Today at 9:00 Martin and Peter started ITT in Innertkirchen for the 2021 edition of the SBA.
“Our second ‘long distance’ ride highlight this year. Together we accomplished in the last years Audax Brevet 1000+ (2018), the legendary ‘randonneur event’ Paris-Brest-Paris (2019) and in June this year an Audax Brevet 600+.
Now we are at the start line of the next big challenge. We are looking foward to this bikepacking adventure and the numerous cracking climbs.”
“Unser zweites Langdistanz Highlight in diesem Jahr. Gemeinsam sind wir in den letzten Jahren das Audax Brevet 1000+ (2018), den Klassiker Paris-Brest-Paris (2019) und im Juni ein Audax Brevet 600+ gefahren. Jetzt nehmen wir die nächste Herausforderung in Angriff.
Wir freuen uns auf das bikepacking Abenteuer und die unzähligen steilen Anstiege.”
“I like to discover new horizons by road bike, MTB and Bikepacking, without ever forgetting to taste local culinary specialties !
My first experience in Ultra-distance was the 2020’s Hope 1000 which i finished in 5 days and 11 hours.
The SBA is an exellent challenge and the ocassion to discover new road and revisit the legendaries pass of Switzerland, for the occasion i will pass on the local culinary and go straight to the point !!
I look forward to being in Andermatt for the Grand Depart !
Laurent Dene – “Living and working in Geneva – between the Alps and the Jura mountains – an incredible biking playground.
Riding Audax mountain brevets since seven years and Superrandonnées since five.This year I really felt the need to test myself on a bigger distance … it became the SBA !
Oh yeah, I’m a recumbent rider “
Laurent – the only recumbent rider in this edition of SwissBikeAdventure – will start ITT tomorrow at 6pm!
That is going to be an amazing adventure and a great ride on the bike.
Pavel Klinov – software engineer, originally from Russia, living around Heidelberg, Germany.
“I used to enjoy Audax before COVID and that was my introduction to long distance cycling, in its most social form. It was also a chance for a pretty slow guy to achieve something which look extraordinary to non-cyclists! I am gradually moving from Audax to ultra racing though because, as slow as I am, I love seeing my point on a map and feeling like I’m chasing someone ahead of me. Even when we’re riding for the 2nd to last place, still competitive!”
Pavel finished a bunch of brevets, a Super 600 in Munich in 2020, Paris-Brest-Paris 2019, and the Transpyrenees 2020.
Grosse Scheidegg is one of Europe’s finnest passes, it is the second climb on the SwissBike Adventure route.
This climb is not wildly known for road cycling.Just before the top of the climb a view of Rosenlouwigletscher glacier opens up and further on breathtaking scenery downhill to Grindewald.
The 3967m high Eiger with the Eigernordwand is schowing up just in front of you!
Irena Sosinska – long distance rider across the globe has just finished Iberica Traversa as first woman ever and second overall, now holding 4th best time on the Iberica-Traversa route.
Irena has previously cycled from Europe to China through Siberia and Gobi desert, over the Himalayas to the Mount Everest Base Camp, through Atacama desert in South America and also climbed up to the top of Kilimanjaro with her mountain bike.
She is also listed on the finisher list of the 6800km long #TransAmBikeRace.
See you soon at the grand depart in Andermatt, Irena!
Urs Arnold Kutschera is an experienced long distance rider and bike traveller from Switzerland. Finisher of TCR, PBP, NCT, HOPE, TPBR… Urs sent his Cannondale bike for retirement and he will join the grand depard on his new Crema steel bike that he found on the second hand market.
In how many days do you plan to finish the Swiss-BikeAdventure Urs?
Michele Miani the 2nd finisher of Iberica Traversa 2020, only 5h55min. behind Aleksander Olek Pachulski. Michele never stayed in a hotel room, carried no sleeping gear and stopped only for quick power naps. What a character.
Michele is a winner of NC4K 2019 and finisher of TABR 2017.
Kai Edel is coming back to accomplished his Swiss-BikeAdventure. Last year Kai struggled with flat tyres and run out of time. From Andermatt he cycled In the rain over Furkapass-Grimselpass and Brünigpass to Luzern to make it back to his work on time.
Kai is well known to self supported ultra cycling scene. Trans Am Bike Race 2016, Indian Pacific Wheel Race 2017, NorthCape-Tarifa 2018 (2nd finisher and still 2nd fastest time), Tour Divide 2019, Hope1000 2020 and Swiss Bike Adventure 2020.
We are happy to see Kai Edel again in one of our events. Welcome back Kai, looking forward to see you soon in Andermatt!
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