The world’s toughest mountain bike marathon race just took place in the mountains in the italian Dolomites in the Alps.
No other race in the world is 86 km long, and the riders bike up 4500 mh, meaning they bike 4.500 meter up the hill during the race. Some places the track increases 25% upwards.
69% of the biking was off road.
They also bike in altitudes between 1500 and 2500 meter.
Al this makes it the toughest race in the world.
As a special surprise the Hero organisation presented a man flying in a James Bond looking Jet-wing machine.
The dary stunt was done by French Vince Reffet