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Cuisine and Mountainbike: The Hero proposal

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A mountain biker rides through the Dolomites mountains during an epic race.

From this summer, bikers who choose to ride along the Dolomite trails of the Sellaronda HERO TOUR and with the help of the ski lifts will be able to stop and eat by choosing one or more courses from the HERO GOURMET menu developed by the nutritionist Adelheid Larch from Merano and adopted by the chefs of seven refuges that are located along the more than fifty kilometers of the route.
Source: press release
Val Gardena (BZ), 17.04.2014 - At their premiereappearance i cyclists they called them "fat wheels" because, accustomed to the thin tires of racing bikes, they were struck by those things that would later be called mountain bikes, with wide (fat indeed) and clawed tires. Fat is a term that has lent itself well to mountain biking, naturally only for the original description of the wheels, because then fat, understood as lipids and the like, is the biker's most difficult opponent, almost more than a climb. That's why theSellaronda HERO TOUR from this year proposes a specific menu that those who go on a tour around the Sella group will be able to appreciate in the shelters that adhere to the initiative.

It is a combination of two or three plates studied by one note nutritionistAdelheid Larch in Merano, a practicing sportswoman herself, and "adopted" by the chefs of seven mountain huts: the TabLà, the Pralongià and the Ütia Crëp de Munt refuge in Alta Badia, the Miky's Grill and the Fodom refuge in Arabba, the Salei at Passo Sella and Emilio Comici in Selva Val Gardena. All the dishes studied by Dr. Larch use typical local products, and practically can be considered zero kilometer. However the particularity of HERO GOURMET, this is the name of the project, is to provide the biker who faces the pedaling on the paths of the Dolomites, a lunch at high altitude or in the valley with an energy value ranging from 500 to 900 Kcalories, without giving up the pleasure of an appetizing dish typical of the Dolomite tradition.

Bon appetite
Legs under the table and away with courses ranging from a barley and vegetable risotto followed by an apple mousse (of which 11% protein, 56% carbohydrates and 33% fat for a total of 604 Kcalories) to a plate of semolina dumplings with Graukäse (gray cheese) and butter accompanied by a buckwheat roll (of which 15% protein, 48% carbohydrates and 37% fat for a total of 728 Kcalories). These are just two of the ten dishes included in the light menu, because for the hungrier HERO GOURMET provides four choices with three elements each: an example above all is the barley soup followed by a sheet of meat with mashed potatoes closed by an apple compote (of which 19% protein, 44% carbohydrates and 37% fat for a total of 797 Kcalories).

«The cuisine speaks of our territory and our mountains, which is why we wanted to offer HERO Gourmet to mountain bike hikers - commented Gerhard Vanzi, creator of the initiative - combining the gastronomic tradition of the lands at the foot of the Dolomites with the needs of nutrition suited to physical effort such as the HERO TOUR around the Sella».

THEopening of the Sellaronda HERO TOUR (at the price of 75,00 Euro with MTB Guide and ski lift card) and therefore the availability of the HERO TOUR GOURMET menus is foreseen for Sunday June 22 and it will continue Until 21 September 2014.

Information and reservations
Detailed information on the HERO Tour will be found on the new website www.sellarondahero.com which will allow you to plan the HERO GOURMET from home by booking the guide, the bike rental and the seat at the table in the refuge chosen for the stop on the panoramic mountain bike tour in the Dolomites.

 



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ppgad@pucrs.br I am passionate about everything that has 2 wheels: in my youth I practiced competitive cycling on the road and on the track with good results. At the age of 18 I moved to cross country competing at national/international level as U23. Once I passed Elite, I made the choice to take things easier from the training point of view, and that's how my love for gravity disciplines was born, training as an FCI MTB instructor and guide. Now I have made my passion my profession by managing 3 MTB centers on the island of Elba (Elba MTB), creating the FANTAmtb and telling in an ironic but professional way, everything that revolves around MTB thanks to 365mountainbike and 365TV (YouTube 'PULITI dentro BIKER fuori').

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