Women take center stage at the 2024 Ötztaler Cycle Marathon
The 43[rd] edition of the Ötztaler Cycle Marathon took place on 01 September 2024. About 4,226 participants from 36 nations (341 women, 3,885 men) started in Sölden at 6:30 am, followed by four Alpine passes on 227 kilometers covering 5,500 altitude meters: Kühtai, Brenner, Jaufen Pass and finally the 29-kilometer long climb to Timmelsjoch. Germany’s Janine Meyer and Jack Burke from Canada celebrated their second “Ötztaler” victory while Janine Meyer even set a new marathon course record.Last January, a total of almost 22,000 registrations for the race were recorded. The coveted starting