The Monaco Athletics Federation has announced that fans can now purchase tickets for the upcoming Herculis EBS meeting, set to be Monaco’s first major event since the lockdown was ordered in March.
Organisers revealed on Monday that spectators are able to book their tickets for the evening of Friday 14th August at Louis II for the highly anticipated meeting.
Despite the global crisis, the federation says it has managed to confirm the participation of reigning world champions Joshua Cheptegei – winner of the 2019 Diamond League over 5, 000m, Sifan Hassan – winner of the Diamond League 2019 over 1,500m and 5,000m, Yulimar Rojas – quadruple world champion in the triple jump, and the French hurdler Pascal Martinot-Lagarde – bronze medalist at the Doha World Championships and French record holder in the 110m Hurdles.
The Monaco Athletics Federation is expecting “many other champions” to join them in the coming weeks to participate in the Monaco stage.
The meeting will offer 13 events: Women – 100m, 400m, 1,000m, 5,000m, Triple Jump, High Jump. Men: 200m, 800m, 1,500m, 5,000m, 110m hurdles, 3,000m steeplechase, and Pole Vault.
Tickets are priced between 10€ and 50€.
The organisers say the highest health measures will be adhered to for the event: “In close collaboration with the Monegasque public authorities, Wanda Diamond League and World Athletics, the organisation works to ensure the best level of health security for the public and the athletes while offering a very high level of competition.”
The French Athletics Federation announced on 26th June that the meeting in Paris, rescheduled for 6th September, had been cancelled.
Photo: Yulimar Rojas, © P.Fitte
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The Monaco Grand Prix may have been cancelled this year however fast living British artist Alan Walsh gives us an opportunity to still celebrate the prestigious event in his new gallery on Rue Grimaldi.
The gallery was officially opened on Thursday 25th June with a cocktail evening and a warm welcome from Alan Walsh.
Famed for his bold use of vibrant colour and clean minimal illustration style, Walsh’s oversized pop art characters take you on an elegant journey back in time to an era of vintage motorsport and chic couture.
Taking inspiration from a childhood raised in motorsport, the collections on display in the first section of the gallery feature drivers racing around the tight streets of Monaco sporting quirky polka dot scarves; romances blossom between victorious racers and effortlessly elegant women in the pit lane.
FI themed typography connects the pieces together cleverly while colourful spectators raise their cocktail glasses as the cars race past designer stores.
The middle section of the gallery is a beautiful representation of the Riviera. The impossibly toned females in chic swimwear pose on Riva boats while enjoying champagne and rosé.
And finally, as you move towards the back of the gallery, you receive a little insight in to some of the luxury brands Alan has worked with, such as Porsche, Tag Heuer and Hotel Martinez, and the eye-catching advertising campaigns he created for some of the world’s leading drink brands including Artisan Drinks, Coca Cola and Gray Goose Vodka. Monaco locals may be familiar with his illustrations for Daniel Ricciardo and Blue Coast Brewing.
The Walsh Gallery has an extremely uplifting feel and features a custom built art studio at the rear. When the Covid-19 limitations are lifted, clients will be welcome to come and view Alan create his work and even commission their own unique artwork made in Monaco. All the pieces are handmade limited-edition screenprints (serigraphs) that are produced by passing acrylic paint through a silk mesh onto heavy weighted art paper. Very low edition numbers of each piece are produced and with an ever growing following its easy to see why his work is in such high demand.
After 16 years in Australia owning two successful galleries in Sydney, the British born artist and his wife Emily have now relocated to Monaco to grow their business in Europe and it certainly looks like they are off to a great start.
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Monaco is upping the ante in soft mobility, creating a new track for bikes and e-scooters linking Fontvieille to Port Hercule via the tunnel under the Rock.
Cyclists will be able to easily make their way across the Principality through the tunnel, leading out onto Quai Antoine 1er and joining Boulevard Albert 1er and swimming pool route.
“Bicycles and Personal Displacement Vehicles (EDP), like electric scooters, are an increasingly popular means of transport in Monaco. They provide new solutions for getting around on a daily basis,” said Urban Planning Minister Marie-Pierre Gramaglia while announcing the new cycle path on Friday.
In addition to the existing bicycle paths, such as that on Princess Grace Avenue, bus lanes have also been open to bicycles and electric scooters, representing 1.7km of tracks throughout the Principality.
Non-motorised personal transport equipment such as skateboards, rollerblades, scooters without a motor and bikes can circulate in various shared public spaces such as Place d’Armes, outside the opening hours of the Condamine market, the Promenade Honoré II, the Quai Albert 1er, and Rue Princess Caroline – totalling around 2.4km of dedicated space.
Soft mobility is seeing a surge in popularity in the Principality, particularly since the onset of Covid-19 and a reluctance among the population to use public transport.
The government revealed that the e-bike service Monabike has an average of 1,200 uses per day and can reach as high as 1,600 uses per day.
There are currently 32 stations throughout Monaco installed with 300 bikes, and that will be boosted with three new stations in the coming days, together with eight new stations in the autumn.
Before the end of the year, Monabike users will have at their disposal 43 stations and nearly 400 bikes.
Meanwhile, people who wish to purchase e-bikes will receive a 30% subsidy from the government, capped at €400.
In light of all of these advances, the government says there will be “nothing to prevent the use of bikes in the streets of Monaco.”
It is important to remember that wearing a helmet is compulsory for all cyclists up to the age of 18 years, and it is highly recommended for those beyond.
A helmet is also compulsory for riders of electric scooters up to 18 years of age, as is the wearing of reflective clothing or equipment.
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