Caorle recalls its historical/religious traditions in honour of the Madonna dell’Angelo This is an ancient maritime tradition and perhaps one of the most heartfelt events of the summer in Caorle there will be the evocative procession of the statue of the Madonna dell’Angelo from its sanctuary on the sea promontory to the Cathedral with the burning of the Bell Tower at 10 pm The burning of the Bell Tower is a very ancient rite that is lost in the mists of time and takes place in the middle of the summer season The celebrations will then end on the evening of Sunday 23rd with the return to the sanctuary of the effigy of the Madonnina much loved by the ‘Caorlotti’ Ceramics workshop with Sara Dall’Antonia An afternoon of Marcadoc – The hills of Venice deals with tourist cultural and food and wine information of the Marca Trevigiana and the Veneto at the Levante beach in Caorle for the Ferragosto firework display the fireworks display on the beach in Caorle certainly takes on the trappings of an epic event that cannot be easily forgotten between the Falconera Gulf and the sanctuary of the Madonna dell’Angelo fireworks displays are a major attraction for families lovers or those who have chosen to settle in Caorle the Upper Adriatic paradise with its natural and architectural beauty caps off an injury-blighted season marked by the 60m indoor world title and the 100m European crown the 2022 60m indoor world champion and 100m European gold medal winner participated in the un-timed exhibition on a special track prepared on the seafront promenade of the coastal town located 60km east of Venice The race was staged by the Veneto Region and the Municipality of Caorle to honour the success Jacobs and his Italians sprinting teammates have enjoyed over the last 14 months who raced for the first time since winning gold at the European championships in Munich has other big plans for the week: his wedding He will marry his partner Nicole Daza in a ceremony at Lake Garda The 27-year-old had an injury-blighted season that saw him pull out early at the Worlds in July while a calf issue kept him out of action for the last few weeks "Perhaps at the Worlds I wouldn't have lost if I had been in my best shape, but next year there's another World Champs and I'll try to claim the only title I haven't won yet." ExclusiveMedal Moment | Tokyo 2020: Men's 100m - LM Jacobs (ITA)A truly medal-worthy performance from LM Jacobs Take a look at one of their greatest moments Holi-The most famous Festival of colors in Italy after the first stages of the Summer Tour 2023 (tens of thousands of attendance recorded) arrives in Veneto on the iconic beaches of the summer nightlife: August 12 in Caorle and August 13 in Jesolo Ferragosto at the Festa grande Santa Viola in Grezzana Organizers: “From the sea to the mountains Holi brings joy and fun to the vacation season many tourists from abroad for the events.” love and genuine fun that in its eight years of existence has won over half a million people all over Italy collecting sell-outs at every stop between beaches And it is the only Holi to have entered movie theaters as the main character in the film “Forever Young” by director Fausto Brizzi The Summer Tour 2023 baptized “Welcome to the land of colors” started off successfully more loaded than ever with music and fabulous rainbows it is back on the road to reach the Veneto coast and land in Caorle and Jesolo And at mid-August instead there is fun in the cool of the mountains at the Festa grande Santa Viola di Grezzana Holi from the sea to the mountains pleases everyone This early season has already seen several tens of thousands of attendees at the first events Holi is staged in Caorle on Madonnina Beach a historic stage that has always sold out since its inception Fabio Lazzari from Treviso and Marco Bari from Vicenza “Holi on the beach has always been a breathtaking spectacle You dance by the sea surrounded by a thousand colors of the rainbow A unique emotion with high scenic impact suitable for everyone you will dance with your feet on the golden sand amid the notes of the musical selection of deejays Andrea Martini alternating with the famous vocal countdowns to pace the launches of the colored powders another exciting rainbow stage will color the Veneto coastline: on Sunday The appointment is on the beach at Piazza Brescia until midnight the people of holi lovers will be able to experience the magic of the festival of colors amidst its notes of joy and lightheartedness for endless fun The event is in collaboration with King’s Club And then the “Welcome to the land of colors” Tour sets out again for the Verona area to reach the Festa grande Santa Viola di Grezzana and thus celebrate mid-August by enjoying the coolness of the mountains among concerts dancing and good food under a multicolored sky This festival has been held for more than 40 years in Lessinia because it shares its values; in addition to fun and entertainment solidarity is the cornerstone of the Veronese festival.For all info and updates on upcoming Summer Tour stages: www.holitour.it The festival’s fame is now known to everyone but few know where this format that inspired the two event managers During the Indian festival called “Holi” entire peoples of villages in India Nepal and Pakistan throw bags of colored powder and water balloons at each other to celebrate rebirth and love and the ultimate defeat of evil in favor of good The occasion falls in spring and carries universal positive messages of friendship Lazzari and Bari: “The festival we have devised is a vehicle to convey the genuine values of this ancient occasion and to manifest the solidarity soul that underlies everything and for which we conceived the festival.” In fact what distinguishes Holi the Festival of Colors from other formats that imitate it on the wave of the phenomenon’s virality is the solidarity purpose Lazzari and Bari have been raising funds for the Forgotten Brothers Foundation which helps hearing-impaired children in a village in India The Forgotten Brothers Foundation is a nonprofit organization in Cittadella a village in northeast India where the Ferrando School was established in 2006 an institute that takes in hearing-impaired children with the goal of early intervention in the diagnosis and treatment of deafness through therapeutic paths The 28th edition of the Corsa Internazionale Oderzo The Italian coastline between Venice and Trieste is dotted with small towns that swell dramatically into seaside resorts during the summer months Separated from the rest by the Marano Lagoon Grado isn’t dramatically different from Caorle They all boast countless beach chairs along the Adriatic Sea and plenty of sun For those who aren’t sure whether they want to show a sunlight-starved body in a bikini because the many tourists from Germany and Austria that come here certainly aren’t The Germanic visitors aren’t new to this area; Friuli-Venezia Giulia was once a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire And various tribes from north and east were moving through the area much earlier than that with the fall of the Roman Empire formerly one of the Romans’ most important cities on display in the National Museum of Underwater Archaeology of the Upper Adriatic A Roman merchant vessel was found decades ago off the coast But the museum is a frequent target of scorn from reports that say it’s never open Much of the city’s core features multistory buildings for commercial and residential use that can be seen in just about any city in the region A few of the hotels try to stand out architecturally There are numerous pedestrian streets nicely lined with shady trees where tourists can check out clothes albeit from a mostly non-Italian clientele But most don’t come to Grado for the shade or the city blocks That large concrete barrier serves as a walkway between two main beach areas The beach to the west features hundreds of lounge chairs for rent A few more sophisticated ones have nicer chairs and curtains Daily prices range from 5 euros for a sun