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NASA Moonbuggy Race 2012

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:19:00 +0200

Most German School children will find it hard to conceive spending their Easter holidays in the US. This has however become routine over the last 6 years for the various pilots and mechanics of the European NASA-Moonbuggy-Race teams. This year was slightly different however and instead of the usual team consisting of 4-6 pupils, a total of 20 pupils from 4 countries set off to the rocket station of Huntsville Alabama to represent Europe. These 20 pupils were the only representation for the European continent.

The Moonbuggy Race is a NASA supported international competition designed to encourage both the advancement of scientific, technical abilities. The goal is to create a successor for the original Lunar-Rover - to create a vehicle powered by pure muscle force capable of successfully crossing a moon-like course. The competition requires the highest levels of technical ability, teamwork, enthusiasm, and mechanical proficiency and athletic ability from the teams in order to bring home the coveted first prize trophy.

The race took place on the 13th and 14th of April in Huntsville Alabama.

Photos: www.flickr.de
Film material: www.youtube.com
Report: www.spaceeducation.de

Cycle for Rwanda sponsored by Rohloff

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:36:00 +0100

The riders will start the ‘Cycle to Rwanda’ trek on 28th April 2012 from Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and ending in the capital of Rwanda, Kigali. The team are appealing for riders to accompany them on the first leg of the journey from Bury St Edmunds to Harwich on Saturday 28 April starting at 1pm from Nowton Park, led by the Mayor of St Edmundsbury Christopher Spicer and Paralympian Brian Aldis.

Why Rwanda?
The Arena has been chosen to host the Rwandan Olympic and Paralympic teams Pre-Games Training Camp as they prepare for London 2012. The team aim to arrive in Kigali, Rwanda, in time to accompany the Rwandan Olympic team on their journey to Bury St Edmunds.

Why fund raise?
In 1994, Rwanda was torn apart by a brutal and swift genocide—in roughly 100 days, close to one million Rwandans were murdered. Since the end of the Genocide, Rwanda has enjoyed political and social stability. This has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, tourism, and mining industries. Nevertheless, large numbers of Rwandans live in poverty and disease and lack of education remain big issues in Rwanda. The Cycle to Rwanda challenge is part of the ‘Sport For Rwanda’ fundraising appeal which aims to raise £80,000 by 2012 to provide 140 schools in the country sports equipment and training materials to introduce sport to the Rwandan educational curriculum, through charity Rwandan Aid. ‘Sport For Rwanda’ was set up by the St Edmundsbury Olympic Steering Group as part of its Go Rwanda project to build a lasting legacy with Rwanda.

What route will they take?
The trek will take them from Bury St Edmunds to Harwich where they will cross by boat to the Hook of Holland. From there they will cycle the 700 miles through France to Marseille, taking a total of six days. They will travel from Marseille by ferry to Tunisia’s ferry port and then cycle 1,750 miles in 18 days through Tunisia and Libya (recent events may change the route nearer to the challenge) to Cairo in Egypt. From Cairo they will journey 1895 miles in 18 days across Egypt and Sudan to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. The final leg of their journey will take 16 days and 1,605 miles from Ethiopia through Kenya and Uganda to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.

Further Information can be found under:
www.sportforrwanda.org
www.facebook.com/cycle2rwanda

Mi:Tech Tyke ROEX Carbon 29"

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:54:00 +0100

The Tyke ROEX Carbon frame, weighing in at only 1230 grams, is one of the lightest 29" Rohloff SPEEDHUB specific frames on the market today. On request, Mi:Tech will build this into a custom bike according to individual wishes of each customer. This illustrated example weighs in complete at just 9.8kg!

Further information can be found under: www.mi-tech.de
in our 'Bike finder': Tyke ROEX Carbon 29"

Vagabonde Rohloff SPEEDHUB Bike Video featuring Arnaud Bories!

