ABOUT
Three Peaks Bike Race is an unsupported bike packing race over three major mountain passes!
The race Starts in Vienna at Schönbrunn Palace on July 25th 2020.
Finish line 2020 is in Nice – France!
The ultra cyclist veterans Vincent Mühlethaler and Michael Wacker designed a new race format for your racecalender. From their experience in The Transcontinental Race and the Trans Am Bike Race they developed the concept of a short bike packing race as an addition to the bigger races!
This race is designed for riders who wanna start into self supported bike racing or for experienced racers who wanna test themselfs in race conditions before their main event in the season kicks off.
Distance of the Race in 2020 is around 1950km which makes it possible to finish it in around a week.
Also important was the concept of a compact route layout and locations which are easy to go to and easy to leave from.
The route concept is that you have to plan your own one along the Three Peaks!
RULES
1. Riders must complete the full course from start to finish on a self planed route with in between 3 mountain Peaks.
2. Riders must be fully self-supported.
3. No Drafting at any time.
4. Riders must follow the local laws at any time.
5. All bikes have to pass a check up before the start.
6. Riders are required to use a provided GPS Tracker if they want to be ranked in the general classification.
7. No prize money.
ROUTE 2020
Three Peaks Bike Race leads you across the most beautiful landscape in Europe.
At the same time its maybe the most challenging terrain too.
You have to ride on a self planned cyclingroute along three high Mountain Peaks all the way to the finish in Nice.
Ride directly to the next Peak of the Race over another big mountain or take the longer flat way around.
Thats up to you!
Mandatory checkpoints 2020:
Start parcour out of Vienna
Peak 1 – Parcour Großglockner (You have to ride the full parcour – you can choose the direction)
Peak 2 – Col du Sanetsch
Peak 3 – Parcour Mont Ventoux to Finish
Start - Vienna
The Velobis is hosting our sign up days. Super good atmosphere with the possibility to meet some other riders and enjoy some food while not being in a rush before the race mode kicks in 🙂
Schönbrunn Palace will be the start point of the event. It is one of the most important architectural, cultural, and historical monuments in the country. And it looks good on pictures!
PEAK 1 - GROssglockner
Cycling on the Grossglockner High Alpine Road is the ultimate challenge for many two-wheel fans. The road offers everything a cyclist’s heart desires: crisp ascents, delectable descents and truly breathtaking surroundings in fresh mountain air.
Tip: the Grossglockner High Alpine Road leads up into high mountains. Drastic changes in weather and snow in summer are anything but rare.
PEAK 2 - COL DU SANETSCH
In the Valais region of Switzerland, Col du Sanetsch is one of the toughest climbs in Swiss Romande (French Switzerland). Starting near Sion, this quiet, well surfaced road just climbs and climbs, leading finally to a glacier lake and dam four kms over the Col.
The road is solely for hikers/tourists, farmers, dam maintenance …… and cyclists!
For tunnel fans there is an 800 meter tunnel up high … luckily there is a little bit of light inside … not too bad.
PEAK 3 - MT Ventoux
The Mont Ventoux is without a doubt one of the most famous mountains in Europe. Although only 1912 meters high, the Ventoux rises up as a giant up surrounded by the beautiful countryside of the Provence. Located on the last Alpine ridge near the Rhone-platform, you can see the Mont Ventoux from almost anywhere in the Vaucluse-Provence.
The giant of Provence is also the highlight of many trips through this beautiful region in southern France. Its remoteness gives the mountain something gigantic and dominating and if the weather is clear, you can see the Alps in the east, the Cevennes to the west and the Mediterranean see in the south from its top.
FINISH - Nice
Your adventure ends in Nice!
Its a good spot to relax or even keep on travelling if you want this. And of course you can also find Gelato everywhere.
If you just want to go home its infrastructure and location will allow that really fast.
Photos
some impressions from 2018 – 2019
REGISTRATION 2020
When and How much is the Registration?
Early Bird Registration!
Early Bird Registration closes December, 30th 2019
Fee for Early Bird Registration Solo and Pair category is 185 Euro.
For the pair category both riders have to register and pay. Please tell us your riding partner.
