In the presence of HSH the Sovereign Prince, the CMA joined the Beking Back to Bike event which took place in the Principality on November 28, 2021.
On Sunday November 28, 2021, in the presence of HSH the Sovereign Prince and Mr. David Lappartient, recently re-elected president of the International Cycling Union whose commitment against doping strongly marked the first term, Port Hercule hosted the first edition of the B-king Back to Bike, a sporting event imagined by Matteo Trentin, vice-world champion Elites, and his wife Claudia Morandini, former high-level international sportswoman, linking the practice of cycling as a sport and as a gentle mode of travel.
This event, organized with AWE international Group and Live Your Passion, which also had a charitable purpose in favor of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation and the Michele Scarponi Foundation, was structured around three highlights on the F1 circuit: first a free program where tut a everyone could ride on the secure circuit, then a race against the clock by Pro-Am teams, finally a criterium registered on the UCI calendar which brought together some forty professional riders of very high level for a criterium of 40 laps over a 1km circuit won by Primoz Roglic on the finish line in front of Sony Colbrelli and Tadej Pogacar who preceded by 3st seconds a peloton led by Caleb Ewan.
Beyond its sporting part, this event which brought together a passionate public also made it possible to introduce many children to the practice of cycling, to raise their awareness of road safety, to give them a taste for effort and the competition while many exhibitors presented the latest in racing bikes. In the evening, an auction of objects offered by sportsmen ended this very innovative event which meets a real need expected by everyone in Monegasque cycling, starting with the Union Cycliste de Monaco and the Monegasque Cycling Federation.
For its part, the CMA wanted to be associated with the event by holding a stand hosted by Ms Andrea Alessio and Ms Muriel Tonelli, respectively Permanent Secretary of the Committee and responsible for the Prevention, Training, Education Commission. In addition to welcoming several of the participants in the criterium, including in particular Philippe Gilbert, a key figure in cycling in Monaco, the CMA fulfilled its mission of informing the public in a friendly and good-natured environment, mixing in the same communion of spirit the young people, novices and professionals.
