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February 10, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Transalp rides the roof in Bormio

Related Event: Craft BIKE Transalp
Bormio MTB Transalp

It only takes one summer in the European Alps to realise what a fantasy it is to traverse the alps by bike. It is a need that drives thousands of ambitious cyclists onto the trails to cross Europe’s highest mountains. The BIKE Transalp leads mountain bikers through the Alps from July 17th to 23rd; racing for seven days and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bormio, Livigno, Transalp

November 26, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Transalp announces 2016 route

Related Event: Craft BIKE Transalp

The Transalp MTB stage race is a classic event for mountain bikers in love with mountains. It’s traveres the Alps from North to South, and is a real journey as you race from Germany to Italy, usually… Just a few weeks prior to the official registration start for the 2016 BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: MTB, Stage Race, Transalp

September 22, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Transalp – the journey across the Alps

Related Event: Craft BIKE Transalp

Of all the mountain bike stage races, the Bike Transalp is perhaps the most complete journey. It’s a classic point to point stage race from southern Germany through to Riva del Garda. The route has changed its shape, as has the length of the race. Now a 7 day format, with an increasingly technical route, the […]

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Bike Transalp, Stage Race, Transalp

July 22, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Kaufmann and Kaess storm to victory and the lead at Transalp

Related Event: Craft BIKE Transalp

Defending champions Markus Kaufmann and Jochen Kaess have clinched the queen’s stage of the 2015 Craft BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma due to a stunning attack in the climb to the Felbertauern pass also taking over the lead in the overall standings. Team Centurion-Vaude 1 mastered the 118.29 km and 3,577 metres of climbing from […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: MTB, Stage Race, Transalp

July 19, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

500 Transalp teams set to power out of Ruhpolding

Related Event: Craft BIKE Transalp

The 18th edition of the Craft BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma will kick off at 9 AM on the main street (Hauptstraße) in Ruhpolding, just in front of Cafe Heigermoser. About 500 teams of two will take up the challenge of crossing the main ridge of the Alps within seven days. The first day of Transalp […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: MTB, Stage Race, Transalp

July 9, 2015 By Mike Blewitt 3 Comments

Kaufmann and Kaess target Transalp hat-trick

Related Event: Craft BIKE Transalp

In 17 editions of the Craft BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma, no team has managed to win the seven-day mountain bike stage race three times in a row. But that’s exactly what Markus Kaufmann and Jochen Kaess of Centurion Vaude are going for: the hatrick. The 2013 and 2014 winners have successfully overcome their early […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Transalp, XCM

June 26, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bram Rood and Robby de Bock to Transalp

Related Event: Craft BIKE Transalp

  On 19th of July, The Craft BIKE Transalp will start in Ruhpolding with KMC-Mitsubishi-Koga duo Bram Rood and Robby de Bock. The Transalp is a seven days stage race starting in Germany leading via Austria to the finish in Italy in Riva del Garda. Previously 8 days and on somewhat less technical terrain, the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: KMC, Koga, Transalp

May 22, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Snowboard superstar Benjamin Karl to race Transalp with Veronika Windisch

Related Event: Craft BIKE Transalp

The mixed category has received a prominent entry for the 2015 Craft BIKE Transalp powered by Sigma. Austria’s very own Winter Olympic athletes Benjamin Karl and Veronika Windisch, who got to know each other during their service for the Austrian Armed Forces, will tackle the seven-day mountain bike stage race (July 19th thru 25th) for the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Red Bull, Transalp

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