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August 12, 2014 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Sella Ronda… Zero

This blog was supposed to be a preview of the Sella Ronda Hero: the 2015 UCI World MTB Marathon Champs. On a perfect day, in perfect weather, I failed to ride around the course. So, here’s the story of what went wrong, and what’s right about that. When people find out that Mike and I […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Altitude, marathon mountain biking, MTB Marathon Worlds, Sella Ronda, Sella Ronda Hero, Training, XCM

October 21, 2013 By Mike Blewitt 7 Comments

Registrations about to open for Sellaronda Hero 2014

The date for the 5th Südtirol Sellaronda HERO in Val Gardena is set. The Mountain Bike Marathon around the Sella Mountain Group in the Dolomites will take place on Saturday, June 21st 2014. The two tracks of 84 and 62 km were confirmed. Due to increased demand, registrations will start on Tuesday, October 22nd. Online […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Dolomites, Hero, Sella Ronda, Strudel, UCI, XCM

June 25, 2013 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

The bike of a Sella Ronda Hero

The bikes of Marathon racers the world over have common themes: Carbon fibre, 29er wheels, and a hardtail. While there are many exceptions to this rule, these does typify the majority of bikes in a Marathon MTB race. For stage races, especially something like the Cape Epic, you tend to have a few other common […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: 29er, Bianchi, Carbon, Paez, Sella Ronda

June 23, 2013 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Paez and Bigham triumphant at Sella Ronda Hero

In what could well be one of the most picturesque regions in the world for a Marathon MTB race, the Val Gardena showed all it’s beauty and difficulty today in the 4th Sella Ronda Hero. Although this is only the fourth time the race has been run, the organisers have created a highly popular, well […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bianchi, Dolomites, Sella Ronda, XCM

June 22, 2013 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Original Tracks to be used at Sella Ronda Hero

The original tracks of the Südtirol Sellaronda HERO over 62 km/3,300 m climb and 84 km/ 4,300 m climb are re-established thanks to the valuable assistance of the mayor of Selva/Wolkenstein, the municipality of Arabba, the forest ranger office, the many volunteers and the warm weather. The announcement was made today by the organizers of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Dolomites, mountain bike, Sella Ronda, XCM

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