The Ischgl Ironbike will once again delight mountain bikers in 2017 with a multi-day festival program. There is also plenty on offer for mountain bike families in Ischgl from August 3 to 6, 2017. The highlight of the MTB festival is the Ischgl Ironbike Marathon on August 5, 2017 over three different distances. The second edition of the Ischgl Alpenhaus Trophy promises a special atmosphere with a hill climb over almost 1,000 meters of altitude at night on a floodlit course. Kids between the ages of five and twelve can get a taste of racing at the Ironbike Junior Trophy and the Easy Ironbike is designed as a family and beginners' tour for ages 13 and up. A real show event is the Ischgl Palio - City Sprint, where the pros demonstrate their spectacular racing form to the spectators head to head on a short circuit in the village center. With prize money and prizes worth over 40,000 euros, the Ironbike Festival 2017 will break all records for the first time and all participants, whether young or old, professional or amateur, can look forward to attractive prizes. The Expo Area is the central meeting point for bikers, spectators and interested parties during the entire Ischgl Ironbike Festival. Registration for the Ischgl Ironbike is now open. Savings tip: Mountain bikers who register by December 31, 2016 pay a reduced entry fee of 39 euros. All information and registration at www.ischglironbike.com.

Hard, harder, Ischgl Ironbike

Hard, medium, small: professionals and amateurs will find their personal challenge on one of the three Ironbike routes at the 23rd Ischgl Ironbike on August 5, 2017. The supreme discipline is for the really tough: the legendary Ironbike Hard route. With its 79.05 kilometers and 3,820 vertical meters to Samnaun in Switzerland, it is rightly considered one of the toughest mountain bike routes in Europe. Burning thighs with steep ascents up to 2,800 meters above sea level and ultimate adrenaline kicks on spectacular single trails included. Early Ironbike registrants pay an entry fee of 39 euros until December 31, 2016, 45 euros until May 31 and 55 euros until July 31. Late entries on site are possible from August 3, 2017 until one hour before the start for 65 euros. Registration is now open and can be done at www.ischglironbike.com.

Ironbike Small and Medium for sporty hobby riders

The Ironbike Small route leads via the Larein Alpe towards the Friedrichshafener Hütte to Mathon and is 27.5 kilometers in length and 755 metres in altitude for any ambitious hobby biker. Those who are more confident can ride the medium route with 48.06 kilometers and 2,057 vertical meters. The climb to Idalp is steep and exhausting and the further ascent to Vellilscharte demands everything from even well-trained bikers. Those who make it this far will be rewarded, as the following descent on the Velilltrail designed by mountain bike legend Hans Rey is 1,200 meters of pure downhill fun all the way down to the finish in Ischgl.

Hillclimb spectacle at night: Ischgl Alpenhaus Trophy

921 vertical meters over 7.33 kilometers at night: on 3 August 2017, the second edition of the Ischgl Alpenhaus Trophy kicks off the Ischgl Ironbike Festival. From 20:15, floodlights will illuminate the 7.33-kilometre road from the center of Ischgl to the Idalp. The riders finish at the Alpenhaus at 2,320 meters above sea level. In 2017, eMountain bikers can also compete in their own eClass. The entry fee for all participants is 35 euros.

Mountain biking fun for families: Easy Ironbike and Ironbike Junior Trophy

August 6, 2017 is all about the family: Sunday starts at 10 a.m. with the Easy Ironbike. On the 13-kilometre family tour with 270 meters of altitude difference from Ischgl to Mathon and back again, teenagers aged 13 and over can join in accompanied by their parents. Younger kids between the ages of 5 and 12 can get a taste of racing from 1 pm and put their racing skills to the test in the Ironbike Junior Trophy. Participation in the Easy Ironbike costs 15, the entry fee for the Ironbike Junior Trophy 6 euros per person.

Silvretta MTB King and Queen 2017

If you want to become Silvretta MTB King or Silvretta MTB Queen in 2017, you can start at the Montafon MTB Marathon on July 29, 2017 and at the Ischgl Ironbike on August 5, 2017. The joint classification will take place on the M³ Extreme and Ironbike Hard and M² Demanding and Ironbike Medium routes. The fastest men and women will be ranked, crowned and rewarded with royal prizes.

Spectacular show event: Ischgl Palio - City Sprint

Sprint race to get excited about: on August 4, the evening before the Ischgl Ironbike, the Ischgl Palio - City Sprint takes place from 6:00 pm. The challenging circuit through the center of Ischgl is reserved exclusively for licensed riders this year. Spectators can cheer on their favorites in the spectacular head-to-head elimination sprint race.

All information and registration at www.ischgl.com and www.ischglironbike.com.