Rome: The most beautiful 24 Hours in the world, 25 – 27 September 2009

 
The most beautiful 24 Hours in the world is a mountain bike relay that has taken place in the eternal city since 2006, and which is now become an unmissable event not only for the cyclists that want to compete against other sportspeople coming from all over Italy and from abroad too, but also for all those who take advantage of the race to travel to Rome and enjoy, while riding their bike, the view of some of the most beautiful sights of a city that always succeeds in taking your breath away. The course includes some of the most interesting landmarks of Italy’s capital city, like the baths of Caracalla, Appia Antica and the Circus Maximus, and for this reason this mountain bike relay can be considered as a unique event.

However, this bicycle race is considered as an unmissable event not only for the charm that the eternal city has, but also for the festive atmosphere that characterises the event, and that turns it into a good chance to have fun, eating something tasty or listening to live music. The 24 hours of Rome, indeed, is a very diversified happening: a sport, fun, music and gastronomic event at once, ant it is probably for this reason that many tourists decide to book 2 stars hotels in Rome just in the days when the race takes place (this year from the 25th to the 27th of September). Fun is guaranteed starting from the 25th, when the village and the refreshments stalls will be open. On the 25th also the “Bicycle Ride through History” will take place (this is a tour on the streets of Rome under the fascinating evening light) and the day will end with the toga party, the best way to get ready to the race having fun. During the evening the election of Miss Rome 24 Hours will take place too.

The 24 Hours race begins on Saturday, the 26th of September at noon and ends on the 27th of September at the same time. The prize-giving ceremony will be held at 2 p.m.: the 24 Hours Trophy will be awarded to the first classified team, no matter its category (in the race various team categories can take part: teams with only one participant or with 2 to 12 members), but prizes will be awarded also to the three first classified teams of each category, as well as to the team with the most fanny outfit, to the one that has set the most original camp, to the eldest, the youngest and the heaviest participant, and to the cyclist that comes from furthest. To sum up, everyone in a way or another, and using their sport ability or their imagination, will have the possibility to compete for a prize, and this is an evidence of the fact that the 24 Hours of Rome is not only a sports competition, but also an amusing event. Book now a youth hostel in Rome!


Date: 25 – 27 September 2009
Location: Parco degli Acquedotti, Rome, Italy