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Torchlight Parade Honors Fallen Riders at Valladolid’s Pingüinos Gathering

The 43rd edition mixes memorial rites with concerts, FMX, a midnight Falla burn before a Sunday close.

Overview

  • The procession set out around 20:00 from the Cúpula del Milenio and finished at the Acera de Recoletos with a live Toque de Oración on dulzaina.
  • Images in the tribute highlighted Abel Ramos, a 35-year-old volunteer from Quintana y Congosto who died fighting a fire.
  • Spectators lined major avenues such as Paseo de Isabel la Católica and Paseo de Zorrilla as riders advanced with torches.
  • Evening programming featured Tam Tam Go, the memorial video Ráfagas al cielo, and an FMX show with Maikel Melero, José Mincha and Mario Lucas.
  • The gathering continues into Sunday with the Pingüinero breakfast, Pingüinos de Oro and concentration trophies, a motorcycle raffle, and the official closing at 12:30.