The Mountain Bike World Cup event will take place at Rio Gere, along national road SS48 of the Dolomites .The finishing line will be here, 6 km from the centre of Cortina, at the foot of Mount Cristallo.


The course is served by a chairlift equipped with hooks for bikes. The start is at an elevation of 2,020m and the finish at 1,680m, with a vertical drop of 340m over a 1,950m distance. The average vertical is therefore 17.4%.


The racetrack was examined and agreed upon in detail by the experts of the International Bicycling Federation, coordinated by Mr Martin Withley, on April 20th. Race Director Maurizio Bortot of Equipe Dolomiti and an officer of the Regole d'Ampezzo, which own the lands, accompanied the delegation.


The first part runs over a mountain mule-track along the ski slope Rio Gere. It is a very fast path, particularly suitable to fearless downhill riders, whereas the second and the third parts require remarkable technical skills.
The second part runs over a difficult terrain with stones and rocks. The third part of the track partly runs through the woods above Malga Lareto while the last part will be on a hard and fast terrain along the final stretch of the ski slope. The finish will be at the chairlift bottom station. The racecourse is therefore much varied, with highly spectacular parts.

• Downhill course 100%
  
• Wide track 50%
  
• Narrow Track 50%
  
• Fast sections 60%
  
• Technical sections 40%
  
  

Plan of Cortina (centre town to Rio Gere)

A regular bus service connects the centre of Cortina (from Piazza Roma and Autostazione) to Rio Gere, for those wishing to attend the training rides and the races.
Thursday 25th and Friday 26th from Cortina centre hourly from 9.00am to 6.00pm and from Rio Gere to Cortina centre hourly from 9.30am to 6.30pm.
Saturday 27th from Cortina centre hourly from 8.00am to 11.00am and from 3.00pm to 4.00pm. From Rio Gere to Cortina centre hourly from 8.30am to 10.30am and from 3.30pm to 5pm.
Sunday 28th from Cortina Centre from 8.00am to 4.00pm and back from Rio Gere hourly from 8.30am to 4.30pm and last run at 5.00pm.
Bus tickets may be purchased at tobacconists, at camping sites, at "La Cooperativa", at the coach station and at the newsagent by the coach station.

The UCI is the International Cycling Federation. The person in charge for the Italian Mountain Bike Committee is Mr.Enzo Bova
Tel +39 02 6701464
Fax +39 02 6705364

The RACE DIRECTOR will be Mr.Maurizio Bortot of Equipe Dolomiti.
Tel +39 0437 926305
Mobile +39 (0)3487062664
Fax +39 0437 920112
Email : equipe@dolomiti.it