chair to 6 euros for an umbrella But the real indicator about the nature of Grado is that price plans exist not only for weeks or even months while merchants and residents in nearby Venice complain of day-tripping hordes of tourists harris.kent@stripes.com Twitter: @kharris4stripes Directions: Grado is just more than an hour’s drive from Aviano Take the A28 to the A4 autostrada and head towards Trieste Take the Palmanova exit and then the SR252 (through Aquileia) to Grado Times: Beaches are generally closed when the sun goes down but there are free places near the large canal that separates the commercial and residential sectors drive a block and turn right to find a narrow road Italy hosted the latest fifth round of the Europe Triathlon Cup series for Elite senior athletes on Sunday Kudos to Europe Triathlon for getting their product out there Both events were decided in the final finish straight with each winner finishing just one second clear of their nearest competitor The opening 750m (non-wetsuit) swim saw the familiar sight in European events of Bianca Seregni (ITA) leading the way With just Great Britain’s Sophie Alden for company they exited the water with a significant lead of 25 seconds That duo rode together in the early stages before Seregni – a multiple World and European Aquathlon champion through the Junior and Senior ranks – pulled clear and Alden was soon back in that large chase group but ultimately the collective strength of the chasers would prevail leaving a huge group descending on T2 together a leading trio contained two Italian athletes – Carlotta Missaglia and Angelica Prestia – plus Germany’s Selina Klamt it would be a first Europe Triathlon Cup victory at senior level for one of them there was a break at the front of the men’s race in the water With almost the entire field following in a very long line however capitalising on that was going to be practically impossible on a flat and fast bike course and led by the hard work of Brits Tom Bishop and Sam Dickinson the T2 dismount line was a very busy place to be All down to the run to decide the winner then Switzerland’s Max Studer powered to the front on the run at what seemed like sprinting pace Any thoughts that it may have been a reckless move soon evaporated as the European Sprint Champion proved again that he’s the real deal Follow the madness of the 'Race that eats its young' on RUN247 Familiar terrain but newfound aggression for Portuguese rider João Almeida was on familiar terrain on stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia which brought the gruppo through Treviso on its flat run to the finish in Caorle the Portuguese rider spent a season there with local squad Unieuro Trevigiani a key waystation on his road to the WorldTour is the aggression Almeida has shown to get to this point A consistent rider blessed with a reliable diesel engine – a 'passista scalatore,' in the words of his old Trevigiani manager Marco Milesi when he joined the team as an 18-year-old – Almeida has typically ridden defensively in the high mountains content to track the accelerations of others Subscribe to Cyclingnews for the comprehensive Giro d'Italia experience so you'll never miss a moment of our coverage where Almeida set his UAE Team Emirates squad to work midway up the climb before delivering the stage-winning attack with a shade under 6km to go they put 25 seconds into Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) The man with a reputation for caution had just produced the most telling attack of the Giro to date The complexion of the days ahead suddenly feels a little different we saw there was a stretch of 5km at almost 9% that was the place," UAE Team Emirates directeur sportif Fabio Baldato told Cyclingnews in Caorle Thomas came back to him there using a big gear but João made the difference where it was steeper UAE Team Emirates had signalled their intentions by setting the tempo from midway up Monte Bondone with Davide Formolo and Jay Vine teeing up Almeida's acceleration on the steepest portion of the ascent The rough outline of the plan had been sketched beforehand but its final execution was left to Almeida's judgement He had the option to call an audible at the line of scrimmage it was up to João to make the 'call,' so to speak," Baldato said it was his legs and his head that decided we'd go for it but we've believed in João from the start but João has always been a calm guy A Giro repeatedly billed as a duel – first between Roglič and Remco Evenepoel and latterly between Roglič and Geraint Thomas – now has the look of a three-way contest as it enters its final Almeida appeared content to suggest a podium finish would be the summit of his ambition with three days in the mountains remaining the Trofeo Senza Fine is clearly within reach he was reluctant to talk up the idea in Caorle on Wednesday evening let's find out in Rome," Almeida told Cyclingnews I'm feeling good and I want to make the most of it I was very pleased with the results and effort I did after six hours of fast racing I keep going like this and everything is going to go as smooth as possible." After two weeks of stalemate among the overall contenders Almeida's forcing at Monte Bondone created the first real differences in a road stage after crashes COVID-19 and time trials had accounted for most of the other alterations to the GC before now that the hierarchy of Monte Bondone would necessarily repeat itself at Val di Zoldo on Thursday or at Tre Cime di Lavaredo on Friday "It's still very tight between the top three," he said The strength of Almeida's UAE Team Emirates guard on Tuesday was notable while the abandon of Pavel Sivakov means that Thomas now has just four riders alongside him to defend his maglia rosa but Thomas still has two very strong climbers with him in Arensman and De Plus," Baldato said all that counts is the legs in the climbs." After his display on Monte Bondone – arguably his most striking since his defiant solo defence of pink at Piancavallo in 2020 – Almeida will be starting to believe that he has as good a chance as anyone else at withstanding the rigours of the Giro's grandstand finale He went close as a neophyte three years ago "It's going to be brutal," Almeida said on Wednesday the ideal summer beach weekend in Italy would be swimming in a warm blue sea and sunbathing on soft sand Then there are those who attend and compete in the Roll & Flat Venice Beach Race Italy isn’t the first place that comes to mind when I think of a thriving car culture so I was surprised to see a big turnout at this event the local hot rod club that organizes Roll & Flat there were 300 cars and bikes signed up for this year’s event at Caorle Eastern Beach Participants come from all over Europe to take part but there’s always an especially large contingent from Germany and Austria who make the road-trip across the Alps to this small town near Venice Beach racing like this is not about speed – it’s about emotion and adrenaline The race rules for Roll & Flat are simple: whoever’s first to the checkered flag 1/8th of a mile away is the winner Bikes race against bikes and cars against cars but bikes look more exciting on a beach: they drift around and you actually see that riders need to work to succeed but this year the racing part of the event was restricted to regular street legal tires The regulations also state that no modern powertrain solutions may be hidden under a vintage suit: pre-’60s American cars with pre-’80s mechanical upgrades is as far as the rules extend It was cool to see rare beasts like this immaculate 1938 Pontiac out on the beach 90hp from a 2.8L engine was a fine achievement back in the day Many compare this Italian event to The Race of Gentlemen held in Wilwood but Roll & Flat is one of a number of popular European beach races worthy of note Some of the most well-known include the Rømø Motor Festival in Denmark with its 100-year-old traditions and the Pendine Sands Hot Rod Races in the United Kingdom where speeds famously exceed more than 120mph (193km/h) I