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:47:00 +0100

Arnaud Bories puts his faith in the 14 real gears of his Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 when fighting the enduro cup competitions throughout France. The SPEEDHUB works in perfect harmony with the Vagabonde enduro frame.

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Arnaud Bories mise sur les 14 vraies vitesses de son SPEEDHUB pour ses succès en Endurigide. L'implantation de son moyeu est sublimée par l'artiste Patrice Drouin des cycles Vagabonde.

MTB : Portrait #6: Arnaud Bories from mathias garcia on Vimeo.

Les résultats 2010 d'Arnaud parlent d'eux-même:

- général du Trophée Enduro VTT Languedoc Roussillon : 2ème en catégorie endurigide
- Latitud Enduro : 2ème endurigide
- Endur'Aude : 3ème endurigide
- Enduro des Chateaux : 3ème endurigide

Marco Hösel appearance on German TV Show "Wetten dass..?"

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:01:00 +0100

The six-time World Trails Champion and long time Rohloff team rider performed on Sunday 5th November for the German TV Show "Wetten, dass..?" (I'll bet...). He bet he could pull a 1,5 t heavy VW with his trail bike over 50m along. He won his bet in a controlled and relaxed manner. Unfortunately, however, it proved not quite enough to be crowned the shows 'bet king'. Marco had to be content with a second place position against the 'magic cube' bet. Marco is probably Germany's best known trail bike rider and still performs regularly in trail shows at various big events throughout Europe.

Marco Hösel

Worry-free child's bicycle with a Rohloff Speedhub 500/14

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:53:00 +0200

Our Finnish partners have developed a child's bicycle incorporating a Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 which is completely worry-free and therefore perfectly suited to touring cycling. The standard child's bike has been retrofitted with tried and trusted, high quality bicycle components so that the young cycling enthusiasts can easily cycle to and from school.

The following parts have been retrofitted:

Black Rohloff SPEEDHUB CC DB
Black Schmidt SON deluxe front hub dynamo
Dynamo powered front LED headlamp - Schmidt SON Edelux
Silber anodized 32 hole Rigida Ryde ANDRA 20 rims
Silver Sapim Leader spokes with silver Sapim Polyax Nipples
Rohloff Speedhub 13tooth sprocket
Rohloff Speedhub Downhill chain tensioner
Rohloff cable Clips
Long Rohloff chain tensioner mounting bolt
Silver Q/R skewer
Wippermann Connex 800chain

Further information can be found under: www.bikestation.fi

Top 5 at Dwellingup 100 MTB XC Race

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:39:00 +0200

On Saturday September 17th I started the Dwellingup 100 MTB XC Race, a MTB Marathon of about 1.5 hours, just south of Perth. A great marathon which counts as one of the three best in western Australia. In total, 31 women signed up to compete in the 100km long trail. Amongst others there was Australia's top mountainbike star Jodie Willett, who had already gained 4th place at this year's Absa Cape Epic in South Afrika in March together with her team partner, and who is now undertaking preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games! I crossed the finishing line with a time of 5:55:19 hours, achieving 5th place in the overall standings of the women and third place in my age range. Further information under: www.gisela-gartmair.com

5th place at the German Masters in St. Ingbert

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:45:00 +0200

In drizzling rain the riders were sent down the 100km trail. Hopes for better weather conditions were drowned later as harder rain fell and the race track changed into a slippery slide giving participants a really hard time in the downhill section.

In the first half of the race Ralf Kropp rode in third place with his main competitor Thorsten Damm directly behind him in 4th. Both fought a hard battle for the bronze medal. Unfortunately, Kropp broke a few spokes in his rear wheel due to a crash and just 20km before the finish he was therefore forced to give up the fight for 3rd place.

Extremely exhausted and full of dirt, Kropp finished in 5th place. Moritz Milatz won ahead of Karl Platt in the premium masterclass. Second place in the master's went to Erik Hühnlein with Matthias Ball and Thorsten Damm coming in 3th and 4th respectively.

