The Maratona today has three routes: 55 km/1780 m+, 106 km/3130 m+, 138 km/4230 m+. If we look at the longest distance, the course is pretty tough, but falls short of gran fondos like the Marmotte and the Ötztaler. It does, however, make the Maratona more accessible to a larger group of people. However, the routes of the Maratona have not always been the same. In the early years, you could really speak of a marathon, with courses around 180 kilometers and a huge amount of meters of elevation. Including the current one, the Maratona has had five different courses. But why has it changed so many times? We'll get to that this week...

But now we list them all for you. Go back in time when riders were equipped with a 42*25. We've plotted the routes so you can ride them again yourself. To do so, click on the image and the Strava route will open up. You can download the GPX files here. We got inspiration for this article from the story by Tim Wiggins, of the well-known cycling website Wiggle.

Trivia: the Passo Valparola (see photo above) is the only pass that is in all the routes.

175 km/5000m+.

Passo Gardena, Passo Sella, Passo Pordoi, Passo Duran, Forcella Staulanza, Passo Valparola.

181 km/5700 hm.

Passo Valparola, Passo Giau, Forcella Staulanza, Passo Duran, Passo Fedaia, Passo Sella, Passo Gardena.

177 km/5400m+.

Passo Valparola, Passo Tre Croce, Passo Giau, Passo Fedaia, Passo Pordoi, Passo Campolongo.

183 km/5600m+.

Passo Gardena, Passo Sella, Passo Fedaia, Passo Campolongo, Passo Valparola, Passo Giau, Passo Campolongo.

138 km/4400+.

Passo Campolongo, Passo Pordoi, Passo Sella, Passo Gardena, Passo Campolongo, Passo Giau, Passo Valparola.