Riders Bulletin n.3/2025

Riders bulletin n.3 May 28, 2025 

 

If you’ve received this email, you are probably registered for the VII edition of the Appenninica MTB Stage Race, which will be held from June 23rd to June 27th. We are 26 days out.

 

This is the third rider bulletin. These bulletins will provide useful information, news, and mandatory action reminders. See bulletin one and two here. 

 

 

Basics and Updates:

  • On the website, you can find lots of information, and we add more useful info periodically. The FAQ page is updated with the questions that we get asked the most.
  • What is included in your race entry is listed under What you get.  
  • Extra packages, such as hotels, are listed on the website, and you can book them from your ENDU registration. 
  • If you have a companion or supporters with you, we offer specific services and packages; click here.

 

Reminders and To Do:

  • Rules. The race rules are published here. Your acceptance of those rules is implied with your registration.
  • Online registration. We’ll contact you via email if your registration is not complete or if we have questions. 

The starting list with numbers and categories is on the website. Click here.

 

 

Luggage and Race Bags

 

Race bags

Your Appenninica MTB Stage Race race bag is a 90 lt, made in Italy, sport bag that will follow you during the week. You’ll also receive a simple bag for your camping gear and spare parts, and a day bag for items that you want with you until the start and find at the finish line. These are the only bags that we transport between stages while you ride.

 

Bags labeling

You’ll receive labels for: bike case, additional luggage that will be transferred to the last location, day bag, race bag, and for your mountain bike. Properly labeling each item is mandatory. 

 

Personal luggage and bike cases

Between 8:00 and 09:30 of Monday the 23rd (Stage 1), you must have delivered your bike case (if any) and non-race luggage because these will leave for the location of the last stage at once (you don’t have access to them during the week).

You will find personal luggage and bike case at the end of the last stage.

More information is available at the race office and by following the signage in the race village.

 

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Arias and Bakker crowned champions of Appenninica MTB Stage Race 2025

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Bakker delivers standout Queen Stage performance

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Bakker rebounds, Schulz stays calm

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Candeago bounce back in Riolunato

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Schulz seizes the Pink Jersey

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Saitta triumphs in Vidiciatico as Arias holds firm

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Arias strikes first at Appenninica MTB Stage Race 2025

Diego Arias drops Saitta, and finishes ahead of Becking and the Italian

Bakker powers clear, Schulz hangs tough

Lola Bakker edges Schulz in a heated women’s contest

Appenninica 2025 kicks off: five days of pure MTB

Tomorrow, Monday June 23rd, the 2025 edition of Appenninica MTB Stage Race kicks off from Lizzano in Belvedere. Through Friday June 27th, 117 riders will battle across 315 kilometers and nearly 12,000 meters of elevation gain. Hans Becking and Diego Arias are the men to watch, while the women’s field is wide open with no clear favorite.

Twenty-Two Nations line up for Appenninica MTB Stage Race 2025

From June 23-27, the Emilia-Romagna Apennines will collect the attention of international MTB lovers with 118 participants from 22 different Countries. The Netherlands and Italy lead the field, while South America is getting more represented year after year