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Tourismusverband Paznaun - Ischgl
Tourist Office
Syndicat D’Initiative
Ufficio turistico
A-6561 Ischgl
www.ischgl.com
PRESSEINFORMATION
ISCHGL
OVERMOUNTAIN
CHALLENGE
2014:
EUROPE'S
ENDURO-ELITE IN THE SILVRETTA BIKE ARENA
From 12 to 14 September 2014, the second edition of the Ischgl Overmountain Challenge will be held on the trails in Tyrol’s Paznaun Valley. Together with the bike
manufacturer Cannondale, the alpine lifestyle metropolis invites the best enduro
mountain bikers to the European Open. Just like last year, many top stars will join
in. Already confirmed are Frenchman Jérôme Clementz, last year's champion and
reigning enduro world champion, his fellow countryman Nico Lau and Italian Manuel Ducci. For the young and booming sport of enduro mountainbiking, the Ischgl
Overmountain Challenge i synonymous with a, not yet existing, European Championships. On 1 August 2014, registration for the race begins and is open to both pros
and amateurs alike.
Enduro is on everyone's lips in the mountain bike scene. The combination of up- and
downhill biking catches the spirit of our times and is making quite a splash. Ischgl identified this trend early on and initiated the Overmountain Challenge as Euopean Enduro last
year together with bike manufacturer Cannondale as well as race organisers from
Trailsolutions. 240 participants from 14 countries answered the call to the Silvretta Bike
Arena in 2013, to race each other on the scenic trails amidst the mountains of Tyrol. With
this year's edition, the young racing format will be further developed and expanded. In the
still young enduro scene, the Ischgl Overmountain Challenge is considered a test run for a
not yet existing official European Championships and organisers are expecting to draw a
corresponding large number of entries, as race manager Georg grogger confirms: "The
enduro scene is growing in leaps and bounds. With the Overmountain Challenge, we are
offering a brand new racing format here in Ischgl, which attracts the best trail mountain
bikers to Tyrol and thus also promises spectacular scenes for the audience."
Kontakt: Tourismusverband Paznaun - Ischgl, Barbara Plattner, Dorfstrasse 43, 6561 Ischgl, AUSTRIA
Tel. +43 50 990 112, Fax: +43 50 990 199, E-Mail: [email protected]
The future belongs to the sport of enduro
The still young discipline of enduro mountainbiking is a blend of up- and downhill oriented cycling. While climbs are made in groups without timekeeping, participants engage
in exciting battles on designated downhill sections, the so-called stages, competing for
seconds. With this, enduro offers everything a mountain biker's heart could desire. On the
one hand, the shared experience of nature while leisurely riding uphill, on the other hand,
the action-packed element that is the downhill run. It's not for nothing that enduro is regarded as the future of gravity-mountainbiking, enjoying rapidly increasing popularity
world-wide. Ever more top stars from the Downhill World Cup are also discovering this
new cycling discipline.
Line-up of stars in Ischgl
But the enduro scene also has its very own stars, with the very first world champion
Jérôme Clementz of 2013 leading the way. The Frenchman also won the inaugural edition
of the Ischgl Overmountain Challenge last year, and has confirmed he will challenge for
the title once again in 2014. But the competition this year is top-class, as his countryman
Nico Lau, who has already won an enduro world championship race this year, and Italian
Manuel Ducci, who took home the Superenduro PRO Series in 2013, have already registered for the Overmountain Challenge. Thus the second edition of the European Opens
once again promises exciting contests on the 1,200 km network of trails in the high alpine
Silvretta Bike Arena. No other region in Tyrol offers such an extensive trail network for
mountain bikers, which is also easily accessible by cable car. This year, 450 competitors
are qualified to enter and apart from the pros, hobby racers can also pit themselves
against the stars of the enduro scene for an entry fee of Euro 50. Registration for the
Ischgl Overmountain Challenge 2014 opens on 1 August 2014 at this link: http://ischglovermountain.com/registrierung/
Media service
Journalists are given the opportunity to cover the the Ischgl Overmountain Challenge live
and on the ground. We are pleased to provide accommodation and food as well as comprehensive press support during the event. Editorial departments will be offered current
coverage in the form of text, photos and videos. To use the comprehensive press service,
please register at the following email address: [email protected]
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August 2014
Kontakt: Tourismusverband Paznaun - Ischgl, Barbara Plattner, Dorfstrasse 43, 6561 Ischgl, AUSTRIA
Tel. +43 50 990 112, Fax: +43 50 990 199, E-Mail: [email protected]
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Kontakt: Tourismusverband Paznaun - Ischgl, Barbara Plattner, Dorfstrasse 43, 6561 Ischgl, AUSTRIA
Tel. +43 50 990 112, Fax: +43 50 990 199, E-Mail: [email protected]
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