Diary from Michael Opper and Ralf Kropp: 27.03.2011

Dear Diary...   Fortunately today wasn't as stressed. In the early hours I set off to register for the race whereby thanks to the perfect organization from the Absa Cape Epic crew, all teams were able to register quickly...

Below is a snippet from a letter Tilmann Waldthaler wrote over his last expedition:  „I began my long cycle expedition from Norway to New Zealand in June 2010. The planned route would take me from Norway through Finland,...

The second team are currently preparing for the Absa Cape Epic in South Africa. Andre Hauschke and Gisela Gartmair are competing in the „Mixed-Teams“ category. Whilst Andre completes his last training unit in his local Eifel...

Both Rohloff-Endorfin-BSN riders Ralf Kropp and Michael Opper will be starting of the world's hardest MTB stage races from 27.03. to 03.04.2011 in South Africa. The multiple stages will take them over a distance of 707km where...

Le rêve est devenu réalité pour Morgan, Siphay et Brian. Leur saga en vélo les a amené à Ushuaïa et de là ils rejoignent par voile l'Antarctique en passant par le cap Horn... on en a des frissons pour eux! Leurs prises de vues...

Both Rohloff-Endorfin riders Ralf Kropp and Michael Opper, who from March 27th to April 3rd 2011 will start for the bike sport news in South Africa, are finishing their final preparations.While Ralf has been in Tasmania...

Mountain biking only really starts to get exiting once one gets away from the wide tarmaced roads. At "Fahrtechnik.tv"  Fahrtechnik coach Marc Brodesser of the Bike school Ridefirst.de (Bonn) explains all...

Mountain bike races throughout the slow winter months are becoming more and more popular. Rohloff team rider Ralf Kropp whole heartedly agrees with this. On the 23rd of January 2011 he competed in the Ice Rider race in...

Arrival in Severobaikalsk on a cold Saturday. It is here where we have planned to set off on our tour with our SPEEDHUB equipped bicycles. Minus 20 degrees Celsius was our reception in this beautiful country and this was the...

Cold fever Kamchatka: Upholding a lifestyle with a growing family is difficult for anyone yet alone extreme athletes. Oliver Schmidt and Elena Poddubnaja, however, find it easy as riding a bike - and it seems their child is...

Extreme draught, temperatures up to 40°C and sand as far as the eye can see – not exactly comfortable conditions for hobby athletes. The five Hinterlander mountain bikers have chosen this terrain especially for their new...

Various members of the Rohloff-Endorfin Team participated this year in the Ziegenhainer New Years run as part of their trainings schedule. Tanja Ruppert secured the overall win in the women's category and both Michael Opper and...

A perfect selection out of 15,000 photos and 60 hours movie material presented in a unique quality, underlined with exotic and pleasant music. Experience pure adventure up to the last minute. Denis and Tanja Katzer report from...

In Leipzig and Dresden Gisela Gartmair reports for the first time about this year's Tour D`Afrique. Along with a tasty buffet and african music Gisela tells of her 96 days from Cairo to  Cape Town. The 11,884km she has...

The record runs took place on the test area of the Adam Opel GmbH in Dudenhofen/Germany. The area lies approx. 120m above sea level. The circular test track has vertical exaggerated curves and length of 4,77932km. There are...

The Rohloff Mad East Challenge Team has given their invitation to a special end of season: To the BIOBIKE on October 09th 2011 in Ronzo Chienis. The town Ronzo Chienis lies in the near of Lake Garda and can still serve...

After a long time of development and preperation the team „Spirit of Amsterdam“ has been at the start to the Wind Turbine Race. The vehicle, which is equiped with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14, has been developed in co-operation with...

It's his 4th win already in the running season of the senior's class. In sunny weather but with a little low temperatures of minus 10 degrees it went on the 90 km route. Despite of the on mostly parts dry race track, there was...

In autumn conditions the nearly 1,000 starter were sent on the race track at 8:30 a.m. On the long track of 78 km there had to be mastered about 4,000 height meters. After a relatively neat initial lap of only 750 vertical...