personally think that Roll & Flat is a bit more carefree and fun While other beach racing events have a strict line when it comes to period-correct dress codes and speed the Venice Beach Race adds its own Italian flavor It’s all about style and community rather than winning Hot rods and custom bikes are the original outlaws on the road so not following the rules too closely feels far more natural to me More stories from Italy on Speedhunters Being American it's always so weird for me seeing other countries celebrate American cars so enthusiastically I suppose it must be the same the other way around I think the first race girl has a Gadsden tattoo on the back of her leg This event is truly special and has such a unique flavor that everybody in our group agreed that we will go again next year The friendly atmosphere revolving around the era vintage cars and in some cases period correct dress combined with Italian lifestyle and food is a perfect combination You could really tell that everybody loved it Some people came from far away places like Russia and others strolled over in their swimwear the event in it's 7th year is still without admission fees and this adds to the special feeling The 50' Brothers create it for la passione participants and the great band entertaining us Friday night: Pink Armada Great coverage and pictures of a special event idk why but I really thought this took place in Venice Beach and I would've believed it since it gave off west coast vibes There has always been a strong contingent of rock'n'rollers in Italy and there is also a very well established car culture Speedhunters is an international collective of photographers writers and drivers with a shared passion for uncovering the world's most exciting car culture stories a five-year tradition.Tradition tells that some fishermen found a wooden statue of the Madonna and Child floating in the sea despite it resting on a marble pedestal; only children managed to take it to the Cathedral from which it disappeared the next day only to be inexplicably found at a later time in the small church on the sea which then took the name of the Church of the Madonna dell’Angelo The Church can be visited every day during the day in the winter months During the summer it is open from early morning until 11.00 pm.It is a real procession … at sea with festively decorated fishing boats bragozzi and boats from all over the neighborhood following the statue of the Madonna dell’Angelo.Every five years the statue kept in the homonymous church is carried in procession on the caorlina a rowing boat typical of the Venice lagoon The procession itinerary winds its way from the Fishing Port along the internal Rio and the Canale dell’Orologio and then along the sea until it reaches the church again A festival that never misses any inhabitant of the Maritime City of Caorle is the Procession of the Madonna dell’Angelo also familiarly known as MADONNINA DEL MARE The water procession sees the participation of virtually all the boats in the city Believers and non-believers compete to find the best place along the banks where the “Caorlina” with its bright colors and the statue of the Madonna will pass The procession starts from the fish market area where fishing boats are normally anchored and reaches the sea from the harbor mouth the statue is then unloaded and brought back on foot to the beautiful church where it will remain for another five years (The next edition will be on 13th SEPTEMBER 2021 – not to be missed-) It is a riot of colors and affection for the TRUE symbol of the CITY OF CAORLE linked to its “Madonnina del Mare” by an amazing affection You will see children with grandparents and people of all ages celebrating while everywhere you hear the typical song that accompanies the procession I had the pleasure of accompanying the Madonna dell’Angelo in the 2013 edition That year the Caorlina did not go out to sea due to adverse weather conditions At the end of the procession all the participants in the water parade meet in the marina where there is no shortage of local delicacies based on grilled fish and local sweets.Pio Dal Cin (photo Pio Dal Cin) CAORLE BLUE FLAG 2021The ceremony for awarding the Blue Flags for the year 2021 took place this morning in live streaming: among the awarded locations there was also Caorle which for the sixteenth year was confirmed for the excellence of its sea and its services!“This is a recognition very important – comments the Mayor Luciano Striuli – because it is distinctive of those places that have made environmental quality their flagship the Blue Flag also guarantees the implementation of high standards related to safety: it is a further confirmation that Caorle is the right place to spend your holidays and where (re) find that psychophysical well-being that we we all seek in contact with nature and local traditions “The Blue Flag is awarded every year by FEE Italia the Foundation for Environmental Education to places that meet certain requirements and criteria regarding water quality environmental management and services and safety on the beach The requesting localities must possess all the mandatory requirements and the greatest number of those considered “guide”.The first official recognition was obtained from Caorle in 2002 which was followed continuously by all the others until this year Spanish triathlon legend Mario Mola will begin his 2023 season at the European Duathlon Championships this weekend in Venice-Caorle The race marks the first European title up for grabs in 2023 with competitors racing over the sprint distance (5km / 20km / 2.5km) who has struggled over the past three years to find the same form that propelled him to the top of the world for three consecutive seasons between 2016-18 will hope a win in Italy could be the catalyst for a major comeback ahead of the Paris Olympic Games in 2024 Mola still undoubtedly has time left at the top of the sport who also finished second in the 2019 WTCS series has since the pandemic had to deal with periods of inconsistency that have prevented him from returning to the top of his game At the World Triathlon Championship Series level the Spaniard’s highest finish was 36th at WTCS Hamburg in 2022 with the other three results comprising of two DNF’s and that 39th in Abu Dhabi at the end of last year is still strong (10th fastest run split at the 2022 Grand Final) his weakness in the water on the WTCS scene kept being exposed last season by a new crop of athletes who keep pushing the pace on the swim and the bike Following his 10th place at the Tokyo Games Mola made it clear that he intended to continue working towards his dream of an Olympic medal in Paris “Back home after another Olympic experience but glad to have raced at a good level once again Three years ahead to get back to my best version…or did you doubt it Mola sits 82nd in the Olympic Qualification Rankings As it stands and based on his form in 2022 Mola will face an uphill battle to qualify for the Games However, a second place finish at the Valencia World Cup last September ahead of the likes of Matt McElroy of the USA and most importantly fellows Spaniards Antonio Serrat Seoane David Castro Fajardo and Roberto Sanchez Mantecon proves that Mola still has what it takes to be at the front of big races A 14:22 5km split shows that he has what it takes on the run to win After becoming a father in 2022 and seemingly relocating back to Spain and switching to a different coaching set up and training environment following the Tokyo Olympics it’s understandable that consistency was hard to find for Mola last season The 2022 Valencia World Cup result proved that he can be competitive and this Saturday’s race in Venice-Caorle will give Mola an opportunity to prove that his bike and run combination is still one to be feared ahead of what looks likely to be an intense period of racing as he chases the Olympic dream for the fourth time If he successfully qualifies for the Paris Olympics, and goes on to realise his dream of medaling, his achievements