Frank Regge at P-Way Marathon in Sauerland/Germany

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:21:00 +0200

That weekend the 7th edition of the so-called "P-Way-Marathon" took place. Runners, walkers, hikers, and bikers had the chance to athletically explore the four-valleys town in Sauerland for two whole days of activity. The perfectly organized events on Saturday included a half marathon, marathon and ultra-marathon over 67 km! Sunday activities included two tracks for the mountain bikers with a choice of43km or 88km trails.

There was also the chance to achieve a combination grade combined of running and cycling. Frank Regge of Team Rohloff started on Saturday morning at 10.30h in the short combination under relatively damp weather conditions through which all participants had to suffer. Frank achieved the half-marathon distance of 21km/650 hm in 1:50:38h reaching the 3rd AK place. On Sunday his ever reliable Endorfin-Rohloff-Hardtail-MTB contributed with 2:24:22h on the 43km/1200meters altitude MTB race to defend the previous days 3rd AK placing. That morning the reliable power transmission advantages of the Rohloff Speedhub shone again as the rain started and the heavy soil began clogging up the derailleur competition. Despite the poor conditions and heavy rain, we are pleased to announce that the entire race was completed without one crash or malfunction.

Again kudos to Kassel!

Kropp takes 4th place at VulkanBike-Eifelmarathon

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:01:00 +0200

Ralf Kropp started the VulkanBike-Eifelmarathon on the 100km Ultra and came home with a very satisfactory 4th place finishing following a few minor technical defects. At 9:00am, the riders were sent down the track, which started fairly easily with only a few hard uphills before opening out onto broad trails in the woods. Kropp led the field over a great distance until, short before the first catering point, he suddenly suffered a puncture. Luck it seemed, was no longer on his side as he suffered a second flat tire after just a few metres on. After repairs and the purchase of a new tyre he was able to continue, chasing the leading field. Alas, too much lost time however and unfortunately, Kropp was not able to catch up with the leaders, forcing him to be content with a 4th place finish in a time of 4:20h.

'25 years of the Rohloff AG' - a Quarter-Century of Bicycle Transmission Components (Video)!

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:37:00 +0200

The Rohloff AG celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Eurobike 2011 show in Friedrichshafen with approximately 300 friends, guests, colleagues with whom we have collaborated in some way over the last 25 years. In the video, Bernhard Rohloff explains that:- A quarter-century, or a little over 2 dozen years, slightly more than 9125 days is quite a substantial time when you think about it. Saying that however, looking back, many aspects seem as i they only happened just yesterday. "I can remember all the long days, working late into the evening when starting out before we founded the company Rohloff - the time where the company really was just family"!

"We (my wife Barbara and I) used to sit together with friends and passionately discuss bicycle components and methods of improving them. Frame geometry - head- and seattube angles, fork bend, weight, stiffness etc were all very hot topics back then. How can we push forward boundaries and improve efficiency?

Naturally the bible of every cycling enthusiast, the Brügelmann Catalogue lay each evening on the table alongside "Bike tech" and the technical reports from Hans Christian Smolik. Compulsory reading for everyone wishing to join the conversation! Find out more in the following Video:

Police on bikes with the latest technology

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:51:00 +0200

Press release from Kassel's Police: As soon as the police officers from Kassel's department North start off on patrol, they will be using their new bikes, all of which are equipped with gear-hubs from the company Rohloff from Fuldatal-Ihringshausen in Germany. "These are the quickest gear shifting devices on the market", says company director Dipl. Ing. Bernhard Rohloff whilst handing over the newly equipped bicycles to the police department North.

The bicycles had been provided by police headquaters North Hessen, the SPEEDHUB 500/14 hubs were generously donated by the Fuldatal based German engineering company to the club "citizens and police" in Kassel. "With high quality gear-hubs the bicycle mounted officers are able to shift gears regardless of the situation giving them the edge against other cyclists. With other derailleur based gear changing systems, the recent shifted gear is effective only after a half rotation of the rear wheel," explains founder Bernhard Rohloff. „My officers are glad about the new bikes and this comfortable and secure gear system“, says police chief inspector Thomas Thiel of department North upon delivery of the finished bikes at the premisses of the Rohloff AG in Ihringshausen.

