Lionel Scaloni He participated in the challenge of the Pinto River, the special race of Mountain Bike most in the country and one of the most popular in Latin America, which was played in the north of the Punilla Valley. As usual, every time the coach makes a public appearance of this style, he awakens madness in the people, who tries to approach him and this was no exception.
He dt from ARGENTINE SELECTION It is passionate about cycling. In fact, it has been seen being part of several competitions. Last week he completed an outstanding participation in Mallorca 312, a demanding 167 -kilometer race that takes place on the island where he lives with his family.
In addition to Staircaseother members of the coaching staff of the Selection as Pablo Aimar, Walter Samuel y Roberto Ayala. All made the main 85 -kilometer route, which departed and ended in the Aero Club de la Cumbrethrough the locations of San EstebanDolores, Capilla del MonteSan Marcos Sierras and the own Pinto River.
The best located was the native of Pujato (22), followed by Samuel (63) and Aimar (64). More relegated, Ayala ended, who crossed the goal in the 98th position. Precisely, at the time of the arrival the emotion of the people unleashed to be able to take a photo with the coach or simply touch it.
In the images, Scaloni could be observed to receive the affection of the public, which pursued him from the moment he went through the final line. Notably exhausted, the DT thanked the presence of those who approached and refused to answer the questions of the media, because he needed to rebuild. “Thank you. Thank you guys, then we talked,” he said as he tried to resume breath.
Moments later, the gringo was able to dialogue with people a bit, although the fatigue and the strong presence of security personnel prevented it from being for a long time. However, fans managed to capture the moment and leave him words of support.
“Thanks for the invitation, to enjoy the race and go with everything”were the words of Scaloni, who was seen near Aimar in the previous start.
The event, which took place between May 2 and 4, offered two modalities: a competitive circuit of 85 kilometers and another recreational of 30. From the early hours of Sunday, a special security operation on National Route 38 and at different key points of the journey, to guarantee the normal development of the competition, was deployed.
The link of the world champion DT and two -time champion of America with the sport of the two wheels is not new: as he counted in previous interviews, he trains about an hour and a half per day, and prefers mountain roads.
Scaloni also starred in other evidence as an extreme called Hell, a competition recognized for its high level of difficulty, and usually training in Córdoba during his visits to Argentina. On those opportunities, he is pedaling with his friend Lito Oviedo, local merchant of the cycling area, who publishes images of his exits with the social networks technician.