over the sprint and olympic distance would stack up well next to those of another Spanish great, Javier Gomez The men and women’s elite race at the European Duathlon Championships in Venice-Caorle will take place on Saturday, March 18th, with the full start lists and event information available here CAORLE Suonica Festival is a travelling music festival held in the evocative Parco del Pescatore with the best artists of the current Italian pop/urban scene Tananai and the dawn concert by pianist Remo Anzovino on the Spiaggia della Madonnina it is back to dancing in the company of Ernia info and tickets at: www.suonicafestival.it Sian Rainsley made an encouraging return from injury with second place at the Europe Triathlon Cup Caorle over the weekend Last year saw the British athlete perform well at Super League’s Arena Games as well as notch a top 10 at WTCS Hamburg where she was also part of a young winning Mixed Relay team alongside Kate Waugh But this season started in the worst possible way as she suffered a ruptured anterior talo-fibular ligament and a grade 1 calcaneofibular ligament tear after rolling her ankle in a pot hole on a run That had left her booted up in January rather than out training but four months on she returned to Italy for the Continental Cup event and made it onto the podium was part of the break on the bike and then – in what was the big unknown – stayed on strongly on the run to grab the silver medal in an overall time of 57:36 seven seconds behind winner Selina Klamt of Germany We caught up with her afterwards to hear how it had all gone and find out what’s next She told us: “My first race of the season is done and in all honesty It’s hard to have full confidence in your run form when you’ve missed a chunk of it the plan was to make it as hard a swim-bike race as possible and hopefully get a head start on some of the speedy runners After a crazy beach start with many dolphin dives I put my head down and focussed on getting to the buoy first “The tide and current was insanely strong and definitely made for an extra few meters on the swim as we were being pushed in the wrong direction I pushed the pace and led for the majority of the 750m – more like 800m – swim but passed on the dolphin dives out by a fellow athlete.” And the aggressive gameplan continued out of T1 with Rainsley adding: “We mounted our bikes and the field was split which was perfect A group of four of us had a small lead so we kept the pace on to make the others work “I was feeling strong so did a lot of the work and even broke away solo for half a lap now alongside some British teammates for company We managed to get the gap to over 40 seconds to the group behind which fortunately contained some of the speedy runners I’d be worried about.” but the moment of truth had arrived: “Sessions have been building nicely but there’s not been lots of them and with only a couple of strides off the bike previous to this race “A good T2 had set me up nicely and we were running as a group of seven for the first 1.5km I wasn’t feeling overly confident for a podium at this point We were taking it in turns to up the pace and one by one myself and a Belgium athlete [Jolien Vermeylen who would finish fourth] were also dropped by the flying German athlete [Klamt] the Spanish athlete [Cecilia Santamaria] managed to join us so now we were running for second third and fourth and nobody wants to finish fourth especially when it’s coming down to a sprint finish I wasn’t taking my chances and surged with around 800m to go and managed to stay clear for second – a way better run than I’d expected!” And she revealed afterwards that she won’t have to wait long for her next race which takes place in Madrid in the first week in June adding: “I’m happy to get the season rolling and now looking forward to hopefully building on this towards the European Championships.” Meanwhile there was a British one-two in the men’s race with World U23 Champion Connor Bentley winning by two from Ben Dijkstra who in turn was just a second ahead of France’s Valentin Morlec Caorle is becoming increasingly international in addition to the classic Europe Triathlon Cup (and Europe Triathlon Junior Cup) Venice – Caorle will also host the European Duathlon Sprint Élite and Age Group Championships and the European Duathlon Classic Age Group Championships The assignment of Europe Triathlon Union confirms Caorle among the most important locations of the multi-discipline not only nationally but also internationally with the most participated stage of the Europe Triathlon Cup ever on European soil the great competitive success and participation has been confirmed again this year Porto Santa Margherita will be the location of the European race for the third consecutive year To enrich the commitment of Silca Ultralite Vittorio Veneto with the support of the Municipality of Caorle in collaboration with Fitri and under the aegis of Europe Triathlon the new prestigious assignment of the continental event dedicated to the duathlon (running the Venetian seaside resort will be at the centre of the triathlon scene with the top continental duathlon event (reserved for Élite Age Group and Paraduathletes) and with the important Europe Triathlon Cup which has now established itself internationally Much satisfaction from all those involved.“Our work and our policy of small steps are paying off,” comments Silca Ultralite Vittorio Veneto president Aldo Zanetti ”We started off quietly several years ago explaining to the administrators of Caorle right from the start that we would bring beautiful events to an international level It is a source of pride for us to be held in such high regard by our Federation and by the European one and we will do everything we can to ensure that those who come to Caorle will be so comfortable that they will leave reluctantly Our passion and that of all our volunteers will overcome any difficulties that may arise on these occasions from one moment to the next I am even happier that our Governor sees in us and in Caorle a heritage to safeguard and support There is a lot of work to be done and together with FITRI and the City of Caorle we must not waste a minute because March is after tomorrow and we must immediately pedal well and hard together to run straight to the goal “Let’s further strengthen the strong bond that has been created between Caorle and the multi-discipline – comments the Councillor for Sport of the Municipality of Caorle Mattia Munerotto – in 2023 we will in fact host two of the main events at continental level for the Triathlon and Duathlon disciplines the Europe Triathlon Cup will return to Porto Santa Margherita and Lido Altanea Caorle will be the stage for the European Elite and Age Group Duathlon Sprint Championships and the European Age Group Classic Duathlon Championships These appointments are also important from a promotional point of view because they strengthen our image as a Sports City not only at the Italian level We are also continuing our more than fruitful collaboration with Silca Ultralite takes care of the organisation of these prestigious multi-discipline events from a sporting point of view’ This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Alongside an already busy weekend of racing around the world the latest Continental Cup event in Europe took place on Saturday at the Europe Triathlon Cup Caorle in Italy Located a short ferry ride up the Adriatic coast from Venice, this popular event was in its third year and also hosted the first of four ‘Rising Stars’ focussed events in the European Triathlon Junior Cup series the Europe Triathlon team were putting significantly increased profile social media coverage and also live stream broadcast to raise awareness and build the profile of their future stars We had four excellent races – and I was very pleased to be the broadcast commentator for them all Here’s a wrap on how it all played out The large entry – this event was a qualifier for the World Junior Championships – meant that this was a two-day