The Upper Vinschgau is preparing for the Ortler Bike Marathon

On Saturday the starting signal for the annual cycling event will be given in Graun. It starts at 8 a.m. when the 111-kilometer marathon opens, after which, every 20 minutes, the bikers will be on the 46-kilometer classic route, on the 69-kilometer long route and finally on the 29-kilometer route -Short-haul next. Athletes and teams from no fewer than 11 nations are expected in the Graun paddock. The best known names are those of the Soudal Lee Cougan International Team with the two-time world champion Hector Leonardo Paez Leon, the talented Alexey Medvedev, two-time European marathon champion, the top rider from Brescia Daniele Mensi, third in the 2021 Italian Marathon Championships, and teammates Stefano Valdrighi and Massimo Rosa. The riders of the Scott Racing Team with captain Juri Ragnoli, three-time Italian marathon champion, Cristian Cominelli, cyclocross and mountain bike rider and 2009 world champion in the cross-country relay, as well as the ambitious Jacopo Billi will also be on the most scenic routes in the Upper Vinschgau be. Rabensteiner is South Tyrol's bearer of hope The newly crowned XCM national champion Daniel Geismayr (Wilier Triestina Pirelli Factory Team), who has already won two medals at the Marathon World Championships, is traveling from Austria. In addition to Italy's top mountain biker, South Tyrol's local hero Fabian Rabensteiner will also be at the start. He took silver at the Italian Marathon Championships last year. Diego Alfonso Arias Cuervo, runner-up marathon world champion, Johnny Cattaneo, Italian marathon champion 2, and Mattia Longa are also there. In the women's category, the main roles will be played by Claudia Peretti, bronze medalist at the Italian Championships, Chiara Burato, Italian Extreme Up-Hill Champion 2020, and Simona Mazzucotelli, winner of the Lombardy Marathon. “We have now exceeded the 800 participant mark.” Organizer Gerald Burger What is attractive about the Ortler Bike Marathon is not just the field of participants and the route, but also the supporting program. It starts with the distribution of starting numbers on Friday afternoon and the opening of the Expo area in Graun. There is also a junior race scheduled for Saturday morning. “We have now exceeded the 800 participant mark. Everything is ready here in Graun, it will be a great festival for young and old,” says organizer Gerald Burger full of anticipation.

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The Upper Vinschgau is preparing for the Ortler Bike Marathon

Two more sleeps, then it's that time again for top local and international mountain bikers: the Ortler Bike Marathon is coming up.

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