Cantoria saddles up: the 2nd Cantoria Bike Xperience expects more than 200 participants this Saturday
This Saturday, 19 September, Cantoria gets the 2nd Cantoria Bike Xperience under way at 9:00: 40 kilometres of MTB with 1,100 metres of elevation gain.
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Cantoria is already warming up to become the mountain biking capital of the Almanzora Valley this Saturday. On that day, 19 September, the town hosts the 2nd Cantoria Bike Xperience, an MTB event that will start at 9:00 from the Plaza de la Constitución and expects to bring together more than 200 participants from different parts of the province.
This Thursday, 17 September, the town council presented the poster for this second edition, which offers a 40-kilometre route with 1,100 metres of elevation gain through some of the natural landscapes around Cantoria, as reported by Teleprensa.
More ways to take part
The event comes with new features that widen the options for taking part. This edition introduces:
- A pairs category.
- Individual men’s and women’s categories.
- The option of taking part on an electric mountain bike, although in a non-competitive format.
During the presentation, the mayor of Cantoria, Puri Sánchez, highlighted “the importance of continuing to promote activities that can combine sport, nature and promotion of the municipality”. The mayor defended Cantoria’s commitment to establishing itself as a benchmark for outdoor sports in the district, with mountain biking, hiking and active tourism taking centre stage.
A year after its debut
The race returns after its debut on 20 September 2025 with the aim of becoming a benchmark event in the Almanzora’s sporting calendar. That first edition, promoted by the Cantoria Bike club and the town council, offered 40 kilometres and 1,000 metres of elevation gain and already had 150 registered participants nine days before the start, as Teleprensa reported at the time.
This year, with more participants expected, new categories and slightly more elevation gain, the Cantoria Bike Xperience aims to establish itself as one of the MTB fixtures in the Almanzora and as a showcase for the town’s landscapes.
From elValle Actualidad, a heads-up: if you like mountain biking, even if only to cheer them on, the place to be on Saturday at 9:00 is the Plaza de la Constitución in Cantoria.