semi-finals and finals format over a super-sprint (300m / 9.5km / 1.9km) distance Despite only needing to finish top-9 to qualify Szalai won her heat – the fastest of the day – by a relative country mile any concerns that her qualification efforts represented tactical naivety were quickly extinguished in the final she was part of a breakaway group of around 12 that earned themselves a 10-15 second advantage at T2 – and inside the the first 30 seconds of the run she took control and never looked like being challenged she was racing against high-quality athletes up to four years her senior several of whom have European and World Championship medals to their name already With plenty of time to high-five the crowds and enjoy the long finishing straight ‘Rising Stars’ was the branding for this event Quite appropriate in the case of Fanni Szalai The last two editions of this race had seen home athlete provides pressure and expectation – but De Nigro dealt with it in style and ran to victory once again in what will be his last chance to race in this event as he turns 20 next year You can be all but certain we’ll see him back 12 months from now in the Senior Elite race “On the bike we tried to push away immediately and we formed a good group Nils attacked on the run and I was already struggling… but then on the last few hundred metres I just attacked all the way and of course Caorle is my favourite race and now I’ve one it three times in a row 12 months ago Germany’s Seline Klamt took bronze here in a sprint finish but this year she returned to make the race hers It was an amazing way to start the season.” The final race of the day was the Senior Men and it also provided a fourth different nation topping the podium Arena Games Triathlon London winner, Nicolo Strada, lead the way through the opening 750m swim alongside former European Junior Champion, Henry Graf (GER). Gaps behind were small however, and U23 World Champion That quartet were joined by Alberto Gonzalez Garcia (ESP) Alessio Crociani (ITA) and Baptiste Passemard (FRA) as a hard-working group of eight established an advantage of more 48 seconds over the chasers as they arrived at T2 and ultimately the breakaway group would be rewarded with the top eight positions at the finish Despite losing a couple of seconds through T2 Bentley was soon back towards the front and pushing the pace alongside Dijkstra Morlec and Corciani in what was turning into a great finale to the day and seemingly trying to gradually up the pace from a long way out to put the pressure on Dijkstra rather than leave it until a sprint finish and Bentley added another win to his 2022 successes in the British Elite Champs and that Abu Dhabi Championship Finals Bentley commenting post-race that he only knew he had the win “about 30-metres from the finish line!” “Ben had me racing real honest the whole way but we’ve seen that British racing is still there for me and Ben I don’t know if I can hold on to these guys at the front I was just trying to control my breathing and the second lap I just got into my rhythm and we stretched a little bit away and then it just seemed to come together for men I couldn’t ask for a better season opener There’s a few things I need to take away from this and learn from Italy750m / 19.2km / 5km (Elite) and 300m / 9.5km / 1.9km (Junior) You currently use an outdated internet browser. You can upgrade to a modern browser or use the Google Chrome Frame to optimize your viewing experience EasyPark’s smartphone app provides millions of registered users with the quickest and most efficient solution to find the company has unrivaled coverage of millions of on-street parking spaces across 900 cities in 13 European countries complemented by over 100 commercial off-street parking contracts EasyPark also offers digital services that enable cities to improve traffic flow and reduce urban congestion while maximizing occupancy rates for private parking operators These services work in harmony to create more sustainable cost-efficient and ultimately smarter cities this rapid pace of expansion illustrates the growing popularity of the EasyPark brand in Europe “The recent growth in our footprint not only represents further improvements in international coverage for the users of our app but it also demonstrates an increased appetite for EasyPark services in cities right across 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focuses on the extensive Roman villa currently under excavation but also delves into the historical context of what was once one of the most significant areas in Northern Italy during the early centuries of the Roman empire VIEW THE VIDEO OF THE RESEARCH AND FINDINGS (English subtitles): Watch the video of the research and findings (with English subtitles): an excavation campaign at the Roman villa of Bibione specifically at the Mutteron dei Frati site Beyond the peripheries of the Eastern Venetian lagoons the geographical scope of the villa extends to what fell under the dominion of the pivotal city of Concordia Sagittaria (Iulia Concordia) These excavations not only attest to the villa’s affluence but also underscore its strategic significance as a hub specializing in weapon production for the Roman empire involving systematic and stepwise inquiries into the terrain Scholars from the University of Padua (Professor Maria Stella Busana) and the University of Regensburg in collaboration with the Superintendence for the Metropolitan Area of Venice (Alessandro Asta) conducted surveys from November 6 to December 1 targeting specific areas within the municipalities of Caorle and San Michele al Tagliamento Recovered artifacts reveal traces of productive settlements and at least one Roman villa near the Alberoni canal and heating conduits substantiate the discernible comfort of proprietors over an extended epoch spanning from the Augustan era to late antiquity Archaeologists elucidate the methodology behind these surveys including students from various universities traverse the landscape along parallel trajectories Concentrations of evidence prompt intensified reconnaissance to document dispersion geophysical investigations and coring activities facilitate subsurface exploration and reconstruct geomorphological and environmental features The research includes systematic surface surveys and geophysical examinations to amass data reconstructing the ancient landscape and understanding historical habitation and utilization patterns with an active Archaeological Group of volunteers Roman-era evidence exists in San Michele al Tagliamento and Caorle Late medieval findings are also documented the spatial location of ancient ports at the Tagliamento estuaries and settlement dynamics along the coastal stretch remain uncertain Deciphering settlements along the paleochannels of the Tagliamento and understanding their productive distribution are crucial Rediscovering the Roman port remains an objective of paramount archaeological significance The ‘Well of Wonders’: A Medieval Treasure Trove Discovered in Orvieto, Italy MilanAlberto Dainese (Team DSM) claimed stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia beating Jonathan Milan (Bahrain Victorious) and Australian Michael Matthews (Jayco-AlUla) in a photo finish after the bunch sprint in Caorle.Team DSM's Italian rider Alberto Dainese (2nd L) sprints to the finish line to win the seventeenth stage ahead of third-placed Team Jayco AlUla's Australian rider Michael Matthews (R) during the Giro d'Italia 2023 cycling race 197 km between Pergine Valsugana and Caorle (Photo by Luca Bettini / AFP) (Photo by LUCA BETTINI/AFP via Getty Images) Source: AFP / LUCA BETTINI/AFP via Getty Images Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España.Get the latest with our sport podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.Watch on SBS SportSport News Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time Burano is a quiet part of overcrowded Venice.Credit: Alamy There's a distant clop of feet on stone a sound that's bouncing off brightly-coloured