2010 Maratona dles Dolomites

The annual cycle of entering the Maratona dles Dolomites is about to commence! The first announcement from the organizers regarding the 2010 Maratona which will be held on July 4th:

PRE-ENTRY from October 15th to November 5th 2009! The pre-entry can be made exclusively online on our site http://www.maratona.it/ The drawing of the starting numbers, half of which will be for Italian participants and the other half for foreign participants, will take place in the second half of November 2009.The list of participants drawn will be published on-line afterwards. Read the conditions of entry 2010 published on our website http://www.maratona.it/info/enrolment/maratona/2009/en/
Please find the details of registration under "How to register at the race"http://www.maratona.it/info/how/register/the/en/

NO LUCK? No luck at the draws for 2008 and 2009? Don't worry, if you will not be extracted at the draw in November you will be readmitted to the race in July 2010. In fact all pre-registered participants not drawn at this year's draw, who were not lucky in the previous two editions (2008 and 2008) and had no starting right will be readmitted in the starting list of the 23rd Maratona dles Dolomites.

Holiday packages with guaranteed registration: As from 22nd October 2009 holiday packages including accommodation and guaranteed registration to the Maratona dles Dolomites will be offered by our official tour operator Holimites. These offers include the registration fee, accommodation in facilities of various categories beginning from a period of 4 days, along with different benefits for participants and their accompanying persons.

If you plan to stay 6 nights or more you will take part to the draw of a special racing bike Pinarello: http://bit.ly/4kPFAP

IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS:

-15th October to 5th November 2009: Pre-entry opening

-22nd October 2009: Availability of starting packages on-line on http://www.holimites.com/

-Second half of November 2009: draw(the list of participants drawn will be published on-line afterwards);

-25th November 2009: on-line availability of 150 starting numbers which surcharge will be assigned to charitable institutions;

-1st December 2009: first day for confirming the participation;

-25th March 2010: on-line availability of 150 starting numbers which surcharge will be assigned to charitable institutions;

-15th April 2010: last day for confirming the participation to the race in July and for paying

the balance

Committee

Maratona dles Dolomites

http://www.maratona.it/

Ed. note: The Maratona committee also has positions reserved in the Maratona through several bike tour companies; examples: in the USA: Granfondo Cycling Tours, in England: La Fuga

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