THE “REMINDER” EVENT DEDICATED TO LOVERS OF VINTAGE MOTORCYCLES AND SCOOTERS, RESTART AFTER TWO YEARS OF STOP: MORE THAN 200 PARTICIPANTS FROM 10 NATIONS. THE OLDEST MOTORCYCLE IS A PRESTIGIOUS MOTO GUZZI SPORT 13 FROM 1926.
30 June 2022 - Thanks to Franco Sabatini's intuition and doggedness in 1987, the Milan-Taranto rose like a phoenix with a new commemorative role and today, the Moto Club Veteran "San Martino" (in San Martino in Colle, Perugia) continues to organize it as doggedly and passionately as the founder, Franco, himself. The 35th edition of the historic marathon for vintage motorbikes will be offering participants strong emotions and a great ideal of fun as always throughout a fascinating journey through some of the most beautiful places stretching from north to south of Italian peninsula.
Milan, Villanova di Castenaso (Bologna), Perugia, Cassino (Frosinone), Potenza, Bari, Taranto: these are the legs scheduled over a total route of approximately 1,600 kilometres along some impressive, panoramic roads to discover the beauties of nature, villages, traditions, culture and gastronomy. An adventure that will once again have the backing and warm welcome of local Associations and Institutions at the various daily stops for Time Checks. Another news for the 2022 Edition is the new Departure Venue which this year will move to the Novegro Exhibition Park and which, as usual, will see the first Pilot leave at exactly midnight for the first, exciting, night stage.
Milan-Taranto 2022: a great new start in numbers. There are as many as 204 participants in the 2022 Mita, totaling 191 teams. There are 111 Italians, 39 of whom are from Lombardy. There are 93 foreigners: 28 from Germany, 27 from Switzerland, 23 from the United Kingdom, 3 from Austria, France, Holland and the United States; 2 from Canada and 1 from Luxembourg. And… welcome 72 new entries: these are people who have registered for the event for the very first time. A fact that confirms how the appeal of this historic marathon for vintage motorbikes continues to arouse the interest of men and women of all ages and all continents and to share the fascination of this "adventure" with new generations of aficionados.
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The youngest biker, born in 2007, is Domenico Simonato, who will take part on a 1966 Morini Corsarino 50cc, whereas the oldest is Arcangelo Betti, born in 1938, who will be taking part on a 1967 Gilera Sei Giorni 125cc; the youngest passenger was born in 2012, whereas the oldest is a lady, born in 1932. There are 154 teams in the "Storica" (Historical) and "Sport" categories, 29 of which are “Le Gloriose” (The Glorious) for bikes up to 175 cc, the types and models of which participated in the legendary Milan-Taranto races from 1950 to 1956. There are 37 teams among the "Assaggiatori" (Tasters).
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The line-up consists of 35 motorbike brands, 19 of which are Italian (Aermacchi, Bianchi, Caproni-Vizzola, Ducati, Gilera, Innocenti, Laverda, Mival, Mondial, Morini, Moto Guzzi, Motobi, MV Agusta, Parilla, Perugina, Piaggio, Rondine, Rumi, Sertum) and 16 are foreign (BMW, Bsa, Gillet Herstall, Honda, Horex Regina, Indian, Kawasaki, Kreidler, Matchless, Norton, Rudge, Serveta, Triumph, Velocette, Vincent Comet, Yamaha).
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The oldest bike is a 1926 Moto Guzzi Sport 13. The largest Italian Motoclub is the Milan Vespa Club with 6 entrants, whereas the largest foreign club with 10 entries is the Falcone-Club Deutschland. Vespa is very represented in the Scooter class, with models that are real gems for enthusiasts, and international crews. Among the motorbikes, in the 75cc class, the Moto Guzzi Guzzino 65cc from 1953 and a Guzzino 65 from 1950 stand out; in the Sidecar Cyclecar class there is the Dutch crew sporting a 1953 Moto Guzzi Falcone 500; and again, Gilera Sei Giorni 125 from 1967 and a Gilera Giubileo 125 from 1960 take part in the 125 class, which also sees the 1963 Moto Guzzi Stornello 125 of the American Broomall Jack lined up (photo below).
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Other Gilera, Sport and Super Sport, appear in the 175 class; while the 250 class is dominated by numerous Moto Guzzi Airone; 2 Gilera B 300 Extra compete in the 350cc, while the superb Moto Guzzi Falcone and Falcone Sport with various Gilera Saturno in the 500cc class and beyond.
AN ADVENTURE TO ENJOY… ALSO ONLINE. The ingredients for a memorable adventure are all there: an adventure that can also be enjoyed from your armchair by following the event on our web site www.milanotaranto.com and on Facebook (Milano Taranto) and Instagram (milan_taranto) to get the latest stories, photos and videos.
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(Background images for the article - logo of the Milan-Taranto and cartoon by the artist Giorgio "Matitaccia" Serra, chosen for the poster of the event - taken from the social channels of MI-TA).
