FSA BIKE Festival Garda Trentino 2022: Back to the traditional date

Press Release / 16.03.2022

After the end of the season was celebrated in Riva del Garda last year, in 2022 the start of the mountain bike year will be celebrated again in a traditional way at the largest lake in Italy.

From 29th of April to 1st of May 2022, the European mountain bike scene will meet at the FSA BIKE Festival Garda Trentino to test, bike and start the season together. In addition to the large outdoor exhibition, an exciting side program awaits the visitors.

Bielefeld, 14th of March 2022. Last year's date of the event in autumn was a complete success. Nevertheless, the organizers are pleased to be able to hold the BIKE Festival Garda Trentino 2022 again on the traditional date. 50,000 visitors are expected.

The main focus of the festival is the attractive outdoor exhibition, where all the leading brands of the bike scene will present their products and make them available for testing. Well over 1,000 MTBs and E-MTBs can be tested free of charge during the BIKE Festival. Parallel to the Expo, there is an extensive festival program with a wide variety of sporting competitions.

A particularly popular highlight is the Scott BIKE Marathon on Saturday, which offers a choice of three different distances depending on performance level and specialization - the Ronda Piccola (31 kilometers, 1,065 meters of altitude), the Ronda Grande (60 kilometers, 2,400 meters of altitude) and the Ronda Extrema (83 kilometers, 3,480 meters of altitude). The routes include exciting trails and gorgeous panoramas over Lake Garda. All marathon routes run on public roads, farm tracks, forest tracks and hiking trails and are signposted from start to finish. In addition to the route map, elevation profile and route description, this year participants will again be provided with GPX data before the race.

Adrenaline addicts will get their money's worth in the Enduro Challenge on Sunday. The four stages with a total of 1,330 downhill meters  and 6,8 kilometers lead over challenging terrain that requires a high level of riding technique and a modicum of craziness. The transfer routes have to be mastered by bike. 39 kilometers and 1,570 meters of elevation gain here again.

The BOSCH EMTB Challenge supported by Trek is a varied mix of enduro, trail and orienteering races specially designed for riding with electric assistance. Of course, the kids don't miss out either. In the Junior Trophy, the youngsters can really let off steam.

A new side event will be launched at the BIKE Festival Garda Trentino 2022: The BIKE Academy. Here, all interested people can take part in instructive workshops with a wide variety of topics. There are events ranging from theoretical-technical seminars (ie adjusting the gears circuit) to outdoor events where, for example, you can fine tune the bike under real conditions.

Registrations for the workshops are possible from the beginning of April via the festival homepage.

All further information about the FSA BIKE Festival Garda Trentino 2022 as well as the registration for the individual events can be found at: https://riva.bike- festival.de/en/.