Thuringian women's tour: Financial crisis stops cycling classics!

Thuringian women's tour: Financial crisis stops cycling classics!

Riethstr. 29A, 99089 Erfurt, Deutschland - The Thuringia tour of women, the oldest stage trip worldwide, not only makes headlines this year, but also causes excitement and disappointment. The reason? A financial deficit that makes it impossible to carry out the expected event. As Thuringia24 , the support of 200,000 euros was necessary for the tour by the new state government at Mario Voigt (CDU) deleted. This lacks the organizers who worked on a total budget of around 650,000 euros, the means to manage the traditional event.

The Terb head Vera Hohlfeld was disappointed with this unexpected turn. "It was just too short -term to close the financial hole," said Hohlfeld. The State Chancellery, on the other hand, argues that private events such as the Thuringia tour should not be supported with public funds on this size. Hohlfeld counters that the event is an international advertising platform for Thuringia and criticizes the disrespectful treating of the work of the team.

political reactions

Politics also reacts to the cancellation. Andreas Schubert, spokesman for the Left Party's sports policy spokesman, is unimpressed by the deletion of the funding and describes this as a deep blow to cycling in Thuringia. He also warns that the permanent existence of the tour could be on the brink. In the budget draft for 2025 there was already a sum for the tour, which is now hanging in the air, as mdr

The organizers had prepared intensively for the tour, including route planning and the conclusion of sponsorship contracts. But now the all of these efforts are in question.

The future of cycling in Thuringia

The Thuringian Radsport-Verband e.V. is currently looking for a new branch management and is planning further projects, but the news about the cancellation tour has significantly clouded the climate in Thuringian cycling. Nevertheless, the association continues to focus on positive developments, as the recently published results from the SV-Cup, in which young talents are strongly present and new records were set. You can find information on this on the official side of the association at Radsport Thuringia .

In the coming weeks, it will be exciting to observe which steps will be taken to eliminate the financial imbalance, and whether the Thuringia tour can still be put together in the future. The supporters of cycling are definitely required so that the traditional race does not become a past.