This is for all the cyclists following our DolomiteSport site.
The 2009 Edition of the Maratona dles Dolomites is set for 5 July, 2009
To quote the organiser’s of the Maratona:
“It is a question of energy. The energy that comes from the Dolomites and embraces us. The positive energy of the collaborators who “feel” the Maratona just as you feel it, pedalling up and down the Sella Pass. And what about the energy you have used when you were training for months on end? It wasn’t wasted energy, it is the transformation of energy into something more important. It’s having created something that we can all benefit from.”
Registration for the event opens 16 October – this is a critical date for maximizing the odds of acceptance to the event. For 2009 there will be 8,500 participants, but perhaps as many as 20,000 will apply. Registration for the first drawing is important, visit the Maratona Web Site for all the details.
In addition to the Maratona, the week prior to the event is the “Rider’s Week” with daily events, group rides, training rides, and parties. If you are coming for the Maratona, be here also for the entire week preceding the actual race – it is as good as the event itself.
28 June is the Passo Pordoi Time Trail – a grueling uphill course on arguably the Dolomite’s best pass for riding. I will be training hard for this time trial…
DolomiteSport has more information about the Maratona after I did it in 2007. It is undoubtedly one of the best experiences any cyclist can have – read about it at DolomiteSport.
