Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Ötztaler sold out within a few hours

Even though the precise time and date of the registration opening was not announced, all 4000 tickets for the Ötztaler Radmarathon in Sölden on 26 August have been sold out within 3 hours! It shows the still increasing popularity of big cyclo events and the magic appeal of the Oetztaler in its current non-compromising form: 238 km and 5500 Hm.

Recently there have been rumours of introducing a shorter B-distance, as well as a special combo-ranking of a MTB race on Saturday and a road race on Sunday.

I think true cyclosportive-riders would hate to see that happening, as the beauty of the Oetztaler is the fact that it is every year a proper challenge, even for good climbers! Every participant is in for the same treat!

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