{"id":1642,"date":"2017-05-31T15:44:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T15:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2022-04-18T12:06:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T12:06:07","slug":"cyclades-trail-cup-2017-magical-athletic-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/cyclades-trail-cup-2017-magical-athletic-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclades Trail Cup 2017: A magical athletic experience!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greece\u2019s islands will once again come into the spotlight through the <strong>Cyclades Trail Cup<\/strong>, which this year sees more destinations added to the sports event of trail running races.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 Cyclades Trail Cup will include six races on the islands of Naxos, Amorgos, Syros, Andros, Donousa and Tinos. The aim of all races is to promote the locations in which they are held and develop sports tourism as a whole.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1644\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cyclades-Trail-Cup-2017_1-e1495984168565.png\" alt=\"Cyclades-Trail-Cup-2017_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s event kicked off with a new race on a new destination: the Naxos Trail Race was held on April 30 on the island of Naxos, while the Amorgos Trail Challenge was held on May 20-21 in Amorgos. The athletic events will follow on Syros (September 2), Andros (October 1), Donousa (October 28) and Tinos (December 2-3).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1648\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cyclades-Trail-Cup-2017-e1495984225655.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclades-Trail-Cup-2017\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Cyclades Trail Cup event took place for the first time in 2016 and included three islands (Tinos, Syros and Andros) and 600 runners from Greece and abroad. Besides the purely sports nature of the event, the Cup promoted the cultural and environmental heritage of the Cycladic islands, bringing runners to remote villages and their inhabitants and introducing them to the local gastronomy.<\/p>\n<p>The event\u2019s concept was established as an umbrella for the efforts of individual organizers in the Cyclades, for the creation of a series of trail running races with a common vision.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1645\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Naxos_trail_2a-e1495984296507.jpg\" alt=\"Naxos_trail_2a\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Cyclades Trail Cup includes <strong>Trail Running, Mountain Running<\/strong> and <strong>City Trail<\/strong> races. A specific style of running is demonstrated on each island while each event is focused on the particular features of each destination.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the Trail Running and Mountain Running races, the route consists of traditional footpaths or cobbled streets, dirt roads, gorges, paved village streets and steps.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1646\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Naxos_trail_3-e1495984347682.jpg\" alt=\"Naxos_trail_3\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The organizers of the Cyclades Trail Cup attend sports and tourism events and fairs in Greece and abroad, aiming to ensure cooperation with foreign race and travel organizers so as to boost the promotion of the Cycladic islands.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the event, press <a href=\"http:\/\/cycladestrailcup.gr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greece\u2019s islands will once again come into the spotlight through the Cyclades Trail Cup, which this year sees more destinations added to the sports event of trail running races. The 2017 Cyclades Trail Cup will include six races on the islands of Naxos, Amorgos, Syros, Andros, Donousa and Tinos. 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