It’s now exactly 3 weeks since the Hellenic Mountain Race endet...
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Torsten Frank on Instagram: "It’s now exactly 3 weeks since the Hellenic Mountain Race endet and I arrived at the finish line. As the official Lantern Rouge no less and with a hero’s welcome during the Finishers Party. Can’t wish for a more emotional arrival. As you can see it’s quite the joyful moment. Every finish of an ultracycling event is special. Some more lowkey as others. But none of it is ever a given. Therefore it’s not only in this moment but always thereafter a source of satisfation, achievement but also always fondness. There is hardly an event so far I’m not looking back fondly to the overarching experiences. With the course, with the region, with myself and with my fellow participants. And having been able to make those experiences. So thank you, dear race and event organizers. Thank you, @nelsontrees :) 📷 by @stephenshelesky . . #HMR2025 #HMR2025cap166 #Greece #bikepacking #ultracycling #makingmemories #cyclinglife #radfahren #cycling #rideyourbike #ultracycling @hellenicmountainrace"

47 likes, 0 comments - torsten_frank on June 21, 2025: "It’s now exactly 3 weeks since the Hellenic Mountain Race endet and I arrived at the finish line. As the official Lantern Rouge no less and with a hero’s welcome during the Finishers Party. Can’t wish for a more emotional arrival. As you can see it’s quite the joyful moment. Every finish of an ultracycling event is special. Some more lowkey as others. But none of it is ever a given. Therefore it’s not only in this moment but always thereafter a source of satisfation, achievement but also always fondness. There is hardly an event so far I’m not looking back fondly to the overarching experiences. With the course, with the region, with myself and with my fellow participants. And having been able to make those experiences. So thank you, dear race and event organizers. Thank you, @nelsontrees :) 📷 by @stephenshelesky . . #HMR2025 #HMR2025cap166 #Greece #bikepacking #ultracycling #makingmemories #cyclinglife #radfahren #cycling #rideyourbike #ultracycling @hellenicmountainrace".

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Wonder how...

I rate Hellenic Mountain Race,
Alps Divide Ultra Challenge &
El Piri in terms of technicality,
overall route difficulty etc.?

Which of those I would love to do again sometime?

How much hiking each demanded of me?

And also how you could
quantify this for yourself?

This article has you covered: https://torstenfrank.wordpress.com/2025/06/18/hellenic-mountain-race-2025-by-the-numbers-and-compared-to-alps-divide-and-el-piri-omg-its-so-much-hiking/

#bikepacking #ultracycling #cycling #HMR2025 #AlpsDivide #ElPiri

Hellenic Mountain Race 2025 by the numbers and compared to Alps Divide and El Piri – OMG, it’s so much hiking…

This article is also available in German. Suchst du nach der deutschen Version? Folge diesem Link. I just finished the third edition of the Hellenic Mountain Race in – you guessed it &#8…

Torsten Frank . : : . tfrank.de - Das Blog

Neu auf meinem Blog:

"Hellenic Mountain Race 2025 in Zahlen und verglichen mit Alps Divide und El Piri – OMG, so viel Schieben…"

Gibt es in Deutsch und Englisch (beide Versionen verlinken sich gegenseitig).

https://torstenfrank.wordpress.com/2025/06/18/hellenic-mountain-race-2025-in-zahlen-und-verglichen-mit-alps-divide-und-el-piri-omg-so-viel-schieben/

#bikepacking #ultracycling #hiking #dataanalysis #HMR2025 #AlpsDivide #ElPiri #radfahren #cycling

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Hellenic Mountain Race 2025 in Zahlen und verglichen mit Alps Divide und El Piri – OMG, so viel Schieben…

This article is also available in English. You can find it over here. Ich komme frisch von der dritten Ausgabe des Hellenic Mountain Race (HMR) zurück, welches – ihr habt’s erraten &#82…

Torsten Frank . : : . tfrank.de - Das Blog

"Where to start? Maybe here on 1741 meters above sea level on the top of a steep unpaved road leading over a saddle east of mount Kaliakouda..."

