In Velo Veritas

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In Velo Veritas is a retro - cycling race for everyone on classic racing bikes without timekeeping . The event has been taking place in the Weinviertel , the northeastern region of Lower Austria , since 2013 and has been organized for years by the In Velo Veritas working group with the core of Horst Watzl, Martin Friedl and Michael (Michl) Mellauner.

description

There is no timekeeping on racing bikes built up until 1987 or bikes that essentially correspond to the technical standards of that time. So with gear shift levers that sit on the frame and conventional pedals with cups and straps. External shift and brake cables are desirable. Clipless pedals and brake / gear lever combinations are not permitted . The number of starting places is limited. The event is regularly accompanied by a supporting program - including an exhibition of historical bicycles, roundtables, concerts, spare parts flea market .

The routes lead over distances of 70, 140 and 210 km, along the hills of the Weinviertel (maximum altitude 450 m) largely on asphalt and paved side roads, but also gravel roads and the typical regional cellar lanes . With a distance of 210 km, In Velo Veritas is the longest classic bike marathon in Europe. The event is part of the Giro d'Italia d'Epoca , a Europe-wide series of bike tours on historic racing bikes.

At checkpoints on the route - announced and "surprising" ones - a stamp must be picked up in the cardboard folder as proof that the participant has completed the route in full.

You drive in public road traffic, which is rather low on Sundays in the Weinviertel. A spare tube or tire repair kit is required. Support vehicles (including e-bikes) are not allowed. A bike service can be found at all refreshment stations. A broom wagon takes those affected by a breakdown and their bikes to the nearest service point or to a public transport stop. A final car checks that nobody falls by the wayside.

The bike tour took place for the first time in 2013 in Wolkersdorf with almost 300 participants. In 2014 Korneuburg an der Donau was the start and destination (400 participants), followed by the city of Retz, again Wolkersdorf, Stockerau, and again Retz and Poysdorf. 2020 will start in Hollabrunn for the first time - with postcode 2020.

Most recently (2019) drivers from 19 nations took part. Among the participants is mostly the three-time winner of the Austria Tour and four-time Glockner King Rudolf Mitteregger, who likes to be in the company of his former colleagues from the PUCH team from the late 70s and early 80s: Hans Lienhart , Willi Lauscha and Hans Summer . With it was already Gerhard Zadrobilek and Bernhard Kohl .

The organizer usually organizes cheap sleeping places in the gym as well as a caravan park.

Overview

# year meeting place Attendees Nations comment
test 2011 Wolkersdorf 30th
prolog 2012 Wolkersdorf 60 with at least 2 high bikes
1 2013 (15./) 16. June Wolkersdorf 291 14th
2 2014 14./15. June Korneuburg 400 18th Bikes from 1987, with Rudi Mitteregger, 2000 meters in altitude on the 210 km route
3 2015 (30./) 31. May Retz 500
4th 2016 (11./) 12. June Wolkersdorf 660 17th Ways washed out by storms before
5 2017 (10./) 11. June Stockerau 780 19th
6th 2018 9/10 June Retz 765 16
7th 2019 15./16. June Poysdorf 720 18th first time with rain (violent thunderstorm at 10 a.m.)
8th 2020 originally announced for 6./7. June, due to corona pandemic postponed to 14./15. August (as of July 14, 2020) Hollabrunn (Originally online registration: November 11, 2019, 11 a.m. - May 23, 2020, midnight)

Note 1: The event begins on a Saturday as the day of arrival, with a come-together, flea market, and supporting program. On the 2nd day (Sunday) the competitions run without timekeeping: All 3 distances are driven overlapping in time, with a staggered start: at 6.00 a.m. start for 210 km, at 8.00 a.m. for 140 km and finally at 10.00 a.m. for 70 km

Note 2: Saturdays for which no receipts were found on the web added in brackets.

See also

Web links

  • inveloveritas.at Website of In Velo Veritas (German, English, Italian, Czech)
  • [www.instagram.com/inveloveritas.at presence on Instagram]
  • [www.facebook.com/inveloveritas.at presence on Facebook]

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Note Horst Watzl is a communication scientist , was managing director of the Argus bike lobby, organizer of the RadpaRade in Vienna and is a distance rider.
  2. ↑ 630 kilometers non-stop cycling twice as fast as horses: Eight cycling enthusiasts on the trail of the legendary long-distance bike ride Vienna - Berlin 1893, derstandard.at, June 28, 2012, accessed January 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ Note. Martin Friedl has been organizing the ARGUS Bike Festival Vienna with "Die Event Company" for years
  4. ↑ Note Michl Mellauner, landscape planner from PlanSinn, drives marathons himself and is the route maker for In Velo Veritas.
  5. ↑ In Velo Veritas: Regulations ( memento of the original dated December 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed December 6, 2014) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.inveloveritas.at
  6. ↑ In Velo Veritas: Program ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed December 6, 2014) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.inveloveritas.at
  7. ↑ a b In Velo Veritas: Klassik-Radmarathon Korneuburg derstandard.at , June 10, 2014, last accessed January 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ In Velo Veritas: Routes ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed December 6, 2014) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.inveloveritas.at
  9. ↑ Giro d'Italia d'Epoca: In Velo Veritas (accessed December 6, 2014)
  10. ↑ (mk): Genuss-Radevent im Weinviertel mein district.at , June 9, 2015, accessed January 12, 2018. - "2015: for the 3rd time in Retz, for the 5th time in the Weinviertel"
  11. ↑ In Velo Veritas jedermanntermine.de, announcement for June 15, 2014, accessed January 12, 2018.
  12. ↑ In Velo Veritas jedermanntermine.de, announcement for June 15, 2014, accessed January 12, 2018.
  13. ↑ Photo report In Velo Veritas 2017 bikeboard.at. Text: NoMan, Andy Blümel, Martin Friedl, NR22. Images: NR22, Wolfgang Gerlich, RC Stockerau archive. June 14, 2017, accessed January 12, 2018.