Successful Ostalb-Giro 2025: 1750 cyclists mobilize the region!
Successful Ostalb-Giro 2025: 1750 cyclists mobilize the region!
Aalen, Deutschland - On June 1, 2025, the highly expected premiere of the 1st Ostalb Giro took place. Impressive 1,750 participants took part in this cycling marathon, and the event was already fully booked in advance. The participants came from different age groups, with the oldest participant being 81 years old and the youngest counted just a year. The average of the participants was 44.5 years. According to Swabian Post On this day an impressive total distance of 220.980 Kilometers covered, which corresponds more than the scope of earth on the equator (40,075 kilometers).
The Ostalb Giro offered various distances: 33, 60, 101, 159 and 201 kilometers. The fastest participant, Marcel Mändl, mastered the 201 kilometer in a time of 5 hours, 31 minutes and 34 seconds, while the fastest woman, Tanja Fritz, made the same route in 6 hours, 41 minutes and 50 seconds. The top group reached a remarkable average stamp of 45 km/h on the first 40 kilometers
comprehensive organization and meals
The organization of the event required around four months of intensive preparation time and about 1,000 hours of work by the organizers Steffen Thum, Stefan Brucker and Roy Fischer. On the day of the event, around 150 helpers were also available to ensure a smooth process. For the catering of the participants, 1,000 bananas, 40 kilos of strawberries, 100 melons, 500 kilos of sausage, and many other delicacies such as dumplings and sweets were intended. The athletes kept over 7,000 liters of drinks hydrated during the race. Some of the unscited foods were donated to the board in Aalen.
The participant Thorsten Schäfer, who laid the 60 kilometers with a folding bike, was particularly striking. The performance of the oldest participant Siegfried Waldenmaier, who drove 100 kilometers with an e-bike, is also adventurous. The premiere of the Ostalb Giro exceeded the expectations of the organizers and went without significant falls.artistic accompaniment and social projects
The Ostalb Giro was not only a sporting event, but also part of a cultural initiative. As part of the event, the “Fahraart” art exhibition took place in Aalen, which ran from May 19 to June 14, 2025. Over 30 artists presented works with bicycle motifs that were shown in local shops and gastronomic facilities. The proceeds from the sale of the works of art flows into the social project "Verkehrschule", which provides new bicycles for the traffic education of primary school children and thus promotes the safety of children in road traffic, informs the official website of the Ostalb-Giro Ostalb-giro.de .
In 2026, the Ostalb Giro will go into its second round and the anticipation for the upcoming events is growing, since the cycling marathon has established itself as an integral part of the German races. According to bike-x.de , the Ostalb-Giro is developing into an important platform for bicycle retailers in Germany.
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