DATE: June 12-13, 2026
LOCATION: Feltre, 1.85 km circuit in the center of the city
START: Via Campogiorgio in Feltre, at 9 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2026
FINISH: Via Campogiorgio in Feltre, at 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2026
PARTICIPATION:
The event is designed for teams composed of a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 12 riders.
The 24 ore Feltre CONNECTION is open to all FCI license holders age 17 (including those who will turn 17 in the calendar year) and older. There are no participation limits for riders in the M8 category, as long as they have a license or a medical certification of fitness for competitive cycling that allows them to obtain a one-day license.
The 24 ore Feltre CONNECTION is also open to all riders holding a license issued by a sports promotion association adhering to the FCI agreement for 2026 and in possession of a medical certification of fitness for competitive cycling. Individuals with an ASI license must present the Bike Card together with the license from their association.
The 24 ore Feltre CONNECTION is also open to all foreign amateur cyclists with a valid 2026 UCI license issued by their national cycling federation. They must present this license together with a certification of fitness for competitive cycling (no other disciplines!) in English, as in the form downloadable here: HEALTH CERTIFICATE 2026
Riders without a license (Italian and foreign):
The CASTELLI24H is also open to all Italian and foreign riders WITHOUT A LICENSE; these riders will be issued a one-day FCI license for a fee of €25, which provides liability insurance during the event. The one-day license will be issued only upon presentation of a valid medical certification of fitness for competitive CYCLING (no other disciplines, including triathlon) in accordance with DM 18/2/82.
The cost of the one-day licenses requested on May 25 and not used will still be charged to the requesting team.
Medical certification:
Participation is subject to the following requirement:
- For athletes registered with the FCI or with a sports promotion body: certification of fitness for competitive cycling (certifications for other sports such as triathlon, duathlon, athletics, etc., are not valid)
- For athletes residing outside Italy: certification of fitness for participation in competitive cycling races; the certification may be issued by a doctor in their country of residence, following the format here: HEALTH CERTIFICATE 2026
- The possession of a cycling license can be considered an alternative to verifying the possession of a valid certification only if the license carries the DataHealth logo together with the expiration date of the certification of fitness for competitive cycling.
Participation of professional (elite with contract), elite, and under-23 athletes (waiver):
Due to the promotional value of their presence at the event, the FCI has granted a waiver to the current regulations by allowing the participation of professional, elite (men and women), and under-23 athletes. No more than three of these riders are allowed for 24 ore Feltre CONNECTION team, and authorization from their trade teams must be provided to the event organizers.
The laps these riders complete will contribute to the final classification of their 24 ore Feltre CONNECTION team.
Minors:
Minors may also participate, provided they will be turning 17 during 2026 (they must attach a parental declaration exempting the organization from any liability in the event of an accident — see format downloadable from the website — along with a copy of the signing parent’s identity document). liberatoria minori 24 ore 2026
A rider may be registered with one team only, subject to disqualification of both teams involved.
EXCLUSION:
Participation in the event is by invitation, and the organizing committee may at any time and at its sole discretion decide whether to accept or reject a rider’s participation or to exclude a registered rider if the committee believes that their presence would damage the image of the event.
REGISTRATION
Registration opens Monday, December 1, 2025, at 12.30 p.m.
REGISTRATION FEE:
800 euros per team until January 30, 2026, or until the limit of 85 teams is reached.
1.000 euros per team from February 1, 2026, until the limit of 85 teams is reached.
