UK Riders to HARDALPITOUR 7-8 September

[Dr LC8]

The HARDALPITOUR is now in its 5th year, attracting riders from all over Europe.
The aim of the event is to ride 550km with GPS, off-road through some amazing mountains and terrain in northwest Italian Alps within 24 hours.


Check out some videos of previous Rally’s here.

http://youtu.be/KUQrWnheCks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwmCM4mu6XA

http://youtu.be/3wPic-cXb_U

HARDALPITOUR is not a competition, it is a Rally aimed at riders of bikes around over 150Kg, which are looking for adventure and a challenge. Single dual sport bikes are more than welcome.

The Rally is organised by www.over2000rider.com , who run guided off-road tours and training days in and around the region. Their knowledge of the terrain is second to none.

HARDALPITOUR has also been included in the annual programme of FMI (Federazione Motociclistica Italiana).

EVENT PROGRAM HARDALPITOUR 2013



Meeting in Priola (Cuneo) at 10:00 am on 7th September 2013.

Start at 14.30 departures from Priola.

Finishing Cesana Torinese (Turin) 12.00-16:00 on 8th September

Along the way there will be locations where riders can get food, drink and rest.
This facility is provided by the organiser and included in the entrance fee.

Also included in the entrance fee is, Insurance, EuropAssistance, commemorative t-shirt and all GPS track and waypoints.

Participation limited to single cylinder dual sport bikes weighing around 150 kg and twin cylinder adventure / off-road bikes, forming a team of three riders.
Solo entrants are welcome to meet other bikers looking to form a team on the Facebook page

Over2000riders | Facebook

Each team must have at least one GARMIN compatible to load event tracks and waypoints.

Cost of participation (to be confirmed): 120 € per person including the cost of joining FMI.
Reservation are now open.

UK BASED ENQUIRES AND TEAMS : There are facilities for anyone wishing to ship bikes to and from the event, as well as secure storage in Turin. The approximate cost will be around £400. This figure is to be confirmed. Anyone interested in this option should contact Nic who is managing the UK entries for HARDALPITOUR 2013. If you have any enquires then please feel free to contact via the PM service.

Looking forward to riding together through the most amazing tracks in the Alps

Nic

 

[bmstan]

Cannot pm and link will not work Anyone done this event?

 

[Dr LC8]

Cannot pm and link will not work Anyone done this event?

Hi there,

I am sorry about that! I am not sure why PM service is not working.

Try again

www.over2000riders.com

I have several people from UK interested in the event. Few are already signed up, other in the process.

I'll give you also this other link:

http://www.xrv.org.uk/forums/travel/85221-hardalpitour-2013-a.html

I am available any time for further info.

Cheers

Nic

 

[Dansin]

Hi there,

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Try again

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[Dr LC8]

Hi,

So few more info as requested:

Hardalpitour has been organised and initiated by over2000riders in 2009. The aim from the first edition has been to run a non competitive endurance rally along the old military and commercial occidental alps tracks from south to north.
Being an endurance competition is aiming to attract endurance sensible pilots rather than TT racers converted to off riding. This is the reason why the advertisement says "bikes over 150kg"! Just not to attract the 2 stroke racers! Having said so, many pilots rode the Hardalpitor with low weight bikes...but with the right attitude: constant speed up to the end!

In the first edition few pilots took part to the event. They liked it so much that the word of mouth ran so quick and fast that many people wanted to do it the following years. Moreover many different Italians and European journalists rode it and gave very good reports on different very big magazines (Motociclismo, Motociclismo Fuori, Endurista, Motomagazine) which of course helped to attract attention to it.

From this year over2000riders would like to open the rally to UK bikers. We would also like to use this event opportunity to introduce British riders to the beauty, pleasure and fun of riding on the alps on tracks and trails on and (well) above 2000 meters above the sea level.




These mountains don't need much introduction as they were the location of the 2006 winter Olympic game. In fact during the summer it is possible to rise some of the slops with the motorbike. Turin is the nearest by city. It is a beautiful city which has been the first capital of Italy in the 19th century and it is definitively worth a visit.




South of Turin, 45 minutes driving, you can visit the Langhe, a region of smooth hills which are world wide famous for their vignard, wine (Barolo, Dolcetto d'Alba, Barbaresco, Nebbiolo...) and gorgeous food among which the precious Tartufo delle Langhe(truffle).








Turin is served by many directs flights from London and others UK airports. Alternatively it is possible to flight to Milano Malpensa where multiple airlines fly from all over the places. Milano Malpensa is just over one hour driving from Turin.

The all idea for people coming from UK would be in facts, not only to participate to the unique Hardalpitour, but , if desired, also to spend a week or more, riding great trails and alps street (in different configurations and extents according to
different bikes), enjoying superb food and wine and visiting cultural sites.

It goes without saying that the weater in september is still nice and warm without the extreme heat and possible umidity of July and August.






Over2000riders can offer the opportunity of organising 1,2,3 or more days trip exploring this big region off road. Most of these tour do not touch the Tarmac for hundreds of kilometres.

Over2000rider do also offer services for bike hiring,storage and transport from and back the UK(£400 return).


I hope these info will answer most of your questions, however I am always available to answer more questions or speake directly with you over the phone.
I am based in Manchester and happy to meet locally if anyone would be interested in a face to face chat about it.

Ciao

Nic

 

[Dr LC8]

Hi everyone,

This week is the last one to be able to sign on and reserve a place on the rally.

We do have a number of UK/Ireland riders already singed up (manly from advrider and ktmforum). Few teams are missing a single riders...so if any of you is alone this is the right time to sign in, reserve your place and joint an exsiting team looking for the third man!!!


For any further info please contact me.


Really looking forward to meet all of you,


Nic

 

[Dr LC8]

Cannot pm and link will not work Anyone done this event?

Hi,

I have 1 UK team missing a rider, do you want to joint?

Look also on advrider.com Europe session and ktmforum.co.uk

Nic

 

[Dr LC8]

Hi folks,

Any more for any more? Very few place left for UK/Ireland riders...closing very soon!

Come along!



Nic

 

[Dr LC8]

Gents,

The 5th Hardalpitour has been a great success! A big challenge, a unique endurance off road ride, a breathtaking crossing but most importantly one of the best team ride ever!
The nights before and after the event were good fun too!
Last but not least, our team and twinned team "Vortex" made it all to the end on big bikes in 22 hours without taking a single shortcut!!!

Don't miss the 6 dedicated pages on this week issue of MCN and take few minutes to take a look at their video story!

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/N.../sep1713-Video-Welcome-to-the-Hard-Alpi-tour/







Thanks to all of you who believed in us and came all the way from UK, Ireland...and Swiss!
We had the feeling that you all enjoyed it in the right spirit of the event...which is all it matters to us!

I look forward to see you again next year for the 6th edition.
It is likely that we will divided it in two stages:
-Stage one: 550km in 24 hours. Same format and level of difficulty as in the previous years.
-Stage two:300 more km for a total of 850 to be done in 36 hours. After completing stage 1 riders will spend the night camping on a bivouac up in the mountains before starting stage 2.

I will provide you with all relevant information early next year.

Ciao ed un abbraccio

Nic