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Santisimo DH 2015, Cusco - Peru

Apr 15, 2015
by Diego Sarmiento  
The Soiuthamerican classic www.santisimodh.com

Santisimo Down Hill was born in 2009 in Cusco, Peru. Diego Pacifico planned a three month season in Cusco that started with racing the Megavalanche, continued with a video project with Buena Vibra Peru, and finished in exploring the southern part of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Days after finishing 2nd in the Megavalanche, Pacifico broke a wrist and decided with Buena Vibra Peru to still do something for the sport and the video project suddenly changed to a race project. Easter, which happens to be called Semana Santa in Spanish (something like holy week), was the best date for that first race so after the holidays it was named Santisimo Down Hill.

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Take a look inside this South American classic.

the best DH race in Cusco Peru www.santisimodh.com

For 2015 and for the first time, this race is part of the UCI calendar and is a C2 event for Junior and Elite. This race has become a classic in Peru that happens every year since 2009 the 3rd or 4th weekend of April. It is the season opener and says goodbye to the rain season. Friday April 24 is the official training day and Saturday April 25 is the race.

the best DH race in Cusco Peru www.santisimodh.com
The race course is only 5 minutes away from Urubamba city and only 49 km away from Machupichu.

Only 49 km away from the race track Machupichu is a MUST in your trip to the best race in Cusco Peru www.santisimodh.com
Cusco is full of surprises

one of the organizers of the race throwing a whip at the best DH race in Cusco Peru www.santisimodh.com

The only time a Peruvian rider won this race was in 2009 in Cusco City. Since 2010 the event was moved to Urubamba, capital of The Sacred Valley of the Incas (1 hour away from Cusco) and always an international rider has taken the Crown away from the Inca Empire. Can a local rider win after six years and make the title stay at home? Find out yourself and be part of the Santisimo DH experience.

the best DH race in Cusco Peru www.santisimodh.com
The past winners have been: Elias Caceres 2009 (Peru) Filip Polc 2010 (Slo) Antonio Leiva 2011 (CHile) Pedro Ferreira 2012 (Chile) Mario Jarrin 2013 (ECU) Filip Polc 2014 (SLO)

the best DH race in Cusco Peru www.santisimodh.com

Don’t forget the Sacred Valley of the Incas has the highest concentration of trails known in the continent. Expect more than 20 trails between Pisac and Ollantaytambo with an average of 10km distance and 1,000 meter drop. That's just normal stuff down here in Peru.

the best DH race in Cusco Peru www.santisimodh.com

There are other activities planned for the week and the week after like plenty of riding the web of Holy Trails in the Sacred Valley, visits to Machupichu, Via Ferrata Mountainclimnbing and zip line, you name it, Peru has it.

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