#bikepacking #HMR2025 #ultracycling
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Torsten Frank on Instagram: "Where to start? Maybe here on 1741 meters above sea level on the top of a steep unpaved road leading over a saddle east of mount Kaliakouda. It was the 7th and penultimate day of my Hellenic Mountain Race participation. Immediately before lay 7.5 km of 700 m climbing. Which took me 2.5 hours with nearly all of those pushing my bike. It may be 10 % average and actually rideable surface. But with a few flattish or downhill parts it meant mostly around 12 - 15 % gradient. Nothing I would want to pedal, even with 32-51. At least not deep into the race. On the top it would be quite chill, even at noon and in sun. In the afternoons or later it would be downright cold. You see me wearing my puffy jacket below the rain jacket, buff over head and Hood tight below helmet. And there were many of those climbs... Thank you for the photo, @peio_tofu 💪 . . #HMR2025 #HMR2025cap166 #fromwhereIride #hikeyourbike #bikepacking #cyclinglife #radfahren #cycling #rideyourbike"

182 likes, 9 comments - torsten_frank on June 4, 2025: "Where to start? Maybe here on 1741 meters above sea level on the top of a steep unpaved road leading over a saddle east of mount Kaliakouda. It was the 7th and penultimate day of my Hellenic Mountain Race participation. Immediately before lay 7.5 km of 700 m climbing. Which took me 2.5 hours with nearly all of those pushing my bike. It may be 10 % average and actually rideable surface. But with a few flattish or downhill parts it meant mostly around 12 - 15 % gradient. Nothing I would want to pedal, even with 32-51. At least not deep into the race. On the top it would be quite chill, even at noon and in sun. In the afternoons or later it would be downright cold. You see me wearing my puffy jacket below the rain jacket, buff over head and Hood tight below helmet. And there were many of those climbs... Thank you for the photo, @peio_tofu 💪 . . #HMR2025 #HMR2025cap166 #fromwhereIride #hikeyourbike #bikepacking #cyclinglife #radfahren #cycling #rideyourbike".

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Started analyzing my hike-a-bikes in the Hellenic Mountain Race. That's stint 3 (reaching CP1) and the 1st HAB is 1 h 12 mins up the single trail of Muntis Smolikas.

In total it was nearly 3 hrs of HAB this day. Up and Down.
#Bikepacking #HMR2025

@folix Ok, es waren jetzt doch nur zwei andere die die 3d 17h vom Letzjahresgewinner gerissen haben. Irgendwie haben da sehr viele auf den letzten Meter gescratcht. 🤔 Was ist da los?

Meaghan Hackinen hat aber auch noch einen heftigen Vorsprung auf die Letztjahresgewinnerin. 50km to go und bis 2 Uhr morgen früh Zeit für einen Streckenrekord bei den Frauen.

#hmr2025 #hmr25

@folix Der Rest des Feldes ist aber auch nicht langsam. Ich glaube da werden einige die Bestzeit vom letzten Jahr übertreffen.

#hmr2025

Landmarks from the perspective and focus of a bikepacker... 😅 #Meteora #Kalambaka #HMR2025
Jetzt K.T.E.L. Bus von Thessaloniki nach Trikala und dann weiter nach Kalambaka. Startort des Hellenic Mountain Race. #HMR2025

Puuhhh.... #Bikepacking ist prima. Aber das Packen davor.... urgs.

23:30 Uhr - Kit und Gear komplett zusammen und verstaut. Kitlist sei Dank - ist trotzdem immer ein ganzer Abend, bis alles beisammen und geprüft ist.

Morgen dann Rad in den Radkoffer prokeln... ein weiterer Abend.

Und davor die ganze letzte Woche jeden Abend ein bisschen was am Rad geschraubt, um's fertig zu machen...

#HMR2025 #Ächz #ultracycling