The 2025 HERO Südtirol Dolomites is just around the corner!
Dear HERO,
After the thrilling 2025 HERO UCI Marathon World Cup Naturland round in Andorra, the next round is just around the corner! The much-awaited HERO Südtirol Dolomites – now at its 15th edition! – will take place on Saturday, 14 June.
The lineup is quite impressive, with the HERO UCI Marathon World Cup’s overall ranking leader – 29-year-old Belgian from Buff-Megamo, Wout Alleman – joining the starting line. After his win in Capoliveri and his third place in Andorra, one of his potential contenders for the top spot is Andreas Seewald, from Germany, representing Singer KTM Racing Team – his outstanding physical condition led him to place second, just after Leo Paez. A household name in Selva Val Gardena, as the Colombian cyclists has won the HERO Südtirol Dolomites a good eight (8!) times. Will this year be HERO number nine? We’ll find out on Saturday at lunchtime.
All eyes are on Italy, with the current Italian champion, Fabian Rabensteiner, in second place in the UCI ranking, joined by his fellow Torpado Kenda FSA teammate Jakob Dorigoni.
Among the women, Rosa Van Doorn from The Netherlands, representing Buff-Megamo Team, seems to be the bookie’s favourite – after all, she won both the Capoliveri and Andorra rounds. The women will compete on the 60-km trail, with Vera Looser from Namibia aiming to confirm her HERO win from 2024. And let’s not forget Adelheid Morath, who won the HERO Dolomites in 2022 and 2023, who could score an exceptional hat trick. And Sandra Mairhofer, from South Tyrol in Italy, is surely looking to cross the finish line first after her second place in Andorra.
With a lineup such as this, the HERO, true to form, is bound to deliver a whirlwind of emotions!
With just over a week to go, you can prepare for the race by reading the 2025 HERO Magazine at https://www.herodolomites.com/it/multimedia/hero-magazine-2025