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Barrel Race<\/h4>\n
A contest, a challenge between the various quarters of the town \u2013 known as contrade \u2013 which enthuses and enflames them: the barrels weigh 80 kg.
\nIt\u2019s usually \u201csimply\u201d a matter of pushing them, running along a course of over one and half kilometre, almost all uphill, and being first across the finishing line in Piazza Grande, on the parvis of the Cathedral.
\nEvery year, on the last Sunday in August, the eight\u00a0contrade\u00a0of Montepulciano challenge each other to a breath-taking race, as physically devastating as it is exciting for everyone, the people of the\u00a0contrade\u00a0and tourists alike.\u00a0 The race consists in pushing barrels weighing 80 kg, rolling them along a course, almost all uphill, measuring 1,650 metres long, through Montepulciano Old Town. The \u201cspingitori\u201d \u2013 as the athletes who push the barrels are called \u2013 two for each\u00a0contrada, train hard for months and months, because the contest requires considerable athletic ability and strength. This race is run at an explosive pace and lasts just a few minutes, while the rivalry between the\u00a0contrade\u00a0is felt all year round; as was undoubtedly the case in medieval times, when the\u00a0contrade\u00a0first began challenging each other to win \u201cil panno\u201d (the cloth). The race is preceded by an atmospheric historical parade featuring over two hundred participants in costume, who perform flag throwing displays, play drums and present scenes of life from days gone by as they parade. The week leading up to the race is full of appointments characterised by antique charm, such as the proclamation of the\u00a0Gonfaloniere, the \u201cCorteo dei Ceri\u201d parade and the trials of the barrel-pushers, which take place at night. Every evening the\u00a0contrade\u00a0stay open ready to welcome visitors in an atmosphere of festive anticipation, offering local dishes, celebrations and music.<\/p>\n
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