The route for the Craft Bike Trans Germany 2012 powered by Nissan has been announced. On 6th June 2012 the established mountain bike stage race will start in Sonthofen, moving on to Pfronten, Lermoos (AUT) and Seefeld (AUT), finishing after four stages on 9th June in the picturesque Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
With Seefeld the organisers are presenting a brand new stage town, which will lead to exciting and drastic changes in stage 3 and 4.
“Right now we are working on the refinement of the route. But just to let you know: I was in Leutasch, in Seefeld and in Garmisch-Partenkirchen with my bike for three days, and I was able to experience wonderful landscapes and amazing views “, says race director Marc Schneider excitedly.
“I had a look at tracks which are very promising. Compared to 2011 the new route will be upgraded to a great extent. You can look forward to a new exciting track.“
In addition the head of the department of culture and sports of Sonthofen, Helmut Maier, also improved the first stage from Sonthofen to Pfronten together with the neighbor commune Wertach. It will get quite difficult: with an additional 160 meter altitude compared to last year the mountain bike racers will have a big challenge ahead of them.
Up to this time, only the second stage will be without any changes. No wonder, it doesn´t get better than that. With an amazing vista after the start in Pfronten, an appealing round trip in Tannheimer Tal and the freeride track in Lermoos there could really be no improvement.
Trans Germany is looking forward to the two new stage towns, but saying goodbye to Achensee, last year’s final town, was not easy. “Up to the end we were planning to include Achensee. We always had a fantastic collaboration”, explains Marc Schneider. “Unfortunately the route from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Achensee turned out to be difficult, even more difficult than last year. We have to consider issues concerning the nature conservation as well as issues regarding the police. A construction site at the Sylvenstein , which has a great influence on the traffic, also makes things very complicated. To neutralize the race because of traffic safety is not something we wanted to consider again.”
So here is another Mountain Bike Stage Race that doesn’t require a week long (or more) commitment. However this takes nothing from the quality of the race. The Trans Germany has exploded in popularity after dropping from a weeklong race to four days. If you are after a ‘mini-TransAlp’ in June, get entered and get training.
You can find more information about this very special mountain bike stage race at the event website.