HOW TO REGISTER:
First phase
REGISTER THE TEAM by filling out the REGISTRATION FORM (downloadable from the website) and sending it via email to 24orefeltre@gmail.com, attaching a copy of proof of payment of the registration fee, which is to be made as follows:
- By bank transfer, to Banca di Credito Cooperativo delle Prealpi, Via Montelungo, 32032 Feltre (BL), Italy; IBAN IT39 Z089 0461 1100 2600 0000 140; BIC: CCRTIT2TPRE, payable to: SSD Pedale Feltrino; reason: [TEAM NAME of Team] REGISTRATION FOR 24H; include the transaction reference number
- In cash, at the SSD Pedale Feltrino headquarters at Via Montelungo 21, Feltre, during the office hours indicated on the website (Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–12 noon)
Second phase:
Reservations for the team assistance area will only be permitted starting from Monday 7 January 2026, exclusively by email to the secretariat, indicating the box code indicated in the plans that will be published on the website from 1 January 2026.
Third phase:
After receiving the registration forms, the organizing committee will in May send all the team representatives a link to a team page where all the team members’ personal information is to be entered.
The information must be submitted by midnight on May 25, 2026, at which point the page will be locked.
Teams that do not submit the information for their riders by the deadline WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE in the event.
Team registration closes: May 25, 2025, or when the limit of 85 teams is reached.
The registration fee (minus 10% for administrative costs) will be reimbursed in the event that a team withdraws by May 1, 2026; alternatively, the registration fee may be rolled over to 2027.
RACE RULES
Only bicycles with a chain drive propelled exclusively by muscle power are allowed.
Substitutions:
A maximum of 2 riders may be substituted; these substitutions must be made between May 26 and midnight on June 4, 2026. Substitutions must be communicated via email (castelli24h@gmail.com) by no later than midnight on Wednesday, June 4, attaching a copy of the license and medical certification of the rider who will be joining the team and indicating the first and last name and date of birth of the person who will no longer be participating. If there are 8 to 11 riders on the list submitted by May 25, any later additions will be treated as substitutions, so no further changes will be possible.
The list of team members submitted by May 25, 2026, via the link to the team page is considered official.
Timing:
Each team will be supplied with 1 chip per registered rider, which will be placed in an envelope with the corresponding race number. The chips must not be exchanged; doing so will incur a 2-lap penalty. Within 2 hours after the end of the event, each team representative must return all the team’s chips to the location established by the organizers. The organizers will charge the team €80 for every chip missing at the time of return.
The chips are to be returned Saturday after the race, between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m. at the entrance to the exchange zone.
Numbers:
Riders will be supplied with front and back numbers to aid in the identification of individual athletes (the numbers do not determine the start order). Teams must respect the number-athlete combinations specified on the list provided with the race packets.
The numbers must always be visible. The back numbers must be positioned on the right and always visible, and the front numbers may not be rolled around the bike frame.
Jerseys:
Riders on the same team must all wear the same race jersey, with the exception of professional athletes. Multiple teams will not be allowed to wear the same jerseys.
Video cameras, GoPros, and race radios:
Riders may not mount video cameras or GoPros (or similar devices) on their helmets or bike frames without authorization from the race direction. Violation of this rule will result in the rider’s disqualification.
With regard to race radios, their use is forbidden by Article 1.3.7. of the implementing rules of the national amateur sector.
Rain/wind jacket:
In case of bad weather, transparent rain jackets are recommended, to allow the identification of teams and race numbers.
Professional, elite, and U23 riders:
Every registered team is allowed to field a maximum of three riders belonging to the professional, elite, and U23 categories. These riders’ laps will count toward the final classification.
Exchanges:
- Riders are free to exchange whenever they see fit.
- Exchanges must take place within the area indicated by the organizers and marked with the number corresponding to the team’s race number.
- Riders entering the exchange zone must bring with them an identification document, which may be checked by the race direction. Riders without ID will not be allowed to enter the exchange zone.
- At the start of the 24 hours, the first 10 positions inside the exchange area will be assigned to the top 10 teams from the 2025 edition, with the rest in order of registration. At 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, the race directors will change the first 10 exit positions based on the classification at that moment.
- Only riders who are preparing to enter the race may be inside the exchange area, including the entrance passageway. In the event that more than one rider of the same team is present at the same time, a verbal warning will be given the first time, and the second infraction will result in a 1-lap penalty.
