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Sao Paulo-SP) - Experiencing the great moment in his career, cyclist Henrique Avancini, 2018 world champion in the Cross Country Marathon (XCM), is confirmed in the tenth edition of Brasil Ride, between October 20 and 26, in the Extreme South of Bahia. In addition to having three titles on his resume - 2013, 2017 and 2018 -, Avancini is accredited as a favorite for everything he has done and has achieved in recent years, placing the Brazilian flag on the podium of the main events in the world, a fact that accredits him as one of the greatest names in the history of national mountain biking. Perhaps the biggest. His rise in the sport had a huge contribution from the main MTB ultramarathon in the Americas.
Avancini has already gone through several situations at the event. In 2012 he did not obtain the finisher shirt, ending his participation after the third stage. The following year, he was an unprecedented champion, alongside Sherman Trezza, his great companion at the beginning of his career. In 2014 and 2015, both won by Hans Becking (NED) and Jiri Novak (CZE), he was champion of the Americas, alongside Sherman and Wolfgang Olsen, respectively. In the year of the Rio Olympics, a different experience, as a presenter of the live broadcasts of Brasil Ride, a pioneer in the country. Last year, he took the second championship alongside Jiri, in the Czech's retirement. And, in the ninth edition, a special title with Manuel Fumic (GER), his teammate for some seasons, reaching the tri.
"One of the most important things that Brasil Ride brought to our country was the reach of cycling outside the niche, which contributed to taking the sport outside our walls. This was a great achievement in which Brasil Ride was a pioneer. Furthermore, speaking specifically from the point of view of the professional cyclist, there has always been a great effort by the organization to bring strong names from abroad to compete in Brazil ", evaluates Avancini, number 2 in the world ranking and top 3 in the 2019 World Cup season of the world.
"This exchange was very important for my development as an athlete, because I always had at least one opportunity a year to compare myself and compete with European athletes within my 'playing field', in the environment that I dominated and knew. The chance to be local against big names in world MTB. That made me gain a lot of confidence, especially after the first victory, in 2013. It was a great milestone in my career, in terms of confidence in what I could do with of foreign athletes ", complements the petropolitano, who for the second consecutive year will compete in the event alongside the German Manuel Fumic.
Tenth Edition - Considered the Giro d'Itália of the world MTB, the ultramarathon scheduled for October 20-26, in the Extreme South of Bahia, offers a strong challenge for participants from all over the world. For seven days, they face about 600 km and almost 11.000 m of accumulated altimetry, between trails and dirt roads that connect Arraial d'Ajuda, in Porto Seguro, to Guaratinga, at Vila Brasil Ride. On the last day of the competition, on Saturday (26), more than 1.500 cyclists from all over the country join the stars of international mountain biking for the dispute of the Marathon of the Discoveries. A unique opportunity to cycle and see up close the best mountain bikers in the world.
Images for the press - As of this season, Brasil Ride has an image bank specifically for the use of the press: https://brasilride.photoshelter.com/index. In this space, there are photos of all the races held in the year, between mountain biking and trail run. To access them, just register on the Photoshelter website system and download the chosen files.
The Brasil Ride ultramarathon is sponsored by the Government of Bahia, Land Rover, Shimano, Specialized and Unidas. Conect Car, Ful Gas, Garmin, LAF Corretora de Seguros, La Maglia, Oakley, Red Bull, Shop2gether, Squirt and Thule are supporting companies, as well as the municipalities of Porto Seguro and Guaratinga, as well as the Pau Brasil National Park, are institutional supporters of the event.
Brasil Ride: More than a race, a stage in your life.
More information about Brasil Ride:
Website: http://www.BRASILRIDE.COM.BR
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Henrique Avancini and Sherman Trezza celebrate their title in 2013 (Alexandre Cappi / Brasil Ride)
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Avancini pulls the pack in 2015 (Ney Evangelista / Brasil Ride)
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Celebration of the title in 2017 alongside Jiri Novak (Fabio Piva / Brasil Ride)
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Avancini and Manuel Fumic (Hudson Malta / Brasil Ride)
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Cross country stage in 2018 (Disclosure)
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Avancini and the founder of Brasil Ride, Mario Roma (Hudson Malta / Brasil Ride)
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