Ritchey MTB Challenge
The Ritchey MTB Challenge or Ritchey Mountain Bike Challenge is an annual series of mountain bike marathons with competitions in Bavaria , Vorarlberg , Tyrol , Upper Austria and South Tyrol . The namesake and main sponsor of the series is the component manufacturer Ritchey Design .
competition
The marathon series took place for the first time in 2006 under the name TREK Mountain Bike Challenge Bavaria . It currently consists of ten individual races, which together result in an overall winner. The five best results are evaluated for this. The drivers are each offered several route lengths and difficulties, which, depending on the level of difficulty, have different levels of influence in the overall ranking. This makes the series suitable for hobby drivers and amateurs as well as professionals.
Marathon race
The series runs from April to September and currently consists of subsequent marathons.
| run | venue | longest route | shortest route | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km | Hm | km | Hm | ||
| WOIDMAN Bike Marathon |
 Thurmansbang
|
88 | 2600 | 24 | 800 |
| eldoRADo MTB marathon |
 Angerberg
|
77 | 2250 | 32 | 650 |
| Ortler Bike Marathon |
 Glurns
|
90 | 3000 | 51 | 1600 |
| Franken Bike Marathon |
Drive
|
87 | 2400 | 19th | 400 |
| KitzAlpBike Marathon |
Kirchberg
|
100 | 4300 | 29 | 1100 |
| MTB marathon Pfronten |
Pfronten
|
76 | 2600 | 26th | 940 |
| Salzkammergut Mountain Bike Trophy |
Bad Goisern
|
210 | 7119 | 22nd | 688 |
| M³ Montafon mountain bike marathon |
Schruns
|
130 | 4500 | 29 | 400 |
| Auto-Brosch-Bike-Marathon |
Kempten
|
78 | 1500 | 39 | 750 |
The event with the largest number of participants is the Salzkammergut Trophy with around 5000 participants.
Previous races
The following previous racing events are no longer part of the Ritchey Challenge program:
- Franconian Switzerland Cycle Marathon, Litzendorf and Hollfeld , 2007 to 2012
- Bischofshofen , 2012
- Gran Canaria Bike Festival, Maspalomas , 2007 to 2014
- 12h MTB World Championship, Weilheim , 2015
- König-Ludwig-Bike-Cup, Oberammergau , 2006 to 2017
- MTB Festival Tegernseer Tal, Rottach-Egern , 2006 to 2012 and 2014 to 2016
- SattelFest XCO races, Olympiapark (Munich) , 2016 to 2017
- Feneberg Mountain Bike Marathon, Oberstdorf , 2006 to 2018
- MTB Festival Achensee, Achenkirch , 2017 to 2019
Overall winner
| year | Men's | Ladies |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Tobias Heimkreitner | - |
| 2007 | Andreas Strobel | Claudia Till |
| 2008 | Andreas Strobel | Claudia Till |
| 2009 | Andreas Strobel | Barbara Kaltenhauser |
| 2010 | Andreas Strobel | Barbara Kaltenhauser |
| 2011 | Andreas Strobel | Barbara Kaltenhauser |
| 2012 | Andreas Strobel | Barbara Kaltenhauser |
| 2013 | Rupert Palmberger | Florentine Striegl |
| 2014 | Andreas Seewald | Birgitt Hühnlein |
| 2015 | Uwe Hardter | Paulina Wörz |
| 2016 | Andreas Seewald | Paulina Wörz |
| 2017 | Andi Plank | Birgitt Hühnlein |
| 2018 | Tim Weismantel | Birgitt Hühnlein |
| 2019 | Stefan Paternoster | Annette Griner |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ritchey Mountain Bike Challenge - News. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Ritchey Mountain Bike Challenge - Results. Retrieved March 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Trek Mountain Bike Challenge: Next stations in the Alps. Retrieved March 17, 2018 .
Web links
- Ritchey Mountain Bike Challenge Official Website
- Youtube video with highlights of the 2015 season
- Bike Magazin 10 races in 3 countries: Ritchey MTB Challenge 2018