The next edition of the World Cup under the aegis of the UCI will see five important international competitions united, for the first time in a single circuit: Capoliveri Legend Cup, Naturland, HERO Südtirol Dolomites, Black Forest ULTRA Bike Marathon and La Tramun Sea Otter Europe. Let's see the common thread that unites them.
Source: press release
The 2025 HERO UCI Marathon World Cup will officially kick off in May, in a circuit that unites five of the most beloved mountain bike marathons on the competitive scene through an ambitious project that aims to enhance the combination of territory and sporting discipline.
The first stage will be in Italy, with the Capoliveri Legend Cup, a historic competition that takes place on the Island of Elba on Saturday 10 May and, once the circuit's debut round is over, the bikers' next appointment is the second round in Andorra with Naturland, scheduled for 1 June. Just a couple of weeks and we'll see each other again at the HERO Südtirol Dolomites that awaits participants at the halfway point on 14 June, bringing the circuit back to Italy with a stage in the Dolomites. On Sunday 13 July, the bikers in the race will race in Germany, on the occasion of the Black Forest ULTRA Bike Marathon. After the mid-August break, the last stage arrives, the one that will award the winners of the 2025 HERO UCI Marathon World Cup and which will be held in Spain on 21 September, during La Tramun Sea Otter Europe in Girona.
A total of 431 kilometres and 16.050 metres of altitude difference, for a top-level circuit that will put the best Elite athletes and Master category bikers to the test in their quest to win the World Cup title.
REGISTRATIONS AND results
Registration for individual races for the Elite and Master categories must be done by choosing the “World Cup” option which will give the right to access the HERO UCI Marathon World Cup ranking; those who have registered previously must regularize their registration by contacting the organization. At the end of each race the results will be updated on heroucimarathonworldcup.com, the official website of the circuit.
CAPOLIVERI LEGEND CUP
Organized every year on the Island of Elba, the Capoliveri Legend Cup has amazed its participants since 2010 with the colors of the Mediterranean, its historic iron mines and its unique microclimate. The route that is part of the HERO UCI Marathon World Cup is the marathon distance of 62 km and 2.200 meters of elevation gain.
Information: www.capoliverilegendcup.it
NATURELAND
A point of reference for nature lovers, Andorra hosts the Bike Show Naturland every year, whose program includes Naturland, the spectacular mountain bike marathon in the heart of the Pyrenees, whose peaks, valleys and forests form the backdrop to the 87 km route with a 3.000 m difference in altitude.
Information: bikeshow-naturland.com
HERO SÜDTIROL DOLOMITES
Known as the world's toughest mountain bike marathon, the fifteenth edition of the HERO Südtirol Dolomites lends its name to the UCI World Cup. Its iconic UCI World Cup routes (86km with 4.500hm of elevation gain for men and 60km with 3.200hm of elevation gain for women) are designed on the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and pass through Val Gardena, Alta Badia, Arabba, Val di Fassa and Alpe di Siusi.
Information: www.herodolomites.com
BLACK FOREST ULTRA BIKE MARATHON
With its routes that develop in fairytale lands, the Black Forest ULTRA Bike Marathon will be a challenge worth telling. The race valid for the HERO UCI Marathon World Cup has a length of 118 km and 3.550 meters of altitude difference. Starting in Kirchzarten, the highest peak in the Baden-Württemberg region, the Feldberg at 1.493 meters will be reached and then continue to Menzenschwand, passing through Hofsgrund, and from there to the finish line in Kirchzarten.
Information: www.ultra-bike.de
THE TRAMUN SEA OTTER EUROPE
For the final stage of the HERO UCI Marathon World Cup, La Tramun Sea Otter Europe is the race where mountain biking is expressed in its purest form, with a tough 78 km route and 2.800 meters of elevation gain that will put the physical and technical preparation of the bikers to the test. The Costa Brava is ready to crown the winner of the UCI World Cup.
Information: bikemarathonbtI t.co
For information and registration: heroucimarathonworldcup.com