- Riders must start from the exchange area with a foot on the ground. After a first verbal warning, violation will result in a 1-lap penalty.
- An area reserved for team representatives will be set up in front of the exchange zone.
- Exchanges between riders in the race will take place in designated areas with an entrance lane and an exit lane. The passage will be managed electronically, with the time margin between the entrance and exit of the team’s riders monitored by the race jury based on the exit and entrance times recorded when the riders cross the timing mats. Early entrances will result in a 2-lap penalty.
- It is absolutely forbidden to stop or ride in the opposite direction in the deceleration/exit lane. Violation will result in a 2-lap penalty.
- In the last 10 minutes of the race, exchanges are absolutely forbidden.
Laps:
Once a rider enters the race circuit, they must complete at least 2 laps of the circuit, or the rider’s team will be assessed a 2-lap penalty.
The presence on the race circuit of more than one rider from the same team will result in a 2-lap penalty.
Safety car:
In the event of an accident involving one or more participants, a wet road surface due to rain, or other occurrences that could compromise the safety of the route, the safety car will enter the circuit.
From the moment the safety car enters the circuit, for any of the reasons cited, the race will be neutralized and the lap count stopped for all teams.
The race will resume as soon as the safety car exits the circuit, upon communication from the race director.
If the safety car enters due to an accident, the teams of the riders involved may substitute those riders while the safety car is on the circuit.
Traffic flow:
During the race, participants must stay to the right and leave room for faster riders to pass on the left.
Flat tires:
In the event of a flat tire or other mechanical problem, changing the tire or wheel or making any other necessary repairs is the rider’s responsibility.
In the event of a mechanical problem, the rider must still complete their current lap in the correct direction and exit from the circuit rather than turning around and riding back against the flow of the race.
Any type of mechanical assistance alongside or within the race circuit is forbidden, upon penalty of disqualification.
Lights:
During the nighttime, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., rear lights are mandatory; they must be clearly visible and attached only to the bike frame. The race directors, at their sole discretion, may prevent riders from starting if they are not in compliance with the rules.
Hard-shell helmet:
Obligatory.
Equipment:
Handlebar extensions and aero bars are forbidden. Road bikes or mountain bikes may be used. In the event of a mechanical failure, a bicycle may be changed during the race. E-bikes and tandems are not allowed.
Classification:
The team that has completed the most laps at the end of the 24 hours wins.
In the event that teams are tied on laps, the classification will be determined based on the order across the finish line on the lap following the conclusion of the 24 hours.
For safety reasons, any final sprint should be contested only between riders on teams with the same number of laps.
PRIZES
Overall prizes:
- The first 5 teams in the classification
- The first 3 women’s teams
Special prizes (not combinable) for:
- The first team in the classification whose riders are all licensed members of the same club
- The first team in the classification with at least 3 women (every woman must ride a total of at least 18 laps; in the event of an accident during the race that prevents a female team member from completing her 18 laps — the injury must be confirmed by the medical personnel on duty during the race — the uncompleted laps must be ridden by the two remaining women, upon penalty of the team’s exclusion from the classification)
- The first team from outside the Veneto region
- The fastest bar team
- The fastest “charity” team
- The team that reaches 1,000 km
- The first Gen Z team (the sum of the ages of the 12 riders must not exceed 300 years; for any team with fewer than 12 riders, the missing athletes will be assigned an age of 25 years)
- The team with the most original jersey (the winning team will be determined by a survey on the CASTELLI24H social media channels, which will start Friday and conclude at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 13)
- The “Giovanna Emanuelli” prizeto the female rider completing the most laps as part of a team
The special prizes will be offered if there are at least 4 teams per category.
The first 5 teams in the overall classification will not be eligible for the special prizes.
The organizers reserve the right to communicate the availability of additional prizes prior to the start of the race.
