ORTLER BIKE MARATHON 2015

 

Ortler Bike Marathon MTB race to debut next 6 June in Val Venosta (South-Tyrol area)

Brand new mtb event with already over 800 registrations

Two different routes and fun for everybody

Bike tours, culture and history to discover in the Italian Alps

 

 

Val Venosta in Northern Italy is a place where mtb lovers find themselves at…super ease! The South Tyrol area is quite popular in winter time among alpine and cross country skiing passionates, but when spring and summer approach and snow and ice melt down, mountain bikers jump on the saddle and ride with absolute pleasure in the Alps.

Next 6 June the first ever Ortler Bike Marathon MTB race will make its debut amongst the Alps and with still four months to go before the start, over 800 riders registered to the event. The Italian OC led by Gerald Burger already collected participants from all over the country, but also from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Liechtenstein, Australia, Romania, Hungary, the UK, the little Republic of San Marino and the Netherlands.

The small city of Glorenza with its fully preserved city wall and medieval buildings will welcome start and finish of the 1^st Ortler Bike Marathon MTB race next June and two routes will be available to all participants, the Classic (51km and 1.600 meters total ascent) and the Marathon (90km and 3.000 meters total ascent).

Historical towns, alpine lakes, medieval castles and abbeys throughout both itineraries impress for their beauty, and professional riders but also simple mtb amateurs must seriously think about visiting the area at the beginning of June and spend some time in Val Venosta before and after the race. The superb sceneries up in the mountains leave mouth wide open, the StelvioNational Park and the majestic Ortles peak (up to 4.000 meters altitude) are simply unique and definitely deserve some time to spend riding around them.

Furthermore, the OC will be organising the “MTB Training Days with Urs Graf”, a sort of bike tour throughout the most beautiful mtb routes in the area, in order to discover Val Venosta together with former XC trainer of the Swiss National Team. The training days will take place from 31 May to 10 June and two holiday solutions of 3 or 6 days each will be available, both including workshops and day trips. All info on  www.suedtirolbike.info.

Entries to the 1^st Ortler Bike Marathon MTB race are open from the website www.ortler-bikemarathon.it. Visit also the Facebook page and you cannot but …like it.