Škoda Velotour fully booked - 10,000 participants ride through Frankfurt and the Taunus on May 1
April 25th, 2024
Despite an increase in the number of starting places, the Škoda Velotour is already fully booked, just like last year. 10,000 amateur athletes will ensure a starting field for the cycling classic that is larger than ever before. Online registration was therefore closed in the run-up to the race. It will still be possible to change to longer distances or to other participants on 30.04. and 01.05. on site. It is always possible to switch to the shorter distance during the race.
After last year a limit of 8000 starting places was reached already two weeks before the event, this year's starting quota could be increased by a further 2000 places. But even this cap, which is intended to guarantee the high quality for every single starter, has now been reached. This testifies to the continuing boom in the scene and the attraction of the Eschborn-Frankfurt professional race, which rolls over the same roads as the recreational athletes shortly before.
The 10,000 starters, who make the Škoda Velotour one of the largest and most popular hobby bike races, have primarily opted for the longest of the three routes. Almost three quarters take on the 103 kilometers of the Škoda Velotour Taunus Classic, which leads over the Feldberg and the Mammolshainer Stich. The others are almost equally divided between the 92-kilometre Taunus Express route and the rather flat 40-kilometre Skyline Tour through Frankfurt and the Vordertaunus.
If you would like to secure your starting place for next year, you can already register now under the link Pre-registration for 2025.
Everyone rides: Inclusive races at Eschborn-Frankfurt enters the next round
April 25th, 2024
The Eschborn-Frankfurt cycling classic is much more than just a professional race. Numerous smaller events use the slipstream on May 1 to make the leap onto the big stage that they deserve. This includes the inclusion race. Around 40 schoolchildren get the chance to cycle through Frankfurt's closed-off city center like the pros, cheered on by thousands of spectators, celebrating their achievement in front of the Alte Oper. The partner is once again Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt (VGF).
Once again this year, children from the Frankfurt Panoramaschule, an institution with a focus on mental development, and the Paul-Hindemith-Gesamtschule will form groups of two to complete the final lap of the professionals through Frankfurt city center twice. The motto is: "A common goal". The duos were formed through joint meetings before May 1. In addition to strengthening social skills, the focus of the inclusion race is on promoting health through cycling.