walls and soaring over tiled rooftops as it gets louder Here in Burano the streets are ghost-town empty this morning it's an island at peace but for the urgent thud of those approaching steps and then suddenly a young man in trousers and a polo shirt rounds a corner of a narrow alleyway and almost clatters into me as he sprints past the sound of his feet on stone pavers tapering off like a passing siren as he sprints towards the port He's running for the vaporetto – one of the Venice area's famous waterbuses – but he's about to miss it and strolling past as the only people awake at this time of morning were getting ready to board and make their way into the big city Laundry day at one of the colourful houses on Burano island.Credit: Alamy Once that first vaporetto has cast off lines and chugged away its charmingly wonky belltower silent in the pastel morning glow My early-morning access to this lovely little place is thanks to another quite different boat: a live-aboard vessel that's bobbing on its moorings a few hundred metres away in a shallow canal I arrived here yesterday under its steam; I'll depart this afternoon in the same fashion Burano is just part of a much wider exploration of the Venice area a week-long self-drive cruise with the company Le Boat in the company of my partner and our nine-month-old son A Gelati shop in the Venetian village of Burano I've come to realise over the past six or seven days This is how to avoid being one of the tens of thousands of package tourists disgorged onto that busy island on a daily basis This is how to lessen your impact on a destination that's struggling to cope how to spread your tourist dollars and your physical presence around to the smaller towns and islands that were also settled by the Venetians This is how to see the waterways that connect the dots how to explore the lifelines of the Venetian republic how to take charge of your itinerary and your destiny and your life It's 7am and I'm the only tourist on this beautiful Venetian island It's too early for the day-trippers to arrive from Venice It's too soon for those few who've scored a bed in a B&B here to venture outside to grab coffee from cafes that won't open until at least 9am to wander streets that won't come alive until much later Table soccer on the beachfront promenade at Lido de Jesolo Burano in the late evening and the early morning after the last vaporetto and before the first is a strange thing: a tourist-free Venetian paradise a charm-soaked town where no Instagram-inspired visitors roam an island of canals that contain no gondolas This lovely little island with the riotously coloured houses is where local life ebbs and flows around you like the tides as fishermen putter past in their little boats as nonnas gather below windows hung with laundry to catch up on the news The system of canals between Precenicco and Venice.Credit: SMH Graphics We'd arrived to begin our cruise in the town of Precenicco a blink-and-you'll-miss-it village in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north-eastern Italy but it provides ideal access to a network of canals rivers and channels that eventually link up with the Venetian Lagoon some 50 kilometres south-west The way we'll get there is by boat: specifically a live-aboard vessel with room for far more than just the three of us (though nine-month-olds do have a surprisingly large footprint) It's unseasonably cold in Precenicco today My partner's sunhat and bikini are looking like sadly ironic inclusions They take their safety briefing and cast off making their way down the River Stella towards the Marano Lagoon a sprawling body of water on the pathway to Venice we'll run aground in the shallow lagoon; tomorrow wintry weather – the sort of storms houseboats have no business going out in It will be day three before we eventually begin our adventure Such is life when you depend on the weather There's a pleasure to piloting your own vessel that's hard to describe watching as Precenicco disappears behind a bend in the river and farms and vineyards appear around another The towering Dolomites that mark the beginning of Austria and Slovenia are a brilliant white smudge on the distant horizon Scenery oozes past like molasses; there's time to watch swans paddle by serenely to wave to farmers as they raise their heads at the sound of our boat The sight of the vastness of the Marano Lagoon ahead warms the soul a place founded by Romans and developed by Venetians one of the most important hubs for the latter republic It takes the best part of a few days to get here days we spend motoring from wide lagoon to narrow canal from fast-flowing river to sluggish channel when the riot of colour that is the Venetian landscape reveals itself Fields of linseed are laid out in buttery yellow blankets; the scarlet splash of poppies gives the riverbanks an impressionist's flair; wildflowers appear in every hue A low bridge just outside Caorle has to be swung open for us to pass forcing road traffic to pause as we make our leisurely way past the fishing boats and recreational craft moored on the riverbanks and motor into the marina to tie up for the night and explore Caorle is strikingly reminiscent of Venice more personal version of that famous island where the architecture is so familiar – brightly coloured old houses crowded around labyrinthine paths The haphazard shape of those alleys is recognisable because they were once canals just like Venice only here the decision was made to fill them in and pave them over long ago it's not difficult to imagine that these streets are the waterways of old Blink and Caorle's wide main boulevard becomes its Grand Canal; squint and its narrow alleyways hold gondolas and other little watercraft It's like you're walking on water Venice is of course an important destination for us to visit on this trip It makes you realise the island city is not a singularity but the most spectacular piece of a much larger and more impressive whole Soon it's time to discover more of that legacy We cast off from Caorle the next morning and join the Canale Revedoli a manmade artery that leads through a jigsaw puzzle of fields and groves those snow-capped Dolomites still lurking on the horizon We pass through small Venetian towns such as Torre di Fine and Revedoli before making a turn onto the wide Piave River and motoring upstream past Eraclea and San Dona di Piave These are settlements you'd never normally see – remnants of the Venetian Republic that thrive today in modern Italy There's the odd bit of challenging boating to get through them with swing bridges and narrow locks to negotiate but I manage to guide our boat through without incident There's a problem still to come today though The swing bridge at Caposile is out of action; the bridge-keeper crosses his arms in front of him to let us know from afar We're forced to take a detour down a meandering branch of the Sile River towards the beach resort town of Jesolo where we'll tie up near a lock for the night ready to finally enter the Venetian Lagoon the following morning The Venetian Lagoon covers 55,000 hectares but that doesn't mean you can take a boat wherever you like in that vast expanse Most of the lagoon is mud flats and tidal shallows where water is knee deep at best - hence the canals and the network of channels that runs in a pattern like shattered glass watching huge flocks of flamingos feeding in the shallows next to the narrow canal as I guide our boat through Up until this morning we'd been passing maybe one boat a day going hours and hours without seeing a single vessel as well as fishing boats and other commercial craft From there we'll take a vaporetto into Venice to explore some of its quieter corners to step away from Piazza San Marco and the Grand Canal and to discover just how easy it is to find the "real" Venice when you don't follow the crowds to enjoy strolling its paved pedestrian streets once the sun has dipped below the horizon when the day-trippers have all gone and the locals have reclaimed their home