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Austrian Extreme Bike Race
2500 km & 52000 vm (ITT)
880 km 16000 vm,15.08.2027
Start: 15.8.2027 9:00
Graz/Austria
A bicycle adventure race is calling...
Are you ready ?
Facts:
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2500 km, 52000 vm. Designed by Austrian adventure racer Tanja Hacker
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unsupported or supported
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start and finish in Graz, the home of Cycling in Austria
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Individual Time Trail
2500 km, 52000 verticals, mixed terrain! Individual time trail whenever you are ready.
Grand Depart in 2027 a 880 km Loop starting Mid August, solo or as pair.
Austrian Extreme Bike Race unsupported/supported
15.8.2027 9:00 Graz/Austria
Route details:
Route part 1 highlights: Südsteirische Weinstrasse, Soboth- St. Lorenzen, Koralpe, Weinebene, Hebalm, Gaberl Altes Almhaus, Salzstigel/Hirschegger Sattel ,Pack, Soboth- St. Lorenzen, Koralpe, Weinebene, Hebalm, Gaberl Altes Almhaus, Salzstigel/Hirschegger Sattel ,Pack.
Route part 2 highlights: Klippitztörl, the famous Nockbergen Hochalpenstrasse, Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse with Kaiser Franz-Josefs-Höhe with its beautiful glacier, Hochtor, Fuscherl Törl, finishing at Edelweiss Spitze.
Route part 3 highlights: Großglockner Hochalpenstraße downhill, Hochkrimmel waterfalls, Gerlos Pass
Route part 4 highlights: Wildschönau, the Hochkönig climbs, Obertauern , Turracher Höhe and again Nockberge (a different direction.) Finishing at the picturesque Prebersee.
Route part 5 highlights: Salzkammergut with all the stunning lakes. Postalm, Sölkpass, Pyrnpass, Präbichl, Seeberg,the church in Mariazell.
Route part 6 highlights: Josefberg/Annaberg, the National Park Gesäuse,, Preiner Gescheid, Pfaffensattel, Wenigzell with the Toter Mann myth, Sommeralm, Rechberg, Teichalm, Schöckl. The last hill is Eidexberg.
Route part 7 highlights: Kühtai, Fernpass Gravel, Garmisch (Germany), Seefeld, Ganalm, Walder Alm & Hinterhornalm Gravel, Achensee, Steinberg an der Rofan Gravel
About the Race
The Austrian Extreme Bike Race is a single stage unsupported bike adventure race through the Austrian mountains and the lakes of Salzkammergut starting and finishing in Graz. A 2500 km mixed terrain race on paved roads with some gravel sections adding up to 52000 meters elevation gain. The route was designed by Austrian adventurer Tani (Tanja) Hacker and shows all the beauty and diversity the Austrian landscape has to offer, including some very special secret places with intresting background stories. This is a race for those who love being out there alone seeking for adventure as well as for those who love competition and racing fellow riders. This race is for the international cycling community. The Abenteuer and Bergsportklub Graz is proudly looking forward to hosting this event, offering a unique adventure for all those intrested in getting to know the Austrian mountains and it´s lifestyle. We are looking forward to seeing you here next summer in Graz, the home of cycling in Austria!
Without a big adventure race there was definiately something missing here in Austria. All the beautiful mountains and lakes are a perfect playground for adventure racing. So i decided to organize the inaugural Austrian Extrme Bike Race. Here we go. Enjoy!
Tani (Tanja) Hacker
About Tani (Tanja) Hacker
- Defeniately adventure addicted. not limited to bikes only. Favorite parallel universe are the alps in Austria and Italy.
- Founder of a mountaineering sports club in Graz and the Austrian Extreme Bike Race.
- Was the first one ever racing unsupported around Germany. Known for the TABR 18 extra adventure in Wisdom and double crossing Europe in Summer 2019 (NCT19 & TCRno7 back to back).TGBR 2020 for COVID 19 relief. TABR23 DNF (Sherman's Neck)
- TABNS25 Double Finish
- Tour Divide 2026, TPR no 6
Wo die Berge hoch und die Täler schmal,
ist der Geist oft leicht und frei.
