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Barontini Cup
The first edition of the Barontini Cup was organized in 1966 to commemorate the legendary Livornese partisan Commander Ilio Barontini, member of the Constituent Assembly and Senator of the Republic, who died in a tragic car accident, on the outskirts of Florence, on January 22, 1951.
From its very beginning, thanks to its strong sense of identity and spectacle that mixes sport, history, and traditions, the race quickly won the hearts of the people of Livorno, soon becoming one of the “classics” of the rowing season in Livorno. The sporting rivalry between the districts is in fact still very strong today, and every year participation is increasingly enthusiastic, colorful, and attended by spectators and supporters who, leaning out from the “spallette” to cheer on their favorites, experience the race side by side with the rowers.
Unlike all other rowing races in Livorno, the Barontini Cup is a time trial, usually held in June. The boats from the city districts (10-oar gozzi and 4-oar gozzette, which compete in separate races) start one after the other, at set intervals, from the open space of Scali delle Cantine, in front of the lawn of the Fortezza Nuova, and must complete a 3,200-meter circuit in the shortest possible time, winding along the Medici canals in the historic center of Livorno and finally finishing at the starting point.
A real slalom on the water along the Medici canals, between bridges, narrow passages, and “scalandroni,” in which the skill of the helmsmen and the overall harmony of the crew represent the real added value compared to the power of the rowing.
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