There are a few more days on the water ahead past spectacular old villas and waterways languidly draped with tree branches and then on to the houseboat base in the town of Lughignano See also: 'Addicted to cash': Why Venice is dying See also: Tourists abandon one of the world's worst countries for overtourism Ben Groundwater travelled with assistance from Le Boat traveller.com.au/italy Emirates has daily flights from the all major Australian ports to Venice, via Dubai. See emirates.com From Venice taxis are available for the short trip to Precenicco Le Boat offers self-drive cruises in nine countries Seven-night cruises start from $699 per person in a two-cabin cruiser; the Minuetto No prior boating experience or licence is required for all Le Boat holidays and a full briefing is provided on arrival Le Boat offers private moorings in the Venetian lagoon for customers, from where they can explore Venice and the outlying islands. See leboat.com.au This medieval city is only a stone's throw from Venice and yet it receives a mere fraction of the visitors because people are missing a lively university town filled with bustling piazzas ancient marketplaces and several cathedrals with stunning Renaissance-era frescoes Asolo is known as the "town of 100 vistas" thanks to the spectacular views the town affords There's plenty of interest on the ground a rambling set of villas and mansions that for centuries have drawn writers and artists to call this place home There's an understated charm to Portogruaro and its twin town of Concordia Sagittaria two small settlements on the banks of the Lemene River Both are quiet communes with plenty of Venetian history including a series of spectacular palaces in Portogruaro and the Cathedral of St Stephen in Concordia This famous city was once a stronghold of the Venetian Republic a fortified trading post that became a cultural hub Though it's best known for its Roman amphitheatre and its Shakespearian associations there are plenty of Venice-era attractions to be found The most obvious doppelganger of the city of Venice is the island next door: Murano The Delphin II is small-ship cruising at its finest, a luxury vessel with only 14 cabins, which means you'll be exploring the Peruvian Amazon with only 28 passengers sharing the experience. The small group keeps the impact low and Delfin runs numerous outreach programs that support the local riverine communities. See chimuadventures.com.au How do you avoid burning fuel? Sails. And the three tall ships in the Star Clippers fleet have a lot of them, enough to switch the engines off entirely for 70 per cent of their time at sea. The ships also have small capacities, use water purification to turn sea water into drinking water, and have been awarded the International Air Pollution Prevention certificate. See starclippers.com It's not easy keeping passenger numbers low when it comes to visiting Antarctica – after all, no one fancies crossing the Drake Passage in a dinghy. However, G Adventures' purpose-built ship, the G Expedition, has a capacity of only 134 guests, all of whom can participate in citizen science projects and on-board education programs. See gadventures.com The Savannah is a floating boutique hotel, a river barge with a capacity of only seven passengers that chugs up and down the charming Canal du Midi in southern France. Cruising doesn't get much more intimate. With much of the produce served on board sourced from the Languedoc area, it also provides support for local communities. See savannah-barge.com Peregrine Adventures has a range of excellent small-ship cruises throughout the world, and this is one of the best: eight days around the islands of Indonesia aboard the 48-passenger Panorama II. The ship utilises wind power when it's available, and is small enough to get into some remote and seldom-visited areas. See peregrineadventures.com See also: Revealed: The next cities set to be hit by overtourism See also: The new rules for travelling in overcrowded Europe Sign up for the Traveller Deals newsletter Get exclusive travel deals delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up now There's a distant clop of feet on stone a sound that's bouncing off brightly-coloured walls and soaring over tiled rooftops as it gets louder it's an island at peace but for the urgent thud of those approaching steps He's running for the vaporetto \\u2013 one of the Venice area's famous waterbuses \\u2013 but he's about to miss it and quite different boat: a live-aboard vessel that's bobbing on its moorings a few hundred metres away in a shallow canal I arrived here yesterday under its steam; I'll depart this afternoon in the same fashion I've come to realise over the past six or seven days This is how to lessen your impact on a destination that's struggling to cope It's 7am and I'm the only tourist on this beautiful Venetian island It's too early for the day-trippers to arrive from Venice It's too soon for those few who've scored a bed in a B&B here to venture outside to grab coffee from cafes that won't open until at least 9am to wander streets that won't come alive until much later We'd arrived to begin our cruise in the town of Precenicco a blink-and-you'll-miss-it village in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north-eastern Italy The way we'll get there is by boat: specifically It's unseasonably cold in Precenicco today My partner's sunhat and bikini are looking like sadly ironic inclusions we'll run aground in the shallow lagoon; tomorrow wintry weather \\u2013 the sort of storms houseboats have no business going out in There's a pleasure to piloting your own vessel that's hard to describe Scenery oozes past like molasses; there's time to watch swans paddle by serenely Fields of linseed are laid out in buttery yellow blankets; the scarlet splash of poppies gives the riverbanks an impressionist's flair; wildflowers appear in every hue where the architecture is so familiar \\u2013 brightly coloured old houses crowded around labyrinthine paths it's not difficult to imagine that these streets are the waterways of old Blink and Caorle's wide main boulevard becomes its Grand Canal; squint and its narrow alleyways hold gondolas and other little watercraft It's like you're walking on water Soon it's time to discover more of that legacy These are settlements you'd never normally see \\u2013 remnants of the Venetian Republic that thrive today in modern Italy There's the odd bit of challenging boating to get through them There's a problem still to come today though We're forced to take a detour down a meandering branch of the Sile River towards the beach resort town of Jesolo where we'll tie up near a lock for the night but that doesn't mean you can take a boat wherever you like in that vast expanse Up until this morning we'd been passing maybe one boat a day From there we'll take a vaporetto into Venice to explore some of its quieter corners to step away from Piazza San Marco and the Grand Canal and to discover just how easy it is to find the "real" Venice when you don't follow the crowds Emirates has daily flights from the all major Australian ports to Venice Le Boat offers private moorings in the Venetian lagoon for customers from where they can explore Venice and the outlying islands This medieval city is only a stone's throw from Venice There's plenty of interest on the ground There's an understated charm to Portogruaro and its twin town of Concordia Sagittaria Though it's best known for its Roman amphitheatre and its Shakespearian associations The Delphin II is small-ship cruising at its finest which means you'll be exploring the Peruvian Amazon with only 28 passengers sharing the experience The small group keeps the impact low and Delfin runs numerous outreach programs that support the local riverine communities And the three tall ships in the Star Clippers fleet have a lot of them enough to switch the engines off entirely for 70 per cent of their time at sea use water purification to turn sea water into drinking water and have been awarded the