At the time of race packet pickup or via email to the administrative office, the teams are required to indicate which (ONE) special prize they intend to compete for.
To enable the largest number of teams to win prizes, the various teams may compete for only one special prize each.
Prizes not picked up DURING the award ceremony will NOT be given out AFTER the event.
Claims:
Any complaints during the event must be presented in written form to the race directors, who will assess them together with the competent authorities (organizers and race jury).
Any protests regarding the results of the race must be presented within 2 hours of the publication of the official classification accompanied by a €100 deposit, which will be returned in the event of an accepted claim.
Claims and complaints presented to the managers of the timing service will not be accepted.
TEAM ASSISTANCE
Barring special health provisions imposed by the authorities during the period of the event, which will be communicated to the registered teams in early June, the following provisions apply.
Team assistance areas:
The organizers will make available to the teams four areas for technical assistance (for tents, gazebos, or campers). Teams interested in a space must make a reservation request at the time of registration, indicating their preferred area (1, 2, 3 or 4) and the number of square meters needed (in April/May, the organizational details will be requested for the Safety and Security Plan to be presented to law enforcement and the municipality). The requested surface area includes structures (gazebos, tents, etc.) and vehicles used (vans, campers, etc.). In zone 2, only ONE vehicle is allowed per area.
The request for spaces must be submitted from January 7, 2026. For organizational and safety reasons, no changes to the requested square footage will be accepted after this date.
The details of the available areas are as follows:
- Via Campo Mosto / Via Crispi area (at the end of the climb). A maximum of 10 spaces of various dimensions are available; campers and other vehicles are allowed here.
- Pra del Moro
- (along Via Marconi, below the ice rink). As these are the largest spaces, there is no specific limit, but the teams are asked to be reasonable in order to make room for everyone. In this area it is possible to use vehicles, campers, tents, gazebos, etc. For safety and security reasons, of course, the larger the structures, the more safety regulations will apply.
- Pra del Vescovo area (along Via Marconi, below the ice rink). As these are the largest spaces, there is no specific limit, but the teams are asked to be reasonable in order to make room for everyone. In this area it is possible to use vehicles, campers, tents, gazebos, etc. For safety and security reasons, of course, the larger the structures, the more safety regulations will apply.
- Ice rink park
- (along Via Marconi, below the ice rink). As these are the largest spaces, there is no specific limit, but the teams are asked to be reasonable in order to make room for everyone. In this area it is possible to use vehicles, campers, tents, gazebos, etc. For safety and security reasons, of course, the larger the structures, the more safety regulations will apply.
Team promotional materials:
Promotional materials may be displayed only in the space assigned by the organization to each team, close to its own structures and absolutely not on the barriers along the race circuit.
In the event that a team affixes banners without authorization from the organizing committee, the team will be removed from the event classification.
Food-related team assistance:
In accordance with the applicable regulations relating to the preparation and serving of food, the event organizers, in cooperation with the municipal police and ULSS 1 Dolomiti (the local health authority), have determined that each assistance area be allowed the use of a single tank of gas, a single fire to heat food, and a grill. The sale and serving of food or beverages to persons other than the team (only riders and their friends and family) is forbidden, as is the sale of souvenirs or other products, under penalty of expulsion of the team from the race and of those responsible from the assistance area.
Every team is REQUIRED to fill out the relevant ULSS form (downloadable from the website, MODULO ULSS 2025) and return it, completed in its entirety, by NO LATER THAN Monday, June 1, 2026,
- in person at the office at Via Montelungo 21 in Feltre (open from 9 a.m. to 12 noon) or
- via email to 24orefeltre@gmail.com
The documentation will then be sent to ULSS 1 Dolomiti for any further action. Failure to submit the completed form will result in the team losing its right to a space in the assistance area.
Administrative office contacts:
email 24orefeltre@gmail.com
telephone +39 0439 303735 / +39 388 1288856 (office hours 9–12)