Late Registration if not sold out!
Late Registration opens January, 1st 2020 and closes June 1st 2020
Fee for Late Registration Solo and Pair category is 215 Euro.
For the pair category both riders have to register and pay. Please tell us your riding partner.
What you get for the fee:
Tracking device for the duration of the event!
In case you want to use your own spot tracker we will refund 15,- Euros!
Official race cap
Pictures we make during the event (can`t guarantee we have yours but we will try)
Finisher picture and beer!
Publishing individual times on our website.
Refund policy:
85,-Euro refund until January, 1st 2020
After January, 1st 2020 no refund!
Use the EVENT SIGN UP in the top menu if you already have an Adventure Bike Racing Account!
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SPONSORING
Riders please consider using the links!
Companies please get in touch if you want to support us or the riders!
Cycling Insurance for UK residents!
RiderS 2020
FOLLOW
SOCIAL MEDIA FEED
RESULTS 2019
Vienna // Passo Stelvio – Colle delle Finestre – Arcalis Ordino // Barcelona
SOLO
Xavier Pesnel, France // 4D // 23H // 22M
Carlos Mazon, Spain // 5D // 4H // 52M
Aleš Zavoral, Czech Republic // 5D // 22H // 37M
Alberto Vaghi, Italy // 6D // 2H // 46M
Tomáš Zaplatílek, Czech Republic // 6D // 4H // 14M
Andreas Hauser, Austria // 6D // 7H // 45M
Andrej Zaman, Slovenia // 6D // 8H // 31M
Daan Marsman, Netherland // 6D // 9H // 32M
Simon Sramek, Austria // 6D // 10H // 21M
Gilles Rodier, France // 6D // 12H // 12M
Michal Hampl, Czech Republic // 6D // 14H // 5M
Tomos Packer, United Kingdom // 6D // 15H // 45M
Robin Gauderon, Switzerland // 6D // 18H // 2M
Nico Couckuyt, Belgium // 6D // 21H // 43M
Mitchell Campbell, United Kingdom // 6D // 22H // 49M
Alexander Lenz, Austria // 6D // 23H // 57M
Andrea Boscolo, Italy // 7D // 0H // 18M
Tomas Labanc, Slovakia // 7D // 0H // 44M
Pieter Wilbert Molemaker, Netherland // 7D // 8H // 8M
Andrea Polo, Italy // 7D // 8H // 52M
Walter Reiterer, Austria // 7D // 8H // 52M
Michael Janauschek, Austria // 7D // 10H // 27M
Dan Dimitriu , Romania // 7D // 10H // 29M
Brian Lautenschlager, Germany // 7D // 12H // 28M
Bernd Schleicher, Germany // 7D // 17H // 13M
Thierry Le Dréan, France // 7D // 17H // 30M
Simon Mühlethaler, Switzerland // 7D // 19H // 51M
Adam Verhaar, Netherland // 7D // 21H // 57M
Dario Ahmad Reda, Italy // 7D // 21H // 57M
Miroslav Vazik, Czech Republic // 7D // 22H // 9M
Jarosław Wieczorek, Poland // 8D // 0H // 41M
Krzysztof Wolański , Poland // 8D // 1H // 2M
Malte Hager , Germany // 8D // 1H // 38M
Jakub Dvorak, Czech Republic // 8D // 1H // 53M
Sonia Barrar , Spain // 8D // 3H // 25M
Miloslav Mečíř, Slovakia // 8D // 3H // 38M
Florian Wagner, Germany // 8D // 4H // 21M
Axel Gehrbrandt, Germany // 8D // 5H // 18M ****
Johannes Eckstein, Germany // 8D // 5H // 34M
Jakub Kopecky, Czech Republic // 8D // 5H // 56M
Tim Beicht, Germany // 8D // 6H // 12M
Marcis Martinsons, Latvia // 8D // 9H // 48M
Torsten Frank, Germany // 8D // 10H // 42M
Francisco Afonso, Portugal // 8D // 11H // 58M
