e/Marathon mountain bike races

Information
has gloss	eng: Marathon mountain bike races, often referred to as cross country marathon (XCM), are a very demanding form of mountain bike races covering at least 40 kilometers usually in mountainous terrain. Events held in Europe are typically just a little longer than the average cross country mountain bike race. Marathon events in the USA and Canada are typically longer than 100 kilometers and are very different from cross county races.
lexicalization	eng: Marathon mountain bike races
lexicalization	eng: Marathon mountain bikers
subclass of	(noun) originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers bikers, rockers

Meaning
Italian
has gloss	ita: Marathon o Granfondo (GF) è un termine utilizzato per indicare gare ciclistiche in mountain bike effettuate su percorsi in linea di lunghezza solitamente superiore ai 50 km. Il tipo di percorso è molti simile a quello di una competizione di Cross Country, si percorrono strade bianche, single track e sentieri; il dislivello da percorrere è variabile, solitamente questo tipo di gare viene corso in zone collinari e montane e il dislivello complessivo può superare anche i mille metri.
lexicalization	ita: marathon

Media
media:img	Mirco Celestino alla Gran Fondo Terre Erbaluce 2008.jpg