Three Peaks Bike Race

The Three Peaks Bike Race is an ultra-distance bike race that has been held yearly since 2018. It starts in Vienna and crosses the Alps and, every other year, the Pyrenees. The finish alternates yearly between Nice and Barcelona.

The participants have to reach three Mountain peaks or passes named by the race organizers. They have to plan and choose their own route between these checkpoints. Riders cover between 2,000 and 2,700 kilometres and climb between 20,000 and 40,000 metres.[1][2][3][4] During the race, the participants ride fully self-supported, carrying their own equipment and obtaining their own food (bikepacking). The leading riders arrive at the finish line in about four days.[3] The finish closes ten days (since 2023: twelve days) after the start of the race but participants that arrive past that point in time are still named in the classification.[5] In 2022, 91 of 243 starters reached the finish; 81 stayed within the time limit.[4]

The 2020 edition of the race is the subject of the documentary Three Peaks & In Between by Stephan Wieser, which follows rider Jana Kesenheimer over the course of the event.[6][7]

Route and winners

Year Finish Peaks[5] Fastest rider Fastest female rider
2018[8] Nizza Giau Pass – Furka Pass – Col de Galibier Samuel Thompson –
2019[9] Barcelona Stelvio Pass – Colle delle Finestre – Ordino-Arcalís Xavier Pesnel Sonia Barrar
2020[10] Nizza Grossglockner – Sanetsch Pass – Mont Ventoux Ulrich Bartholmoes[3] Fanny Bensussan
2021[11] Barcelona Mangart Saddle – Männlichen – Col du Tourmalet Adam Bialek Jana Kesenheimer[2]
2022[12] Nizza Tre Cime di Lavaredo & Giau Pass – Tannalp (at Melchsee-Frutt) – Nivolet Pass (– Mont Ventoux) Justinas Leveika Luisa Werner[13]
2023 Barcelona Timmelsjoch, Jaufen Pass & Sella Pass (either direction) – Mounts of Cantal with Puy Mary – Col de la Core, Col de Portet d’Aspet & Col de Menté (either direction) Adam Bialek Fanny Bensussan

References

  1. ^ Robert Lenhard (2019-07-25). "Three Peaks Bike Race: Steirer radeln von Wien nach Barcelona". Kleine Zeitung. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  2. ^ a b Johanna Jahnke (2021-08-05). "Jana Kesenheimer - die schnellste Frau beim Three Peaks Bike Race 2021 über Emotionale Ziele und Wildschweine". Die Wundersame Fahrradwelt. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  3. ^ a b c Michael Sinner (2020-11-24). "Lesetipp - Rennrad Magazin zum Three Peaks Bike Race und Kostenloses Test-Abo". velonerd.cc. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  4. ^ a b Sören Heim: Mit dem Rad über die Alpen bis Nizza Allgemeine Zeitung, 20. August 2022, S. 16
  5. ^ a b "Three Peaks Bike Race". Adventure Bike Racing. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  6. ^ Miles Arbour (2021-02-01). "THREE PEAKS AND IN BETWEEN (FILM)". bikepacking.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  7. ^ Johanna Jahnke (2021-01-07). "Jana Kesenheimer - Das Three Peaks Bike Race und was dazwischen geschah". Die Wundersame Fahrradwelt. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  8. ^ "Three Peaks Bike Race 2018 results". DotWatcher. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  9. ^ "Three Peaks Bike Race 2019 results". DotWatcher. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  10. ^ "Three Peaks Bike Race 2020 results". DotWatcher. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  11. ^ "Three Peaks Bike Race". DotWatcher. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  12. ^ "Three Peaks Bike Race TPBR 2022 Commentary and Tracking". Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  13. ^ Martin Moschek (2022-08-10). "Durch Italien & über drei Berge mit Luisa Werner". Biketour Global Podcast. Retrieved 2022-09-24.