This Friday, November 25, Vincent Bouget, departmental councilor for sport, representing Françoise Laurent-Perrigot, president of the departmental council of Gard, presented the prizes for the 2022 season of the Mountain Bike Challenge at the Hôtel Édouard Mouret in Nîmes.
As part of the sport named “Gard plein nature (GPN)”, the winners of the 2022 Mountain Bike Challenge season were awarded this Friday November 25, 2022 at the Hotel Édouard Mouret in Nîmes by Vincent Bouget. Champions and champions awarded after having competed in eight races of the Challenge gardois VTT, from 30 January to 10 July 2022.
“The Land of Games 2024”
Again this year, the sports policy of the department is part of the label obtained by the Departmental Council in March 2020 and of the redevelopment project of the departmental sports center of Méjannes-le-Clap. This site will become a jewel of the tourist attraction of the Gard by establishing itself as a preparation center for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Sporting events labeled “Gard plein nature”
As part of this policy, the Departmental Council encourages the organization of outdoor sporting events. It accompanies the activities denominated “Gard plein nature (GPN)” through three challenges of the Gard: trail, night duets and mountain biking.
The three organizers of challenges that bear the brand respect eco-responsible commitments such as the use of compostable glasses or courses created without impacting nature.
Gard Tourisme accompanies the actors of the promotion
Strong axis of the tourism and leisure development plan, voted by the departmental assembly in 2017 and of the coherence plan for outdoor activities validated in 2019, support for the development of this type of activity is one of the council’s priorities provincial. The Gard department is eclectic. The beauty of its landscapes, the toponymic diversity and the exceptional nature of its heritage, both natural and cultural, make it an attractive playground for outdoor enthusiasts, top-level athletes or leisure enthusiasts. This is how Gard Tourisme, within the framework of its various missions, accompanies public and private actors in tourism development: from the evaluation of projects to the marketing of tourism products, via communication and promotion.
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Yannick Pons