Andis Aboltins, Latvia // 8D // 21H // 53M
Andrew Dumbill, United Kingdom // 8D // 22H // 11M
Richard Hunt, United Kingdom // 8D // 22H // 25M
Andrea Falomo, Italy // 8D // 22H // 59M
Marcel Amore, Switzerland // 8D // 23H // 9M
Adam Popovec, Slovakia // 9D // 1H // 21M
Mike Opelt, Germany // 9D // 2H // 57M
Frederic Breugnot, France // 9D // 3H // 8M
Giampiero Monti, Italy // 9D // 10H // 47M
Ovidiu Nodea, Romania // 9D // 10H // 47M
Gerold Lehmann, Austria // 9D // 12H // 45M
David Nash, United Kingdom // 9D // 22H // 2M
Stefan Lachinger, Austria // 10D // 1H // 46M
Chris Whittel, United Kingdom // 10D // 2H // 19M
Erich Tausendschön, Austria // 10D // 8H // 30M ****
Paolo Zanetta, Italy // dnf **
Eric Jacquemin, France // dnf ***
Philipp Hympendahl, Germany // dnf**
Michael Arnold, Germany // dnf
Tym Lang, USA // dnf
Jürgen Knupe, Germany // dnf
Bride Pascal, France // dnf
Dominik Zimmermann, Germany // dnf
Lorenzo Gamberini, Italy // dnf
Stijn De Veylder, Belgium // dnf
Michi Adams, Switzerland // dnf
Rainer Zeller, Germany // dnf
Gerald Herradura, Ireland // dnf
Mathijs Wansink, Netherland // dnf
Marc David Rabe, Germany // dnf
Palash Sarkar, India // dnf
Alexandre Cote, Canada // dnf
Tjerk Bakker, Netherland // dnf
Andrej Vavro, Slovakia // dnf
Bas Peperkoorn, Netherland // dnf
Håkan Höglin, Sweden // dnf
Nicola Dewannemacker, Belgium // dnf
Christian Pohlig, Germany // dnf
** finished his ride in Barcelona // did not ride to all three peaks
*** finished his ride in Barcelona // not fully self supported on the final parcour
**** 6H time penalty // cut off the finish parcour
PAIR
Grégoire Xavier, France // 6D // 4H // 22M
Daniel Rigaud, France // 6D // 4H // 22M
Gabi Winck, Italy // 7D // 15H // 48M *****
Hermann Leitner, Italy // 7D // 15H // 48M *****
Santy Mozos, Spain // 7D // 19H // 41M
Diego Villas, Spain // 7D // 19H // 41M
Rinaldo Toson, Italy // 7D // 20H // 7M
Francesco Paolon, Italy // dnf
Zena Palgrave, United Kingdom // 9D // 4H // 51M
Bromilow Palgrave, United Kingdom // 9D // 4H // 51M
Benedikt Kronberger, Austria // 9D // 10H // 44M
Daniel Kronberger, Austria // 9D // 10H // 44M
Fritz Schön, Germany // dnf
Christian Möhl, Germany // dnf
Xavier Sopena Mas, Spain // dnf
Juan Carlos Pinedo, Spain // dnf
Jurgita Lemesiute, Lithuania // dnf
Justinas Černiauskas, Lithuania // dnf
***** 4H time penalty // forbidden tunnel
RESULTS 2018
Vienna // Passo Giau – Furkapass – Col de Galibier // Nice
SOLO
Samuel Thompson, United Kingdom // 4D // 22H // 20M
Tomáš Zaplatílek, Czech Republic // 5D // 8H // 47M
Thomas Ettema, Netherlands // 5D // 22H // 32M
Patrick Tschellnig, Austria // 5D // 23H // 49M
Jan Kostaa, Slovakia // 6D // 15H // 47M
Bernd Schleicher, Germany // 6D // 17H // 52M
Torsten Frank, Germany // 7D // 1H // 52M
Sergio Caldarelli, Italy // 7D // 5H // 4M
Nicolas Meunier, France // 7D // 19H // 57M
Marco Nowak, Austria // dnf
Jakub Kopecky, Czech Republic // dnf
Michal Stefkovic, Slovakia // dnf
Sean Wightman, United Kingdom // dns
Stanislas Meunier, France // dns
Matteo Massimiliano Messina, Italy // dns
