We are midway through the 31st edition of the Bike Festival in Riva del Garda, "the first festival of its kind born in Italy" proudly recalls to our microphones Silvio Rigatti, owner of Aktivhotel Sandalucia and president of the Garda Trentino tourism agency. Presented last month at the Vittoria Park of the well-known tire company, and sponsored by FSA, the visitor forecast is over 80000 people with a substantial international participation: 200 exhibitors and 1500 bikes of all types to try out, in one of the main areas for all-round cycling, both road and off-road. In this regard, there are no shortage of races organized alongside the event: gravel, e-MTB, Marathon (Small Ronda of 31 km, Large Ronda of 60 km, Extreme Ronda of 83 km with participation of professional bikers) and tomorrow the Junior Trophy MTB for bikers aged 4 to 16. Over 2500 athletes registered across all competitions, for a full house of cycling in contact with the spectacular Trentino region and lake Garda scenarios, in the region that last autumn officially applied to host the Super World Championships of 2031.

At the Bike Festival Riva del Garda there's also the presence of former great riders who in their post-career have remained in the sector, on the commercial side of the barricade: Alessandro Bertolini, Giuseppe Guerini, Chechu Rubiera, Rosario Fina, Gianluca Rota, Mauro Zanetti... always happy to meet again, between memories of cycling back then and work for cycling today and tomorrow.