International Air Pollution Prevention certificate It's not easy keeping passenger numbers low when it comes to visiting Antarctica \\u2013 after all no one fancies crossing the Drake Passage in a dinghy all of whom can participate in citizen science projects and on-board education programs a river barge with a capacity of only seven passengers that chugs up and down the charming Canal du Midi in southern France Cruising doesn't get much more intimate With much of the produce served on board sourced from the Languedoc area it also provides support for local communities Peregrine Adventures has a range of excellent small-ship cruises throughout the world and this is one of the best: eight days around the islands of Indonesia aboard the 48-passenger Panorama II The ship utilises wind power when it's available and is small enough to get into some remote and seldom-visited areas Director responsible for Anne Bruno Tourists to Amsterdam will be pleased to learn that the Van Gogh Museum is an easy attraction to integrate into theirs Amsterdam itinerary That's because the museum is located in the city's museum quarter if you are coming from another part of the city public transport will be the best way to get there The exact route to the museum depends on where you are from 5 and 12 to the Museumplein stop directly outside the museum 357 and 397 also arrive at the Museumplein stop you can take the metro to Vijzelgracht station but then it takes another 10 minutes on foot to reach the museum Tourists will be pleased to know that tickets to the Van Gogh Museum are nice and simple meaning there won't be any confusion about what's included or how to use them There is only one type of ticket for the Van Gogh Museum which includes access to the museum's permanent and temporary exhibitions you will need to choose an entry time from the available 15-minute scheduled time slots which you can present at the entrance in print or on your smartphone The cost of tickets to the Van Gogh Museum depends only on your age Tickets for the Van Gogh Museum currently cost €19 which will be increased to €20 from 7 October 2022 while children under 18 year olds enter free Travelers will have no problem finding places to stay in Amsterdam with accommodation options located throughout the city While the Museum Quarter may not be as central as the Binnenstad neighborhood it is still a great area for sightseeing and has good public transport links to other parts of the city Here are some suggestions of places to stay in the area to save time Il Conservatory Hotel It's perfect if you want to pamper yourself This strikingly modern five-star hotel is located right across the street from the museum and has everything you'd imagine in a luxury hotel from a huge spa and indoor pool to two restaurants and a bar Stayokay Hostel Amsterdam Vondelpark it is the cheapest budget option in the Museum District area It offers dormitories and private rooms decorated with fresh and colorful design as well as bicycle rental and an on-site brasserie there are rules that visitors to the Van Gogh Museum will have to follow in order to have a relaxed experience It's best to know these rules and the museum's safety procedures before you go so you know what to expect when you arrive Large bags and luggage are not permitted inside the museum and are best stored in your hotel or one of the luggage storage areas in the museum district small bags and backpacks can be stored in the lockers of the Van Gogh Museum while umbrellas and coats can be left in the cloakroom It is not permitted to bring food and drinks into the museum It is permitted to take photographs for personal use and without the use of a tripod or flash only in the specifically marked spaces of the museum Filming and photography for professional reasons requires authorization The museum has put in place a number of measures to assist visitors with disabilities and accessibility needs In addition to adding features to the facility to ensure its exhibits are accessible visitors with disabilities can also bring along a companion for free Inside the museum it is possible to use wheelchairs Wheelchairs can be rented but must be booked in advance There are elevators that provide access to each floor of the museum Visitors with visual impairments may find poor lighting in the exhibits the museum provides tactile plans of the building and guide dogs equipped with a special harness are allowed There is also the interactive Feeling Van Gogh program designed for visitors with partial or total vision loss The Van Gogh Museum offers private guided tours in International Sign Language and hearing-impaired visitors can bring a sign language interpreter as a companion free of charge The Van Gogh Museum is an art museum in Amsterdam dedicated to the artwork of Vincent Van Gogh It features the world's largest collection of his paintings and drawings The Van Gogh Museum opened to the public on June 2 The museum's Rietveld Building was designed by architect Gerrit Rietveld and the Kurokawa Wing was designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa The Dutch government decided to create the Van Gogh Museum to house the vast collection of works of art previously loaned to the Stedelijk Museum The Van Gogh Museum is located in the museum district of Amsterdam Oud-Zuid .Buying tickets to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has never been easier you can choose the one that best suits your needs and ensure a stress-free experience during your visit to ensure you have access to the museum on your desired dates and times enjoy Vincent Van Gogh's extraordinary collection of artwork and immerse yourself in his history and unprecedented talent REGISTRATION WILL START ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025 at 12:00 noon. INFO ON www.imocovolley.it KIDS IMOCO CAMP AT SAN FRANCESCO VILLAGE (CAORLE) -June 9 to 14 – Boys/girls born from 2018 to 2011 – It starts in June the week dedicated to the little ones who can continue to play sports in the name of fun The wonderful venue is the “ Villaggio San Francesco” in CAORLE 5-star resort that combines the many sports facilities with direct access to the beach 5 swimming pools and activities to spend a week of volleyball and fun Overnight or “daily” option with evening return SUMMER CAMP AT BI-VILLAGE OF FAZANA (Croatia) Full Camp (with overnight stay) for girls/girls born from 2015 to 2009 just a few kilometers from the Italian border the International Summer Camp in the history of Imoco Volleyball will be held in the Bi Village owned by the Treviso-based Biasuzzi Group A 4-star facility equipped with all the comforts for the and “campers” with newly renovated swimming pools and outdoor courts HIGHLY SPECIALIZED MASTER CAMP IN CASCIA AND BRUNICO (BZ) Home   Sport   Article Newark Triathlon Club put the town on the map on the contingent after three of their athletes performed extremely well in the European Duathlon Championships in Caorle Pam Dutton led the charge as she secured a win in the 65-69 years-old women's category Sharon Clee in the 45-49 women's finished tenth while Bob White in the 65-69 men's came 12th The trio initially had to register their interest to qualify for the championships with British Triathlon last year they had to attend at least one of three qualifying races and achieve a qualifying time Derbyshire in September last year and received their place in the GB age group team It was an impressive achievement for the three as only 20 places were available in each age category and Sharon train weekly at the YMCA running track in Newark with Newark Triathlon Club and have been cycling together at weekends All three have had to overcome various running-related injuries in the past few weeks and months but were able to make the competition Italy last Thursday with their bikes and cycled the bike route on Friday to familiarise themselves with the course along with approximately 300 other cyclists 2.5km run) saw ideal conditions for competitors as they undertook the event.