The “PPC International Cycling Tour of Greece” returns after 10 years

After 10 years revives a great international event, and in fact at the highest level of competition ever held in our country, o PPC International Cycling Tour Greece (April 27 – May 1).

The PPC International Cycling Tour is included in the racing calendar of the International Federation (UCI), is a category 2.1 Europe Tour and will be completed in five exciting routes (stages) from Crete to Ioannina, with the participation of 20 internationally renowned professional and national teams. and 140 top level cyclists.

Detailed information on the site of the event

Greece makes its orthopedics, hosts in the sport of cycling, as in many other sports in the last two years – regardless of popularity – great events, returning to the place it deserves in the world sports!

This creates another tourist, entertainment and educational event for citizens across the country:

 Tourist, thanks to the huge view of the cities, which starts, passes and ends the peloton.
. Recreational, because everyone can watch it for free, enjoying the spectacular duels of cyclists.
 Educational, because the Tour is framed by hundreds of parallel events, aimed at enhancing cycling awareness in society and sustainable mobility, at a time when it is necessary to leave a positive ecological footprint on all our actions.

“Holding major events, the extroversion of Greece, is a strategic choice of the Ministry of Sports and the Government, as it is the best investment in strengthening the competitiveness of our country’s economy. The connection of sports with tourism is a chapter for further development, for the direct benefit of local communities and the national economy “, PPC emphasizes.

A typical example is the EKO Rally Acropolis 2021, which after eight years of absence returned to the world stage and received rave reviews.

• It was financed only 25% by the Greek state (€ 720,000), its financial footprint reached 35 million, of which 20 million were paid to local economies, where the WRC Specials were held.

• We support public-private partnerships. The sponsors of the Games are key partners of success, as well as the local government of first and second degree, the volunteers (more than 600, who are trained, play a catalytic role in the safe conduct of the event and are then utilized through the Register of Volunteer Sports Organizations ) and of course bodies of selfless offer such as the Red Cross and the Corps of Greek Scouts.

• The EKO Rally Acropolis had 59,459,000 spectators worldwide and 770 hours were broadcast worldwide from Greece:
. The Acropolis, the Constitution, Corinth, the prefectures of Central Greece, the beautiful landscapes, the fir forests, the mountains of the mainland, the beauties of our place.

• Something similar will happen with the PPC International Cycling Tour:

 In our country, there will be 1.5 hours of live broadcast every day every stage from ERTflix and every night, around midnight, from Alpha the summary of the race day, lasting 26 minutes.
26 The 26-minute summary will be shown every night by Eurosport, a program that will be repeated the next morning by Eurosport2.
Ευρώπη Europe will “see” Greece through the television stations that: are members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), while the television signal will still reach:
 Middle East,
 New Zealand,
 Australia,
 Japan,
 China,
Α Southeast Asia,
India,
Αφ South Africa,
Και North and South America.
 In addition, the agreement with the world sports television giant Eurosport, includes the screening of dozens of commercials in Greece on the occasion of the PPC International Cycling Tour.

In detail, the 5 stages of the Round

Wednesday, April 27, 1st stage: HERAKLION – RETHYMNO – CHANIA = 190.1km
Immortal – Siva – Kerasia – Prinias – Avgeniki – Agia Varvara – Panasos – Gergeri – Nivritos – Zaros – Vorizia – Kritagenis Zeus (climbing sprint) – Kamares – Lochria – Ardaktos – Platanos – Vathiako – Noudouros (Apoutrou) Fourfouras – Vizari – Panakron – Kalogeros – Agia Fotini – Pantanassa – Prasies – Rethymno (straight sprint) – Kamari – Petres – Dramia – Georgioupolis (straight sprint) – Vrysses – Agioi Pantes – Nios Choros.
Thursday 28 April, 2nd ETAP: OAKA (Maroussi) – Itea = 165km
OAKA – Attiki Odos – Fili (climbing sprint) – Pyli (straight sprint) – Dafni – Erythres – Thebes – Aliartos (straight sprint) – Livadia – Distomo – Desfina (climbing sprint) – Itea.
Friday, April 29, 3rd ETAP: Delphi – Lamia – Karditsa = 170.7km
Delphi (Museum) – Chrisso – Eleonas – Amfissa – Bauxites (climbing sprint) – Gravia – Bralos – Lamia (straight sprint) – Lianokladi (straight sprint) – Trilofo (climbing sprint) – Smokovo Lake – Agrafio Kalipi Karditsa.
Saturday, April 30, 4th ETAP: Karditsa – Lake Plastira – Larissa = 174km
Karditsa – Moschato – Lake Plastira – Agios Athanasios – Kastania (climbing sprint) – Gorgovites – Palamas (straight sprint) – Farkadona – Profitis Ilias (climbing sprint) – Tyrnavos (straight sprint) – Alisaris (L)
Sunday, May 1, 5th ETAP: Meteora (Kalampaka) – Ioannina = 154.5km

Kalampaka (straight sprint) – Meteora round – Kalampaka – Katara neck (climbing sprint) – Metsovo – Tzoumerka – Mazia (climbing sprint) – Ioannina – Akti Miaouli (straight sprint).

Parallel Events

• The framework of the event has already been extended, beyond the purely competitive part, to a number of parallel events (amounting to about 200) in each of the dozens of Municipalities, through which the PPC International Cycling Tour passes.

• The actions evolve with the local communities for the local communities, aim to put the bicycle in the hearts and lives of young and old and serve the national strategy of economic and tourist development, where sporting events simultaneously play an educational and recreational role.

• The main parameters of the parallel events, the main volume of which will develop throughout the week after Easter, are road safety, the development of cycling awareness, the ecological footprint and sustainable mobility, messages vital due to the climate and energy crisis.

• Of course the socialization of people without exclusions. Among them is the systematic mobilization of People with Disabilities with their participation and inclusion through actions.

• The events are divided into educational, competitive and visual events on the theme of cycling.

• The two-day celebration at OAKA, April 27 and 28 is typical:

 the PPC Bike Festival, with activities scattered, everywhere outside the Cycling Track, from 9 in the morning until 9 at night, for young and old to play, to participate, to try bikes, electric and not, to laugh, to spend hours happily with
 Exhibition of bicycle items,
 floor activities,
 sportive actions with mountain bikes,
17 17-goal track, under the auspices of the United Nations,
 baby race,
Ταχύ speed races
 educational activities,
 seminars on driving safety, dedicated to the memory of the undefeated Dimitra Iordanidou.

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