Dolomite descents string together loose scree and rock steps, usually after hours of climbing. A crash there tends to mean a shoulder, a collarbone or a rib. Your medical costs are covered up to €150,000, including hospital care and surgery in Italy before you travel home.
Much of the route runs on alpine tracks where a road ambulance would take an hour or more to arrive. Assistance and repatriation are covered at actual cost, from the helicopter winch to your own address, whatever country you came from.
The Superbike uses timing chips, cut off points and category results, which is exactly the setting a basic policy may exclude. The Competition option covers this marathon and the rest of your race calendar, from small local rounds to major events.
After hours of climbing, reflexes fade and the final descent punishes any lapse. A back or pelvis injury can leave permanent consequences for work and daily life. If permanent disability follows, a capital sum of up to €200,000 is paid to help you adjust.
The profile is brutally simple: climb for a long time, descend fast. Late morning storms can turn limestone into glass, and plenty of riders reach the last descent with forearms completely pumped from braking. Altitude and dry air also affect hydration, and dehydrated riders make poor line choices.
One Italian marathon is a single date on your season. The rest of the year you ride at home, on training camps or at other European events, with the same crash risk. Annual mountain bike insurance travels with you, in training and in competition, with no paperwork before each trip.
The Dolomiti Superbike is a mountain bike marathon held each July from Villabassa, a bilingual village in the Pustertal valley of northern Italy. Two distances, 113 and 60 kilometres, draw around 4,000 riders onto a course that is almost always climbing or descending.
One day, two distances, thousands of riders on the same trails. A single sign up insures every participant on your start list. Our medical assistance answers day and night while your event is running, repatriation included, anywhere in the world. We are also happy to come on board as a partner.
Yes. Cover applies abroad as well as at home, whatever your country of residence. Treatment on site and your journey back are handled under the same terms.
Assistance coordinates with local rescue, helicopter included where no vehicle can reach you, then arranges the transfer to a suitable hospital and your repatriation, all at actual cost.
Yes. Both distances are treated identically, because the policy covers the rider rather than the route. The recce ride you do the day before is included as well.
No. This is individual accident insurance rather than cancellation cover. It pays nothing towards entry fees, hotels or travel, and everything towards the consequences of a bodily accident.
The figure depends on the length of cover, your level of riding and whether you add the Competition option. The online quote returns an exact price in a few clicks, with no obligation.