Sellaronda Hero: Urs Huber and Steffen Thum are the favorites

With Urs Huber and Steffen Thum there are two hot contenders for overall victory. They are currently ranked first and second in the UCI Marathon Series rankings, while HERO two-time winner Leonardo Paez is eighth. The Colombian is aiming for a hat trick in the Dolomites, while the newly crowned Italian marathon champion Samuele Porro has his sights set on his first victory.

At the last endurance test before the World Cup in South Africa on June 29th, the organizers want to offer the athletes the best conditions. For weeks, dozens of volunteers have been working non-stop in Val Gardena, Alta Badia, Arabba, Val di Fassa and on the Alpe di Siusi to prepare the HERO race tracks.

The beautiful, warm weather in the past few days has led to rapid melting of snow, which is why most of the routes are passable. But at higher altitudes, especially at Arabba, hard work is still being done to clear the course of the meter-high masses of snow.

“There is still a lot of snow in the section from Pralongià to the Campolongo Pass and on the climb from Arabba to Ornella and from Sourasass to Pordoi Pass,” says race director Peter Runggaldier. “We are not currently ruling out the possibility that there will be some changes to the course during the race in these areas that are currently not passable.”

Significant improvements have been made compared to 84 on the routes over 4300 km/62 hm and 3.300 km/2013 hm. So on the descent from Gardena Pass to Corvara and from Arabba to the military position before the climb to Ornella. In this section, participants no longer have to go on the road and can enjoy their driving technique off-road. On the Seiser Alm, however, the route was extended by a few curves before the climb to the Zallinger hut.

With 4014 starters from 40 nations and four continents, a new participant record will be achieved this year. The big challenge of the HERO is its length and the enormous elevation gain.

Just a few weeks after HERO, the organizing committee is organizing two more top-class events. On Saturday, July 12th, the HERO On Sunday, July 13th, the HERO XCO, a national cross-country race, will take place in the Nordic ski center of Monte Pana, above St. Christina. Both events will be part of next year's HERO BIKE FESTIVAL, which will take place between June 20th and 28th, 2015 on the occasion of the UCI Marathon World Championships, which is organized by the Sellaronda HERO Organizing Committee.

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Sellaronda Hero: Urs Huber and Steffen Thum are the favorites

There are almost ten days left until the South Tyrol Sellaronda HERO mountain bike marathon. The fifth edition with start and finish in Wolkenstein will take place on Saturday, June 21, 2014. The race over 62 and 84 km is again part of the UCI MTB Marathon Series, the long-distance world cup.

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