Teams from Holland, New Zealand, France and Denmark arrive in Santiago for BMX World Cup New Web Diary

At noon this Sunday, teams from Holland, New Zealand, France and Denmark arrived in the capital to compete in next weekend’s BMX World Cup. Nuevo Diario spoke with the Argentine BMX Federation and organizers Hector “Tito” Ciappino and Gerardo Villegas from Mendoza.

Hector Ciappino, president of the Argentine Bicicross Federation, said: “It is a great satisfaction for us to return to Santiago del Estero with the World Cup that we had from 2013 to 2019, but this time it is a double event, we have 4 dates of the BMX World Cup in Santiago that we have never had. del Estero “We did, it is a very important competition because it is the World Cup. defines the championship and awards points for Olympic classification.”.

Gerardo Villegas, Team Manager of the Argentine National Team and member of the Argentine BMX Federation: “This puts Santiago del Estero on the BMX world map, this World Cup is organized and monitored by the USI (International Cycling Union), a very important institution. And basically it is necessary for these foreign athletes to come. Because our cyclists always have to compete in Europe, And it’s great that they rub shoulders with other international athletes.”

Because what has come is the best in morals. “You have to take your hat off to Santiago del Estero, the way the province is and the support the discipline is getting is tremendous and Santiago is grateful for the support of the government and the city”.