BIKE Four Peaks
790 mountain bikers make it to the finish of the Protective BIKE Four Peaks
Press Release / 10.06.2014
Munich, June 9, 2014 – A total of 70 participants of the Protective BIKE Four Peaks' second edition have reached the finish in Kaprun last Saturday and were rewarded with the precious Finisher Jersey. 93% of the field which had lined up at Leogang mastered the 273.45 km and 9,212 metres of the four-day mountain bike stage race.
850 of the more than 900 registered athletes had tackled the course last Wednesday but only 63 women, 314 men, 295 masters (40+ racers) and 118 grand masters (50+) pedalled the whole distance.
Like last year and the three editions of the predecessor event Trans Germany, it was once again Christoph Sauser (SUI) who came out as top racer. The reigning Marathon World Champion won in a time of 11:18:59.8. The 2000 Sydney bronze medallist was almost three times faster than Martin Oberberger (GER). The Darmstadt native needed 30:50:54.1
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The full results can be checked here.
About the Protective BIKE Four Peaks After its successful debut in 2013, the Protective BIKE Four Peaks is an absolute red-letter day in every mountain biker's calendar. The four-day stage race for a maximum of 1,000 participants will take place in the most spectacular mountain bike areas of the Alps from June 4 thru 7, 2014.
In total, the routing consists of 273.45 km and 9,212 metres in elevation gain leading from Leogang via Lofer, Kirchberg and Neukirchen to Kaprun. Besides entering the race as single starter, every racer can also register for a team of (at least) four mountain bikers.
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