Registrations are officially open for HERO Series 2024, the international circuit of mountain bike trials over the marathon distance which invites all enthusiasts of the discipline to put themselves to the test in the three extremely demanding specialty trials on the UCI calendar: the Italian HERO Südtirol Dolomites, the German Black Forest Ultra Bike Marathon and the Swiss National Park Bike Marathon.
Source: press release
A project in which the organizing committee of HERO Dolomites has always strongly believed, to create a real network of off-road cycling events (on the UCI calendar) that have in common the hardness of the track and the beauty of the context mountain in which they take place.
In 2024 the HERO Series will consist of the HERO Südtirol Dolomites, the Black Forest Ultra Bike Marathon in Germany and the National Park Bike Marathon with start and finish in Switzerland.
A real challenge within the challenge, for those with big and ambitious goals, driven by a passion that is not just a sport but a real lifestyle.
«We are very happy and excited to announce the HERO Series 2024 circuit, capable of uniting three historical excellences of the marathon trials in Europe - comments Gerhard Vanzi, creator of HERO Dolomites - The passion for this discipline and for everything that gravitates around it, starting from contact with and respect for nature, it makes us believe in this great challenge that returns with a completely new calendar».
Three appointments, therefore, united not only by being the most demanding competitions on the international scene, but also by being hosted in natural areas of rare beauty and uniqueness, and for this reason protected by their respective organizations with important eco-sustainability initiatives.
Registrations are officially open on www.heroworldseries.com
THE CALENDAR
The HERO Series calendar is totally renewed in 2024: it starts with the HERO Südtirol Dolomites (13-16 June 2024), then goes to Germany in July at the Black Forest Ultra Bike Marathon (12-14 July 2024) and concludes at the end of August in Switzerland with the National Park Bike Marathon (24-25 August 2024).
With a total length of 345 kilometers and an impressive 12.000 meters of total altitude difference, the 2024 HERO Series presents itself as one of the toughest challenges ever seen before for UCI affiliated athletes and teams, as well as amateurs.
THE THREE RACES
HERO SÜDTIROL DOLOMITES
For everyone, professionals and simple enthusiasts, it is the toughest mountain bike marathon in the world. It lends its name to the series, and will also be the first appointment on the 2024 calendar. Its two iconic routes (86km with 4.500hm of altitude difference, 60km with 3.200hm of altitude difference) drawn on the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and which cross Val Gardena, Alta Badia, Arabba, Val di Fassa and Alpe di Siusi. For the purposes of the HERO Series 2024 final classification, it will be necessary to have completed the "long" course of the HERO Dolomites.
Information: www.herodolomites.com
BLACK FOREST ULTRA BIKE MARATHON
Don't deceive the fairy-tale atmosphere of these lands, the Black Forest ULTRA Bike Marathon, with its 118 kilometers and 3.550 meters in altitude, is a challenge for true heroes. Its ultra distance track will be the second round of HERO Series 2024: starting from Kirchzarten, it will touch the highest peak of the Black Forest, the Feldberg mountain and then continue up to Menzenschwand, passing through Hofsgrund, and from here it will go to the finish in Kirchzarten.
Information: www.ultra-bike.de
NATIONAL PARK BIKE MARATHON
The National Park Bike Marathon, the largest cycling event in the canton of Grisons, will conclude the HERO Series 2024. The event offers trials on several courses, but to make it into the general classification of the HERO Series it will be necessary to tackle the distance of 141 kilometres. The route starts in Scuol and crosses the beautiful Val S-charl up to the Val Müstair; from here you will pass through Livigno and return to Switzerland via the Chaschauna pass, to end up again in the Engadine.
Information: www.bike-marathon.com
For information and registration: www.heroworldseries.com
