Show threadphgDec 15

*Sigh*, the "first wave" of the Lite edition of next year's #MonacoDiBavieraClassic is already booked out too: https://ultracyclingchallenges.com/registration-monaco-di-baviera-lite-2026-1-to-25 That's another race in my 2026 plans that I didn't get a spot for.

At present it seems like there's more competition for spots than in the actual races. :/

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Show threadphgOct 5

@tfrank_de On paper the #MountainPilgrimage looks quite similar to the two new sibling races of #MonacoDiBavieraClassic that will be first held in 2026: https://ultracyclingchallenges.com/ Pretty cool to see more events of that kind popping up every year!

As for the VIA Race, there’s too much boring flat riding before it even enters Norway. I doubt I could manage to remain patient for so long. :D

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phgJul 28, 2025
@geospatialist Oh nein, was für eine furchtbare Nachricht! Hatte die Ehre vor einem Monat gegen Omar im #Monacodibavieraclassic anzutreten; eine absolute Legende, hatte mich bereits über sein DNS gewundert. :/ Ich kann mich den Besserungswünschen nur anschließen. Guarisci presto.
Show threadphgJun 29, 2025
What #ultracycling does to #Garmin hardware: during the #sevenserpents the display of my Edge540 started delaminating, now on the final day of #monacodibavieraclassic it finally fell apart. Luckily it happened moments after the finish line and the track file was intact.
Show threadphgJun 29, 2025

After that night in the rain on Kitzbühler Horn I was a little hypothermic and decided to rest a few hours before finishing the #MonacoDiBavieraClassic. Though technically rather flat, it took a few short, steep climbs to reach the #Inn valley. After breakfast in #Kufstein what was left was a 100 km time trial to the finish line in #munich where I was greeted by Ainara and some of the finishers.

1609 km. 29000+ m climbed. 10/10 checkpoints reached.

What a ride! #ultracycling

Show threadphgJun 29, 2025
On Friday, day seven of the #MonacoDiBavieraClassic, the final test awaited us: first the #Grossglockner Hochalpenstraße with a checkpoint on the #Edelweissspitze, followed by the final checkpoint on #KitzbühelerHorn. The Horn proved absolutely grueling and at the same time utterly unrewarding as the panorama at the summit was blocked from sight by thick rain clouds and pitch black night.
Show threadphgJun 28, 2025

#zoncolan, the test of willpower. Are you determined enough to finish the circuit to push the bike for two hours in the scorching sun? Cause that, in essence, was my Zoncolan experience at the #MonacoDiBavieraClassic .

After some deserved relaxation on the flat Alpe-Adria route I caught up with a number of riders in Pontebba, the last town on the Italian side of the Nassfeldpass which we then took headimg into Austria -- and a hailstorm. #ultracycling #grintacivuole

Show threadphgJun 28, 2025
No checkpoints for a change on day six of #MonacoDiBavieraClassic as the hardest part by far of the non-optional route awaited me: the mythical Monte #Zoncolan. To reach it we had to take a 50+ km detour through the scenic #Sauris valley which featured a savage descent through pitch black cobbled tunnels that were riddled with potholes. I was spared a puncture but others weren't as lucky.
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Show threadphgJun 25, 2025
#showerthought : The #MonacoDiBavieraClassic could be renamed the "Three Peaks a Day Bike Race". #ultracycling #dadjoke
Show threadphgJun 25, 2025

#Valparola
#Fedaia
#Giau
#TreCroci
#TreCime

-- a regular day at the #MonacoDiBavieraClassic . The legs almost completely recovered after the shoe change which was motivation enough to collect another three checkpoints. I'm a little surprised how well I coped in the heat as the sun was burning relentlessly all afternoon.

#IBoccettiniQuelliLunghi