The Val Gardena Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships are taking place in Rome

Today's press conference in Rome marked the start of the countdown for the sixth edition of the South Tyrol Sellaronda Hero. The race takes place in exactly 51 days. The world championship titles in the mountain bike marathon will also be awarded. The athletes who cross the finish line first after 87 or 60 kilometers can wear the coveted rainbow jersey of the UCI World Cycling Association for a year. A total of 4.015 bikers from 50 nations are expected in Val Gardena.

With an altitude difference of 4.700 meters on the 87-kilometer route (and 3.400 meters on the 60-kilometer route), the South Tyrol Sellaronda Hero is more than just a long-distance race for mountain bikers: “It is every participant’s dream to be a “hero”. become; a project that for many bikers comes into being a year before the actual competition and becomes an integral part of their everyday life,” says Peter Runggaldier, former ski racer and race director of the marathon. “More and more cycling enthusiasts have set themselves the goal of being able to adorn themselves with the title of Hero.” This means that many cycling enthusiasts can be put on the waiting list in order to be able to take part in the Hero at least once. Registrations close after just a few hours.

The Marathon World Championships in Val Gardena on June 27, 2015 will be the third Marathon World Championships to be held in Italy. In 2008 it was held in Niederdorf (South Tyrol) and in 2011 in Montebelluna (Treviso).

Big names at the World Cup

Among the starters are the Czech Jaroslav Kulhavy, the reigning cross-country Olympic champion in London 2012 and marathon world champion in 2011, as well as the Swiss Christoph Sauser, who has already won two world championship titles in his career (cross country in 2008 and marathon in 2007). 2000) and a bronze medal in Syndey XNUMX. Leonardo Paez is of course one of the favorites. The Colombian has won the last three editions of Hero and knows the track like no other.

On the women's side, all eyes are on Norway's Gunn-Rita Dahle, who won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She has also been cross country and marathon world champion eight times. One of her biggest challengers is the 2008 Beijing Olympic champion, the German Sabine Spitz. The two top athletes will have to compete with Annika Langvad from Denmark, the reigning world champion, and Sally Bigham from Great Britain, winner of the Hero 2013.

CONI is dedicated to Hero CONI President Giovanni Malagò was the guest of honor at today's presentation in Rome: “The Hero is a race that I enjoy because I know the area in which it is held very well. Like many events in South Tyrol, the Hero also has extraordinary organizational skills and I am pleased to be able to support the organizers in implementing their project. Mountain biking is one of the many disciplines that enrich the Olympic program, which is why we are very close to the association. In addition, South Tyrol is a pioneer in this discipline and is also able to make high-quality investments in sport. The Hero is striking proof of this.”

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The Val Gardena Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships are taking place in Rome

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