Race Rules

1) The international F.I.S. popular cross-country ski race Marcialonga di Fiemme e Fassa will take place the last Sunday of January over two distances:

Marcialonga Light Moena - Predazzo 45 k Classic Technique
Marcialonga Moena - Cavalese 70 k Classic Technique

2) To participate in the 70 km Marcialonga all athletes, male and female or members of the National Associations belonging to F.I.S., must be 18 or older. 

The 45 km Marcialonga is open to all athletes, male and female or members of the National Associations belonging to F.I.S., that have turned 16 and older. For the athletes under 18 a written permission from the parents is required to partecipate.

3) It is possible to register on-line. The registrations must be filled in detail and the fee must be paid. Incomplete registrations will not be accepted.
The Organising Committee could anticipate the entries deadline when reaching the final number of 7.000 competitors for the 70 km race and 600 competitors for the 45 km race: only in this case the entry fees will be refunded.
The entry gives the right to compete in the race and to use all the services provided by the Organizing Committee: shuttle buses (only upon reservation), feeding stations, technical assistance, waxing service along the course, transport of clothes from start to finish (max weight 3 kg and value not higher than the entry-fee) and the services at the finish. Any other expenses are charged to the competitor.

4) The entry-fee is:
€ 104,00 from 03.06.2025 until 31.08.2025
€ 114,00 from 01.09.2025 until December 31.12.2025
€ 124,00 from 01.01.2026 until 18.01.2026 (deadline)

In case of impossibility of participation, the Organising Committee offers the possibility of transferring the fee paid (not the bib) to another competitor of the same nationality. The written request must be submitted by the registered person, with the personal details of the new competitor. The transfer involves the payment of €20.00 until 11 January and €30.00 from 12 to 20 January, the deadline for the request. Payment will be requested at the race office when collecting the bib. This procedure involves an exchange of the fee and not the bib, which will be reassigned according to the results of the new competitor.
Requests for change of length will only be accepted by 20 January subject to the availability of bibs and will involve payment of €20.00 to be paid to the race office in Cavalese.

The exchange of bibs among competitors is forbidden and can lead to disqualification and the ban to enter the race for both the persons for the next two years (both for the registered skier and the skier who race).
Entry-fee will neither be returned for any reason nor considered valid for next editions.

5) The starting numbers are assigned by the Organising Committee at its sole discretion on the basis of the competitor's best placing at the Marcialonga in relation to the number of competitors started in the years 2024-2025 (placing*100 / number started). The calculation is a percentage whose correspondence to the starting group is shown in table 1. In addition to the percentage, table 2 shows the race time of the 2024 and 2025 editions in order to start in the various starting groups.

The result at the Marcialonga in the years 2024 and 2025 takes precedence over any other result. Only in the case of a first participation or a result prior to the last two years, placings in other Worldloppet and Ski Classics 2024-2025 races will be taken into account only if indicated on the entry form and according to the criteria established by the Organising Committee as shown in the following SEEDING TABLE.
Races from the 2024-2025 season are taken into account until 31 December 2025.
In case of lack of results in the last two years, Marcialonga may consider taking into account the races of the year 2023 by adding a group.
The percentage obtained in the Marcialonga Light will be taken into account for those who intend to register for the first time in the 70 km race by adding two groups.
Requests for seeding after the date of registration will only be taken into account if there is availability in the relevant group.

When the group is full, the competitor will be moved to the first one available.

No requests for bib number changes will be considered the week before the race or at the race office.

(CLICK HERE if you want to know your percentage or race time in Marcialonga)

TABLE 1

*The start time may vary by several minutes depending on the flow of competitors and possible queues in the first part of the course.

TABLE 2

6) Start-numbers must be collected at the Race Office in Cavalese (Palafiemme Congress Centre).
Thursday 3.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m.
Friday   9.00 a.m. – 7.00 p.m.
Saturday 9.00 a.m. –  7.00 p.m.

In order to collect the bib it is necessary to show the ID document.

7) Set time race for the Elite M and F and Real time race for the other groups. Applied inside the bib there is a chip timing device that will register the start and the finish time and the intermediate times at the checkpoints. It is mandatory to take care of it and to wear it during the whole race (chip on the back). Wear any backpack under the bib for proper functioning.

8) The check-in is compulsory and takes place from 7 a.m. at the entrance to the starting group corresponding to one's bib number. Everyone is personally responsible for checking his or her own starting group and in the event of a start at an earlier gate, a time penalty will be applied equal to the difference between the actual start time and the gate start time + 30 minutes.
At the start area you can hand in your clothing bag with your bib number sticker attached.
In the starting area it is possible to deliver the clothes bag.

9) The start in Moena will be given at 8.00 am for the elite category. The following waves will start every 7 minutes. The start time may vary by several minutes depending on the flow of competitors and possible queues in the first part of the course.

10) The use of fluorinated products is prohibited under penalty of disqualification. Spot checks will be carried out in order to verify the skis.

11) The race is in classic technique: the free technique is forbidden and leads to disqualification. This will be strictly supervised all along the course by the officials in charge. During the race there is no right to ask for "free track" for those who want to overtake another competitor.
Replacement of both skis and removal of skis during the race are forbidden. The Jury has the right to penalize or disqualify the competitors who break these rules. Competitors who deliberately linger on the track or are not able to continue anymore, will be disqualified.

12) Time gates: competitors who do not pass Canazei at 12.50 p.m. – Soraga at 2.30 p.m. - Predazzo at 3.50 p.m. - Molina at 5.50 p.m., must break off the race. The closing time of gates might change for safety reasons. Other gates may be set up by the Organizing Committee. 

13) There will be feeding stations pointed out on the profile map. Dumping of waste outside the dedicated containers is forbidden. The OC is authorised to disqualify (or penalize) the competitors who do not respect this rule.

14) After passing the finish line the competitor receives the medal. The following services are available: first-aid station, clothes bag claim, ski depot, toilet, bus (until 5 p.m. from Predazzo for Marcialonga Light - until 7 p.m. from Cavalese), showers (in Cavalese pool until 6.30 p.m.) pasta party (in Cavalese Palafiemme until 6.30 p.m.).

15) Competitors registered in Marcialonga 70 km who decide to stop in Predazzo at the short-race finish or do not pass the time-gate will not be classified in neither of the two races. Competitors registered in Marcialonga Light 45 km must stop at the short-race finish and are not allowed to proceed along the course.

16) For circumstances beyond one's control, the Organizing Committee can decide to make changes of the course or cancel the races. In case of cancellation, the Organizing Committee will guarantee to all the registered people the 50% discount on next year fee. 

17) Protests must be delivered to the Jury within 10 minutes after the end of the race, accompanied by 50,00 €. The fee will be refunded if the protest is accepted.

18) It must be clear that to take part in Marcialonga it is necessary to be physically and technically well prepared: for this reason, each competitor, when entering the race, must be personally responsible for declaring to be properly trained.

19) The Organizing Committee is authorized to apply penalties or disqualify competitors with unsportsmanlike conduct during the event, dumping of waste outside the containers included. The Organizing Committee hold also the right to carry out random controls on the competitors to check that they have not used any forbidden stimulant or drug.

20) By sending the entry-form Competitors confirms the willingness to accept and abide by the current Race Regulation and any necessary change in order to the current legislation, exempting the Organizing Committee from any liability in case of damage done or suffered. For any other matter not in the present rules, it is to be considered the F.I.S. Guidelines for Popular Cross-Country Competitions.