon himself in 1814
