Fifth round of the season, after the exciting Swiss stage of Leogang, the stage of the World Cup moves to the splendid setting of the Trentino Dolomites, a UNESCO heritage site. In Val di Fassa there will be ENDURO trials, both electric and muscular.
WHERE TO SEE THE RACES
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PATH
With the event just around the corner and the athletes already arriving in Canazei, the race route has just been announced. In total, the participants of the enduro race will face 5 special stages for a distance of 44 km and a negative altitude difference of 2.935 metres. There will be two of the most popular and iconic special stages of Val di Fassa: the legendary "Tutti Frutti" (Stage4), with almost 6 km of track and a vertical drop of 900 metres, which starts from the scenic Col Rodella ridge almost to the village of Canazei and the "Titans" technique (Stage1), a 3 km descent with a vertical drop of about 700 meters in the Ciapac area.
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The last round, the Stage5 "Ciasates" will end right in the Event Village area, surrounded by the heat of cheering on the edge of the track.
TRANSPORT
While the athletes will make use of the lifts to overcome most of the positive difference in height of the race, the spectators will have the opportunity to take advantage of the FassaLift cable cars to reach the most suggestive panoramic points from which to follow the action.
The main lifts available to the public are three and not far from the Event Village. The Ciampac cable car in Alba di Canazei allows you to reach the upper part of special stage 2 "Titans". The Canazei – Pecol cable car in Canazei, reachable on foot from the paddock area, which offers access to the start of the Stage3 "Electric Line", while the Col Rodella cable car in Campitello di Fassa leads to the spectacular start of the Stage4 "Tutti Frutti".
For more information on the Enduro and Electric Enduro routes, the maps are available at following link.
LIST OF ENROLLMENTS
EDR VAL DI FASSA FAVORITES
In the last stage, in Leogang, the victory went to the Canadian Rhys Verner and the French Isabeau Courdurier, who imposed themselves after 2 very technical and tough races. Good performances from the Italians with Gloria Scarsi still 2nd, after the 2nd place in Pietra Ligure. The Italian seems to have made the definitive leap in quality and now we are waiting for her in Val di Fassa, more energized than ever. Tommaso Francardo, in Leogang, was unable to repeat the top 10 of Pietra Ligure but finished with an honest 31st place.
In the men's field the usual suspects, who respond to the name of Jesse Melamed and Richie Rude, will always be among the favourites. But there is the young Rhys Verner, born in 1997, who seems to be the new star of enduro after having confirmed himself in many races. Among women, Isabeau Courdurier is always the drummer but our Scarsi and Morgane Charre are formidable.
RACE SCHEDULE
Thursday 22 June
14pm – 00pm – UCI Elite MTB Teams rider confirmation
14pm – 45pm – UCI MTB Teams rider confirmation
15pm – 30pm – All riders confirmation
Friday 23 June
08:00 – 09:00 – Final rider confirmation
09:00 – 17:00 – All riders course practice (World Cup & Open Racing)
Saturday June 24
09:00 – 17:00 – RACE Enduro of Val Di Fassa (Open Racing)
17pm – 30pm – Press Conference
Sunday 5 June
09:00 – 17:30 – RACE Enduro World Cup Round 5 (Including E-EDR WC 3)
