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Everything ready to be played this Saturday, April 14, the IX Route of the Fortresses, a test that has been made a hole in the national sports calendar.
The route has once again broken registration records, with 8,181 riders aspiring to one of the 3,800 available dorsals.
The last details about the Route of the Fortresses has been presented this Wednesday, April 11, the mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, accompanied by the colonel director of the Marine Infantry School 'General Albacete and Fuster' (EIMGAF), Enrique Montero
The mayor highlighted the great acceptance that the 53-km race has throughout Spain.
For its great hardness and its mixed character that makes it very attractive for the combination of asphalt and mountain.
"And why not say it, because of the spectacle along its entire route," remarked Castejón.
Ana Belén Castejón has also wanted to highlight the solidary nature of the event.
For his part, Colonel Enrique Montero, explained that they do not consider increasing the number of numbers, not to massify the test and so that all riders continue to enjoy the route.
As for the small changes in the initial route, Montero explained that, "for technical reasons the section of ascent to the Atalaya Castle has been modified".
Finally, the northwest spur itinerary used in the eighth edition will not be used, instead the northern spur itinerary used in previous editions will be used instead.
As for the profile of the riders in this edition about 3,000 participants come from the Region of Murcia, being 1,613 of Cartagena.
The rest, about 800, come from the rest of the communities.
Regarding the age of the runners half of them oscillate between the age group of 36 and 49 years (category veterans).
On the other hand, it has been highlighted that the presence of female runners in this edition is one quarter, a participation more numerous than in other occasions.
Everything ready in the organization with 1,110 people working for the test to develop correctly and 109 vehicles prepared to cover the event.
Among all this great logistical infrastructure it is worth mentioning: a command post with security and emergencies, two field hospitals, a helicopter, two ambulances on the ground and two more available, four teams of firefighters two of physiotherapy and one of podiatrists.
Likewise, the runner will be supported, at all times, by nine refreshment posts that will distribute water, energy bars, fruit, juice, sandwiches, among other foods.
THE ROUTE
The Route of the Fortresses will travel 53 kilometers with a positive difference of 2,100 meters.
The tour will leave the Plaza Heroes de Cavite at 8:05 am and will travel in this order the Sierra Gorda, El Calvario, San Julián, Galeras and finally the Atalaya.
You can check the route in detail in the description of the route.
According to the organizers with this tour, it is expected that the first runner will enter the finish line with a time of about 4 hours.
As usual, the maximum time given by the organization to contest the test will be 12 hours.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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