Köln expecting 3500 participants!

Emphasizing the increasing popularity of Germany's cyclo events, the organisers of Rund um Köln on Easter Monday have stated they expect 3500 riders at the start! Considering Cologne cannot be considered an easy ride with quite some Hm to conquer, that is remarkable for such an early season event. Maybe the fine weather has helped boosting people's confidence to sign up well in advance...

In any case, a number of people linked to the Frankfurt International Cycling Club have also registered for the race, which is the start of the 2007 T-Mobile Cycling Tour. People seeking transport or other information can send an email to frankfurt.cyclingclub@googlemail.com.

To register for the event, go to http://www.rundumkoeln.de

Ötztaler sold out within a few hours

Even though the precise time and date of the registration opening was not announced, all 4000 tickets for the Ötztaler Radmarathon in Sölden on 26 August have been sold out within 3 hours! It shows the still increasing popularity of big cyclo events and the magic appeal of the Oetztaler in its current non-compromising form: 238 km and 5500 Hm.

Recently there have been rumours of introducing a shorter B-distance, as well as a special combo-ranking of a MTB race on Saturday and a road race on Sunday.

I think true cyclosportive-riders would hate to see that happening, as the beauty of the Oetztaler is the fact that it is every year a proper challenge, even for good climbers! Every participant is in for the same treat!

Race on the Championship course...

As announced last week, the T-Mobile cycling tour 2007 will include a race on the 'WM Strecke' in Stuttgart on 3 June (same day as the race in Fürth). There will be a choice of laps one can ride, with 4 as a maximum for nearly 80km with over 1500 Hm. That sounds like a pretty tough course! All details and registration options will be available on the organisation's website as of 15 February.

http://www.wm-velotour.de

Meanwhile, the 3 October race in Münster will also get a face-lift. Three distances are on offer, the longest being 130 km! That will not be self-understood at that time of the year, so the Münsterlandgiro will truly be a challenging conclusion to the T-Mobile Cycling Tour ! Registration is open: http://www.muensterland-giro.de/

T-Mobile Cycling Tour 2007 officially announced!

At last, the official announcement of the 2007 T-Mobile Cycling Tour has been made. On www.t-mobile-cyclingtour.de you can read the details as well as take a good look at a number of surpises in the calendar!

On 3 June there will be a race on the World Championship course in Stuttgart, for example, and at the end of August one or more jedermann races are foreseen in the context of the Regio Tour!

RiderMan in Bad Dürrheim, a traditional Golden Bike Event in late September, is also included in the T-Mobile Tour.