The emblematic Rally Segura Viudas returns

• The Rally de les Caves – Segura Viudas Trophy, which was held for the first time in 1970, returns 40 years later on May 7 to the Cavas Segura Viudas in Torrelavit

• Considered one of the most important championships in the extreme sports sector, its aim was to promote cava from Sant Sadurní d’Anoia

The Rally de les Caves – Segura Viudas Trophy, popularly known as the Segura Viudas Rally, returns to the roads of Penedes next Saturday, May 7, 40 years later after celebrating its last edition in 1983. The event, which took place for the first time in 1970, it was a test that was held in the province of Barcelona and whose objective was to promote Cava from the Sant Sadurní d’Anoia region. That is why, since its inception, the championship had the support of the historic Segura Viudas winery, and has positioned itself as one of the most important events in Spanish and international sport.

The Rally de les Caves – Segura Viudas Trophy, organized on this occasion as a revival by Automoviles Rikicars and Rabbit Rally, returns with a 170-kilometre rally with 8 timing sections where the best score will go to the participating team that best suits the average speed that the organization has planned. The rally begins and ends its route in the Segura Viudas cellars, where the winners will celebrate their victory by uncorking bottles of the brand’s Cavas. The route will pass through the most relevant places of the previous editions of the rally, which then had an average length of 300 kilometres. Some 35-40 teams are expected to participate, including various motorsport figures such as Fina Roman and motor journalism such as Judit Florensa.

The Segura Viudas Rally, which began as a regional professional event, grew until it reached an international perspective in 1973, when it entered the Spanish championship calendar with the support of the RACC automobile company. This important milestone modified both the route and the location of the event, although it kept Sant Sadurní d’Anoia as the epicenter of the activity to maintain its initial objective of promoting Catalan Cava intact.

Likewise, Segura Viudas, a winery with more than 800 years of history, wine tradition and respect for roots, was a fundamental piece in the promotion and support of the Rally de les Caves – Segura Viudas Trophy. For this reason, the most emblematic Rally in Spain in the 1970s adopted the name of the prestigious Catalan winery.