From 20 – 28 June 2015, Val Gardena’s Hero Bike Festival offers a packed programme. Its most prestigious event – the UCI MTB-Marathon World Championships – is scheduled for 27 June.

The mountain bike marathon “South Tyrol Sellaronda Hero” has developed into a top event in only six years and will this year, for the first time, be crowning its champions. 4,015 participants from around 50 nations will take part in this race which will be opened by 100 men and 50 women in the “Elite” category. They are the top long-distance bike athletes who will fight for every metre and every second to claim the title of World Champion. But the Hero Bike Festival also has plenty to offer for the numerous amateurs and leisure bikers who may be hoping to follow in the footsteps of the champions. The five main races are accompanied by many supporting events including concerts and guided bike rides through the glorious Dolomite landscape.

The 10th anniversary of the Sellaronda Bike Day on 21 June deserves a special mention: each year, around 20,000 bikers crowd the Dolomite passes all around the Sella mountain range. Come to Val Gardena and see bikes and bikers in action!

INFO: Val Gardena