The newest edition to the Challenge Family portfolio of events took place this past Sunday in Italy – Challenge Cesenatico.
Situated on the Adriatic Coast, the port town of Cesenatico sits in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. The area itself is not completely fresh to the Challenge organisation, with past events based in Rimini and Riccione taking advantage of the stunning local roads, providing great cycling, as well as easy transport access from almost anywhere in Europe.
Cesenatico is no stranger to holding large scale sporting events either, including the Nove Colli sportive, which will take place this coming Sunday with more than 6,000 riders. It’s also a town I have visited regularly in years past, a fine location for triathlon or cycling training camps with plenty of quiet, scenic roads to enjoy.
With sprint, relay and swim/bike options as well as the headline middle distance race, the event proved to be popular, with 1,400 athletes represented by 22 nations first time out, which represents impressive figures for a debut edition.
A regular on these pages, photographer José Luis Hourcade (www.joseluishourcade.com) was on hand to capture the race in pictures, as well as some of the amazing scenery that this region has to offer.
Challenge Cesenatico Gallery 2024
Challenge Cesenatico Results 2024
Sunday 12 May 2024 – 1.9 km / 92 km / 21.1 km
ELITE WOMEN
- 1. Aurelia Boulanger (FRA) – 4:35:12
- 2. Charlotte Faivre (FRA) – 4:43:28
- 3. Gabriele Obman (AUT) – 4:45:15
ELITE MEN
- 1. Alessandro Fabian (ITA) – 4:00:39
- 2. Ognjen Stojanovic (SRB) – 4:01:43
- 3. Arne Leiss (GER) – 4:03:01
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