on routes of 4-9-14 km at the Lagodi Tesero Stadium; Marcialonga story, introduced in 2013 to celebrate the 40th edition, is a competition in which skiers can participate only with vintage materials before 1976 (i.e. wooden cross-country skis, leather boots with square toe and bamboo rackets), the year in which was introduced a new type of binding with a width of less than 75 mm; materials must be certified and entered in the special "register of vintage cross-country skis", kept by the organization. The event takes place on the previous Saturday, on a classic technique track of 11 km that goes from Lago di Tesero to Predazzo, uphill and in the opposite direction to the Marcialonga. From the year 2017, each kilometer of the historic route has been dedicated to a person or an organization that has played a decisive role in the history of the territory: the kilometer zero is dedicated to the Municipality of Tesero. In addition to the cross-country skiing competition, two other competitions have been instituted, which are considered "sister competitions": Marcialonga Cycling, a 135 km race to be covered in June by bike on the route that starts from Predazzo, goes up from Aldino to Monte San Pietro, the passes of Lavazé (Tesero), San Pellegrino (Moena) and Valles, and finally ends again in Predazzo; Marcialonga Running, a 26 km walking race organised in September on the summer track of the Marcalonga from Moena to Cavalese. For those who take part in all three races (cross-country skiing, cycling and running) there is a special "combined" classification. Culture The event is followed by many sports journalists and is broadcast in Eurovision and live by Rai and other international television channels, thus also contributing to the promotion of the territory. For each of the editions, two special philatelic cancellations have always been made on the occasion of the event, one at the place of departure in Moena and one at the arrival in Cavalese. In some editions up to four stamps have been made, including the intermediate arrivals of Canazei and Predazzo. References External links Official homepage World Cross-Country Skiing 3D animation of race Requires Google Earth software. 2D View in Google Maps. Cross-country skiing competitions in Italy Sport in Trentino January sporting events 1971 establishments in Italy Recurring sporting events established in 1971 Ski marathons