The special quality of the gear hubs and the new gear changing comfort quickly became apparent to both officers Klaus Wiesner and Olaf Peine upon their first test-ride. A short ride around the grounds of the Rohloff AG and the trip back to the police department North was enough to fully convince them both. Superintendent Eckhard Sauer, who precedes over the club "Citizen and Police" in Kassel, is exited about the generous donation. "Cycling in traffic is especially dangerous. All the more important to have an outstanding gear shifting mechanism fitted to the bike, over which you don't have to worry" emphasized the Superintendent.

Raffeling the special edition "25th anniversary SPEEDHUB 500/14" at Eurobike 2011

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:28:00 +0200

As part of our 25th anniversary celebrations, the Rohloff AG raffled a special edition, specially engraved SPEEDHUB 500/14 at our Expo booth at the Eurobike 2011 show in Friedrichshafen. Every visitor to our booth throughout all 4 show days were invited to take part in the raffle and in addition of the special edition SPEEDHUB 500/14, we also gave away 100 runner-up prize copies of the Rohloff Stories book. Winner of the special edition blue SPEEDHUB: Sabine S. aus Unterspiesheim All runners-up will be informed in short by post.

20 years of Eurobike - Gunnar Fehlau (fahrstil magazine) reports over the first SPEEDHUB bicycle!

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:20:00 +0200

As part of Eurobike's 20th anniversary celebrations, Gunnar Fehlau presented various highlights through the years in the Trendlounge. The film shows one of Bernhard Rohloff's bicycles, a mountainbike featuring a classic Basso brazed steel frame, Campagnolo-Centrau Group, Magura-Hydraulic brakes and finished off with a classic Brooks-Saddle. Youtube Video: Trendlounge 2011 with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB Bicycle Furtehr Information to the magazine: http://www.fahrstil-magazin.de

Gunnar Fehlau has been working for the past 20 odd years in journalistic circles around the cycling industry. The spectrum of his publications ranges from the popular German Tabloid newspaper 'Bild' to informative cycling encyclopedias such as 'The Family Bicycle Book', that he has just released together with Caspar Gebel. The number of tours (US, Asian, European), daily commutes and athletic challenges that Gunnar has completed himself puts him in an ideal position to report on all cycling activities - he knows what he is talking about and has enough experience to support all claims.

Final of SKS-Rohloff-MTB-North Hesse Cup in Zierenberg/Germany

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:46:00 +0200

Race report Daniela Bargholt:

After Kellerwald in April and Bielstein in May 2011 the last race of the cup began in Zierenberg the weekend before.

Three years ago I participated in another race there - I remembered the track as bumpy with a great deal of gravel on the road. Straight out the start gate the course took a turn, starting a 3km uphill climb before changing into a bumpy track alongside the freeway. I gave this piece of information to Bonne, allowing himself to adjust mentally for the challenges that lay ahead - whilst simultaneously nurturing his bruised ribs. The day before the race we arrived relaxed in Kassel, had dinner in an Italian restaurant with lava salt and fantastic oils to replenish our energy reserves in preparation for the race ahead. It was said to be hot tomorrow.

We had to ride the 53km lap to get into the overall standings of the SKS-Rohloff-Cup. Thanks to our Rohloff gear-hubs we had the chance to gain a good placing in both the special ranking for Rohloff riders as well as in the regular class.

Start was scheduled for Sunday at 9:20am and as time slowly ran out, over 450 participants had gathered and we had finally decided which stage to compete in - we took the middle distance stage. Each stage had a separate starting time which proved very good and the weather was warm although dark clouds were announcing rain or even thunder storm on the horizon.

