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Travel and accomodation

Entracque can be reached by train via Torino and Cuneo. Take a bus from the airport to the Torino main station (Torino Porta Nuova) then a train to Cuneo. Send your schedule to the organization, we will provide to pick you up in Cuneo.

The car can be parked in a dedicated parking in Sauze d’Oulx, arrival town, from there shuttle bus from the organization at the cost of € 30 will drive you (your luggage and your bike) to Entracque.

Should you arrive the day before by car in Sauze d’Oulx you can in a hotel to enjoy a last night in a bed before Ironbike! For information regarding hotels
The Ironbike base camp will be available from the night before the race start and usually some racers are already there. Should you arrive some days before you can either put up your tent in the Campeggio il Bosco that grants special offers to the Ironbike participants.
Yes. The mechanic will be at the end of each stage and in some crucial points along the race course. They will carry a range of spares, but you should bring your own spare parts for bits prone to breakage such as deraileurs or hydraulic brake cables.
Food, luggage and gps
It depends on the difficulty and length of the stage (minimum two max. four)
MEALS: We offer a daily meal plan that will provide you with the nutrition and energy you need. Food and drinks in abundant quantities will be provided for breakfasts, refreshment points and dinners, incorporating local products and quality ingredients. We, however, suggest to bring with you during the race, food, energy bars or drinks to avoid sudden dehydration or drop of energy.

Breakfast: breakfast is served from one hour before the departure of the first rider.

Dinner: dinner includes a first course with carbohydrates, a second course with protein, cheese and/or fruit, drinks. From this year local specialties will be introduced in collaboration with the host municipalities.

Feed zones: along the race course there will be 2/3 feed zones (with food and drink) and drink only points, depending on the type and length of the stage. The feed zones are plentiful and complete, with fresh and dried fruit, bread, cheese, cold cuts, sweets, energy bars etc. drinks (water, coca cola, fruit juices, mineral salts). We also suggest to bring with you during the race food, energy bars or drinks to avoid sudden dehydration or drop of energy.

Yes. The course is however well-marked with official signs and spray-painted marks (IB) on the ground, roads, trees, rocks, walls, snow.

Yes, for the high altitude camp the max. weight allowed is 20 kg. The other bag (maximum 30 kg) will be transferred by o.c. (see art. 11 of the race regulation for more details).
The organization will inform the riders in advance about the high altitude camp.

You should consider a couple of hours even though until today 30 minutes are enough!

GPS data of the stages will not be available

Base camp and health​
We could arrange some security zone or security cables, but if you leave the bike there, it will given you only the morning after at the bags delivery time: no night working and no repairs!
Usually they are, except in the high camps.
Yes, Companions can sleep where they prefer. Competitors must sleep at base camp in tent during the whole race.
It’s not needed: you will find people speaking English and other languages like French, Spanish, German etc.
You will need to have a reasonable level of experience, fitness and skill to complete the event safely and enjoy the experience. The experience necessary comes from regular off-road riding. Iron bike is not an event for the inexperienced. The physical challenge of Iron Bike should not be underestimated
Iron bike will test your bike. There’s plenty of occasions to accelerate wear and tear, and plenty of sticks to take out a deraileur if you’re tired. Your shocks will also get a good work out. Many riders found the event a lot harder on gear than they had anticipated. Ensure you bring the gear necessary to help clean up your bike at the end of each day and keep it lubricate.
Sport medical certificate means a certificate made by a sport doctor or sports medicine centres testifying that the rider have been visited and declared able for competitive cycling. It means that he/she has been submitted to a complete exercise tolerance test – stress ECG – The judges of the Federation we are member of ACSI will check the medical certificate and issue a licence valid for one year. The cost of the licence is 45,00 Euro.

In Italy it is compulsory without licence you cannot get the race start number.

The stages are usually composed by linking stages which are un-timed and special stages which are timed.
All details will be posted on the web site. Should you have any special question please let us know by mail
Usually yes, only the high camp may not be reached by all vehicles. Accredited support persons will be informed before.

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