Maratona dles Dolomites 2024 - Our first marathon This was our first Maratona dles Dolomites 2024, a 138km Maratona route with a 4230m elevation gain. Start from La Villa in Val Badia at 6.30am in the heart of the Dolomites. First climb to Passo Campolongo and descent to Arabba. Climb to Passo Pordoi, short descent to the junction for Canazei and then Passo Sella. Descent to the turn for Selva di Val Gardena, pedal on Plan de Gralba and pass Passo Gardena. Long descent towards Colfosco and then to Corvara where we close the first part of the race, the Sellaronda tour, the 4 Passes. Passo Campolongo again and after reaching Colle Santa Lucia we climb Passo Giau. Descent to Pocol, then Passo Falzarego then Passo Valparola and final descent towards San Cassiano and La Villa. With less than 5 kilometers to go, there is a steep climb on the Mür dl Giat and a slightly uphill finish in Corvara in Badia. Data and advice: ROUTE: Marathon of 138km and 4250 meters of altitude difference TIME: 5 hours 57 minutes (between refreshment points and moments to dedicate to this video about 6 minutes of stop) AVERAGE: 22.8km/h RANKING: 274th and 275th WEATHER: very variable and rainy from Giau to the Finish (8 degrees at Passo Giau with heavy rain and strong wind) NUTRITION DURING THE RACE: Carbo in a water bottle (consumed about 4 750ml water bottles), 3 x Liquid Gels taken at 30, 80 and 100km (1 carb, 1 amino acid, 1 caffeine), 1 x Carbo jelly gel taken at 70km, 2 for jam/peanut butter sandwiches, three quick stops at the refreshment points to refill water bottles, tart and banana EXTRA MATERIAL ON THE BAG: food, raincoat, cap, neck band and extra battery/SD card for action cam (cap and neck band were not needed) PUNCTURE-PROOF EQUIPMENT: Vittoria extra light camera, chamber hunter, CO2, Inflate and Repair, Scotch tape, 1 Allen key for wheel axles TIPS: eat well especially in the first half of the race and keep a good pace on the Sellaronda to still have energy on the Giau. With these weather conditions it was essential for us to have rain gear (it was very cold on the Giau descent due to the deluge and the wind). Entry to the grid was strictly within 15' of the start or you would be excluded from the race; we lined up at 5.50 and did a light warm up from 5.30. We woke up at 3.45 and started breakfast at 4.00 with eggs and toast. We took part in this road race with our 3T Bike Strada bikes with Fulcrum Wind 42 rims and 28mm Vittoria Corsa Pro tires. Details below. EQUIPMENT: - 3T Bike Strada - Fulcrum Wind 42 rims - Vittoria Corsa Pro 28mm Tubeless tires - Met Helmets Trenta 3K Carbon Mips helmet - Sportful Supergiara Gravellata jersey - Sportful Supergiara Gravellata bib - Sportful Pro Vest - Sportful No Rain Jacket raincoat - Udog Cento shoes - Udog socks - Silverskin Primo singlet - Alba Optics Mantra sunglasses, photochromic lens - Selle San Marco Shortfit 2.0 Racing saddle - Elite Fly 750ml water bottle - Elite Vico Carbon bottle cage - Elite Byasi 350 storage bag - Internode2 by Miss Grape - Eevyebag Gravellata VIDEO EQUIPMENT: - DJI Osmo Action 4 action cam DISCOUNT CODES: On Selle San Marco products discount code: GRAVELLATA-SSM On Silverskin products discount code: GRAVELLATA20 On Ravemen products discount code: 2BROS You can also find us on: - Instagram - Facebook - komoot - website We record the laps with Garmin Edge 830. We edit the videos with Adobe Premiere Pro. Music: Epidemic Sound Write to us at: [email protected] #MaratonadlesDolomites #Dolomiti #ciclismo