Les Cols prepares for a Sant Magí of maximums

TarragonaTarragona is already experiencing the countdown to the Sant Magí festival. The city's four groups are facing the final days of preparation with rehearsals and tests that will finalize the programs they will present on Wednesday, August 19th, in the Plaça de les Cols. The event, starting at noon, will once again bring together Jove, Xiquets, Sant Pere i Sant Pau, and Serrallo for a festival with very different objectives but a common denominator: reaching the highest possible level in one of the most important events of the Tarragona summer.

The Colla Jove Xiquets de Tarragona is the one arriving with the most defined proposal for maximums. The lilacs have the 2de9 with folre and manilles as their main card to open their performance, a castle they have already completed this year and which once again positions itself as one of the group's flagship constructions. The next major objective would be the 5de9 with folre. Recent rehearsals have placed sixths and have yielded good sensations. It is a castle that, due to its demand and difficulty, would mark a significant leap within the Sant Magí program, as those from Cós del Bou have not unloaded it since 2023. To complete the festival, the intention includes one of the two basic 9-level castles, accompanied by the 7-level pilar with folre.

The Xiquets de Tarragona also want to take advantage of Sant Magí to take a step forward. The 'matalassers' program has the 7de8 as one of its main references. It is one of the flagship castles of the season for Roger Budesca's team and appears as one of the constructions with the most guarantees for the Cols event. The next objective would be the 4de9 with folre, a structure that the Xiquets already have in their repertoire and want to consolidate. The third round will be more open: the 'matalassers' could opt for the 3de9 with folre or the 5de8. These are two constructions they haven't built this season yet and which, therefore, would represent a debut at a particularly important moment of the season. Thus, the 2de8 with folre is ruled out of the program. The 'matalassers' still have a special rehearsal session before Sant Magí, scheduled for Monday, August 17, as part of the preparations for the event.

For Saint Peter and Saint Paul, the objective is to maintain the progression that the group has been starring in this season. David Lobo's team arrives after having completed the 4de8 with the needle this Saturday at Cós del Bou, a construction that confirms the good moment of the cooperativist neighborhood and that can serve as a starting point to face new challenges at Les Cols. The next step could come with the 5de8, a castle that the group has not yet achieved this season, or with the 2de8 with lining. There will also be anticipation with the pillars, with the pillar of 6 and the pillar of 7 with lining as possible options.

And in Serrallo, the objective is particularly ambitious: to complete the classic 8 for the first time in its history. Josep Maria Gaya's team wants to combine the 2de7, the 3de8, and the 4de8 in a single performance, a combination that would certify a new high for the maritime group. This season's records fuel the ambition of the Serrallo members. The 3de8 is already part of their repertoire, and the 2de7 and 4de8 are also structures they have been consolidating. Now the challenge is to gather all the forces and manage to complete the three constructions in a single event. In any case, the event will be an opportunity to make history and complete a combination they have not yet achieved in their career.

With the four programs still pending final rehearsals, the Cols are preparing for a particularly interesting event.