Nearly 3,000 people have participated in the traditional Diada, organized by the Municipal Sports Institute, with the support of Caixabank, since 1977. A test framed in the events of the Sant Sebastià festivities, and which this year has been carried out in the month of April due to the health situation experienced during the patron saint’s day.

The route has been led by Maria Mora, accompanied by a group of cyclists from the Balearic Islands Cycling Federation, who traditionally open the ride, and by people with functional diversity, who have been in the lead. This year the inscriptions have been limited to 3,000 participants and have been processed in advance, as well as the collection of the number, the gift of a reusable water drum and the ticket for the draw, which were delivered until yesterday afternoon in the selected centers.

The bicycles have continued the itinerary through the Parque de la Mar, the Antoni Maura avenue, the Paseo del Born, the Rambla, the Jesús path and the Salvador Dalí street, until they reach the Son Moix Sports Palace, in a route of about 6 km. The Palma Local Police and the ambulance service have controlled the route to avoid accidents and help those who needed it.

With the aim of reducing plastic waste, a more sustainable supply system has been set up, with the installation of drinking water stations, an alternative through which participants have been able to fill their reusable bottles, provided with registration. The prizes for the three largest groups have been for the AMIPA of CEIP Mariano Aguiló, which has registered a total of 74 people, AFA Son Serra with 60 participants and Islas Taekwondo with 54 participants. Each group has obtained €200 in Czech gifts from El Corte Inglés.

The results of the prize draw that have been held in Son Moix among the participants who had arrived will be made public via the IME’s social networks today and not in person as planned due to the rain. Likewise, the IME will contact the winners.

Cyclists cross the streets of Palma on the Diada de Sant Sebastià. Photo: Palma City Council.