Ore Mountains Bike Marathon
| Ore Mountains Bike Marathon | |
| Racing series | MarathonMan Europe - Category Mountain Bike Marathon |
| Host country |
 Germany
|
| overall length | 100 km (gold) 70 km (silver) 40 km (bonze) |
| Starting field | 1600 from 8 nations |
The Erzgebirgs-Bike-Marathon , or EBM for short, is a mountain bike marathon in Germany that has been organized since 1993. It is held annually on the first weekend in August in the Seiffen region .
description
Cyclists of all ages and both start on routes of different lengths of 40 km (= short or light ), 70 km (= middle ) and 100 km (= long or ultra ) and in the categories single, tandem and relay (3 athletes per team) Gender. For the youngest participants (divided into tots, children, schoolchildren, youth ) the routes are between 1 km and 15 km long. The course record holder and eight-time winner in the men's race is Thomas Nicke from Görlitz from the current Fiat-Rotwild team .
In addition to the main race on Sunday, there will also be several races on Saturday. In addition to the junior races EBM-Mini for children and young people up to the age of 16, a mountain sprint, a dual slalom and the Saxon championship in unicycle cross country will be held on this day . In addition, a large family bike tour is always organized on this day.
History and organization
The first Erzgebirgs-Bike-Marathon took place in 1993 with more than 200 starters and was the first mountain bike marathon in Germany. This makes the EBM the oldest German mountain bike marathon. The number of participants has increased continuously since 1993. The sponsor and organizer is the specially founded EBM organization , which is financially supported by around 200 companies and businesses. The main sponsors are the online bicycle retailer Bike24 , the Erzgebirgssparkasse and the American sporting goods manufacturer Scott . The sports event is aimed at amateurs and hobby mountain bikers. Since 2009 the EBM has been part of the largest European mountain bike marathon racing series, MarathonMan Europe.
In addition to many German athletes, more and more foreign mountain bikers are now taking part. The competition takes place for all age groups on a 30 km circuit, so that the spectators can see the athletes several times and cheer them on. There is also a 10 km introductory lap through the town. The hilly racetrack is partly rolled smooth and the verge mowed. Former successful cyclists such as world champions Jürgen Geschke and Jan Hruška also regularly take part in the competitions.
| year | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | |
| Attendees | 214 | 273 | 304 | 549 | 608 | 741 | 970 | 1207 | 1201 | 1417 | 1305 | 1288 | 1320 | 1070 | 1425 | 1419 | 1727 | 1485 | 1546 | 1626 | 1614 | 1538 | 1546 | 1503 | 1800 | 1622 | |
Most successful participant
Claudia Seidel has been on the top podium twelve times for women.
Web links
- Website for the Erzgebirgs-Bike-Marathon with history and photo gallery
- Overview of mountain bike races in the state of Saxony
- EBM History Film on the history of the EBM on Youtube
Individual evidence
- ^ Radsportclub Wandlitz ( Memento from November 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), article in the Märkische Oderzeitung from October 26, 2009, accessed on February 4, 2010
- ↑ EBM Seiffen - Philosophy official website, accessed on March 13, 2017.