The Race
The Austrian Extreme Bike Race route has 2500 km and approximately 52000 vertical meters, desigend across the stunning Austrian mountains and picturesque lakes, starting and finsihing in the city of Graz. A fixed route will take riders to all significant climbs and hidden secret places. Some mixed terrain parts with gravel and dirt roads included, highlightening Ganalm in Tyrol, as close to the Karwendel peaks as we can possibly get. Be ready for climbs like Nockalm Hochalpenstraße, Großglockner, Klippitztörl, Sölkpass, Obertauern... But not only mountains are waiting, the race route will take riders to Salzkammergut, national parks and river valleys as well.
The 2500 km route in 2027 will be an Individual Time Trail, anytime an athlete feels ready to race the big classic one, also possible as a pair. The 880 Race is open in two categories, supported and unsupported for solo or pair riders starting with a Grand Depart in Graz. The Unsupported category, respecting the rules of unsupported racing and the supported category, where riders are allowed to accept supplies and spares. No pacecars allowed.
The Rules
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Ride the whole route in a truely unsupported or supported way in the spirit of equal opportunity
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No third party supply (not valid for the supported category)
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No drafting (only pair riders are allowed with their partner)
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Riders must make themselves familiar with Austrian traffic law
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No littering
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Carry a charged mobile phone
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No e- bikes
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Riders must be at the the finish before 30.8.27 23:59 to make into the general classification
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No Pacecar
Was wissen Träume schon von Grenzen !
Gallery
Some treats coming here...
Schedule & Registration
Halfway Point Wörgel
sponsored by tubolito
Schedule and cut off times1
Registration, bike check, race briefing in Graz
14.08.27 Registration and bike check in the afternoon
!5.08.279:00 Start of the first rider of the 3rd Austrian Extreme Bike Race. individual starts due to Covid 19 restrictions (5 minutes between the riders)
30.8.2027 23:59 Cut off time finish in Graz
Registration:
Registration is open for all cyclists,solo or pair, older than 18 from October 2026 to early August 2027.
No Race Fee. 100 Euros for tracking and Race inscurance have to be paid when registration is complete.
In 2027 riders can choose between the classic route as an ITT or the 880km loop, single or pair.
Hall of Fame
2021
Tanja Hacker 2020. 8 days 7 hours 53 minutes. 2537 km
Adam Bialek 6 days 19 hours 3 minutes 2458 km
Walter Reiterer 8 days 23 hours 58 minutes 2458 km
Antoine Gary 9 days 5 hours 34 minutes 2458 km
Ed Tapp 2021. 9 days 12 hours 42 miutes 2458 km
2024
Mike Deuts 271 hrs 27 min 2700 km
Wolfgang Dieterle 282 hrs 12 min. 2700 km
2026
Mike Deuts 77 hrs 36 min 876,62 km
Daniel Kronberger 108 hrs 7 min 876,62 km
Benedikt Kronberger 108 hrd 7 min 876,62 km
Results 2021:
1. Adam Bialek (Germany) 6 days 19 hours 3 minutes. Adam self regulated for riding the loop up Koralpe in the wrong direction. Minor mistake, same verticals and meters. 10 minutes penalty time.
.2. Walter Reiterer (Austria) 8 days 23 hours 58 minutes. Walter made a major and dangerous mistake at Schöckl, riding the gravel section in the wrong direction. 2 hours 10 minutes penalty time. Further Walter took a shortcut leaving out 120 vertical meters at Eidexberg (self regulated), 50 minutes penalty time.
3. Antoine Gary (France) 9 days 5 hours 34 minutes.
4. Ed Tapp (England) 9 days 12 hours 42 minutes.
5. Michael (Mike) Deuts (Austria) 1173 km.
6. Jürgen Mikusch (Austria) 370,4 km.
7. Hermann Dopfer (Germany) 241,61 km.
8. Norbert Taucher (Austria) 153,49km.
Adventure and Kindness Award 2021:
Norbert Taucher (Austria). Norbert joined the organizer´s team as a race official after ending his race early, keeping the racers safe on their final kilometers.
Contact/ Inquiry 2027:
Inquiry 2027 open October 2027. Adventurers interested in racing here may drop us a line with their best cycling stories (experience) and what your expectations are. We´d love hearing from you!
Abenteuer und Bergsportklub Graz
Tanja Hacker
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Contact:
Abenteuer und Bergsportklub Graz
Liebenauer Haupstraße 77
8041 Graz; Österreich
ZVR: 1411473961
E-Mail:info@austrianextremebikerace.at
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