After the regular jockeying for positions directly following the start, there were hardly any squeezing from the first ascent to the freeway track - which proved to be 7km long ending at a tower. On the way there were many singletrails which were full of roots and stones. You could tell immediately all the racing cyclists, who indeed were in front on the broad asphalt roads, but facing obstacles like a little root they would just topple over! On my part, I just could not pass the stronger athletes, so I settled for a place amongst them, hoping to find some good partners for individual challenges.

Muddy and tired I crossed the finishing line after 2:44h, where I immediately received my print-out in hand. It said I gained second place! I knew I took the lead in the Rohloff standings, but second place in the overall standings meant second place in the whole series of the Cup! With Bonnekessel it was similar, so we were able to experience an epic award ceremony, where each one of us was on the podium a total of four times!

Satisfied and exhausted we drove back to the beautiful Westerwald. Altogether it was a glorious day!

25 Years of the Rohloff AG

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:56:00 +0200

As part of our celebratory festivities we wish to raffle the illustrated, limited edition blue SPEEDHUB at our Eurobike booth 311, in Hall A2. Every visitor to our booth at the show is eligible to participate and we wish all the best of luck. Picture Download

A Eddy Mercx with Rohloff Speedhub 500/14

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:58:00 +0200

Eddy Merckx Cycles presented its brand new UMX-R at the Munchen Bike Expo in July. Check out this new stylish urban bike. If you order one this year, you get an exclusive Eddy Merckx Nutcase helmet for free. The brand new UMX-R in an urban bike with a Rohloff equipped rear wheel. It's design refers to Eddy Merckx most important achievements: the color scheme of the bike refers to the bike on which he broke the hour record in Mexico, the yellow, pink and rainbow colors refer to his wins in Giro and Tour, and the World Championships. You will be able to order this unique bike at the end of this year. Early birds will get an exclusive free gift: a special Nutcase Eddy Merckx Cycles helmet, worth 79 euro.

Check out more pictures

Link to Eddy Mercx Cycles

Rohloff at BIKE Festival Willingen/Germany

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:30:00 +0200

The 14th Sympatex BIKE Festival powered by Nissan has opened its gates! Up to 30,000 bike fans will be awaited in Willingen. Once again the Rohloff company is on start and their booth will be found in the area I-6. Our competent team will be manning the booth all day to answer your questions about the Rohloff Speedhub 500/14.

Furtehr information can be found under: www.bike-festival.de

Baikal Winter Mountainbike Expedition

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:06:00 +0200

The lake is covered with an up to 1.5m thick layer of ice throughout winter. This enormous area of ice, surrounded by the high Baikal mountain range, the Bargusin mountains and the Sayan, serves for an ideal location for a winter bike tour. Easily accessable by train, an impressive landscape, free ride in all directions, and an unlimited reservoir of sweet water of high drinking quality in the shape of pure ice. Andreas Heßberg and Waltraud Schulze completed this unique winter expedition succesfully between January 26th and March 12th 2011.A report has now been published documenting all the details of this fantastic tour. Read the report under: www.mountainbike-expedition-team.de

iXS Dirt Master's Festival in Winterberg/Germany

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:06:00 +0200

European's biggest mountain bike free-ride festival nears us. If you wish to come along and visit us personally, to visit our booth personally, we will be very pleased. You will find us together with Tollwut Mountainbikes at booth no.29. FREE ENTRY! Festival Opening Hours :
Thursday 2.00 pm – 8.00 pm
Friday 10.00 am – 8.00 pm
Saturday 10.00 am – 8.00 pm
Sunday 10.00 am – 6.00 pm

KTM eGnition/lim88: First Downhill-E-Bike with 1200 Watt and SPEEDHUB 500/14

Sat, 21 May 2011 11:47:00 +0200

It's an E-Bike for everyone who couldn't care less about any limits, who want climb every peak and descend again comfortably. The KTM eGnition/lim88 is THE E-Bike for mountain and all-terrain friends, regardless of whether it's freeride or downhill. The 1200W Clean Mobil motor sees to it that there is always enough power for such riding conditions, regardless of the gradient. The maximum torque of 150Nm (as a comparisum: the new Bosch drive has only 50Nm) serves for a mighty tail-wind up every hill. A Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 serves as teh transmission to ensure the greatest possible range of gears are at hand to negotiate all types of terrain and the even gear increments ensure the correct gear can always be expected with each shift.

With 180mm suspension you'll have a enough range to cope with the roughest of trails ensuring maximum fun. The eGnition will allow you to reach areas which have previously been denied to you. The remotest and most beautiful trails are open to explore.

Source: http://www.urbanbiking.de/news

Third place at the Harz Mountainbike Marathon

Thu, 19 May 2011 20:33:00 +0200

Ralf Kropp competed in the 14th Harz Mountains Mountainbike Marathon last Sunday in Friedrichsbrunn/Germany. Braving the low temperatures, the riders had to pass ditches and puddles. A leading party quickly formed itself, which gained more distance following the second ascent. Kropp was unfortunately unable to keep up with the pack's incredible speed throughout the first ascents. As of the third lap, he started catching up and succeeded in overtaking a few of these leading riders. The result:- Ralf crossed the finish line in 8th place in the total ranking and an impressive third place in the masters category.

Project Torpedalo: 14 gears, 38 days & 3000 miles of ocean

Wed, 11 May 2011 09:43:00 +0200

Mark Byass and Mike Sayer are both keen charity fundraisers and have undertaken numerous physical and mental challenges over previous years in order to raise funds for worthy causes. Their latest endeavor however will push them that one step further in an attempt to raise over a quarter million pounds and hopefully break a few world records along the way!

Project Torpedalo has been born. A predicted 28 month project to design, build and race a pedal powered boat capable of crossing the Atlantic ocean (achieved previously only twice) in a projected 38 days. This will not only smash the world pedalo record of 111 days but also break the pairs rowing world record which currently stands at 40 days and six hours!

All funds raised through from Project Torpedalo will be evenly distributed between both the 'mnda' (Motor Nurone Disease Association) and the 'Make a Wish Foundation'. These two charities are important to both Mark and Mike and will no doubt push their motivation that little bit further.

The Rohloff AG are delighted to be involved in such a unique project and have sponsored Project Torpedalo a special SPEEDHUB 500/14 for the task.

We wish the entire team Torpedalo all the best with the upcoming challenges.

www.torpedalo.com

Follow Project Torpedalo online at:

www.twitter.com/torpedalo or www.facebook.com/torpedalo

Ralf Kropp finishes in 4th place at his last MTB race in Bekond (Germany)

Thu, 05 May 2011 21:08:00 +0200

The course of the Eifel-Mosel-Cup, MTB race took place in Bekond (Germany). With bright sunshine the 150+ participants were sent down the trail. The race track, which was worthy of a world-class cross-country race, was dry and good to manage at the start - this would however change! Demanding and technical downhills lead on single trails over rough and smooth. The last laps were definitely more than difficult due to the arrival of heavy rain, which quickly saturated the ground. Satisfied with the form and race course Ralf Kropp managed to achieve a 4th place finish in master 2 rating.

Nico Seidel at the World Cup in South Africa and Euro 4x in Belgium

Thu, 05 May 2011 19:11:00 +0200

At the first UCI Mountain Bike 4cross World Cup in Pietermaritzburg (South Africa) Nico Seidel could set the first courses. But after a hard crash Nico only managed 19th place. Unfortunately, due to the crash he narrowly missed receiving his first World Cup points, which would have counted towards the next World Cup race at Fort William. In the first race of the Euro 4X series in Houffalize (Belgium) Nico rode his finitial final run confidently to proceed into the next round. At the next heat, however, luck was not on his side and a poor start resulted in a miserable 32nd place. You win some, you lose some. Good luck next time Nico! www.nicoseidel.de

Marco Morgenstern new rider for team Rohloff-Endorfin

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:02:00 +0200

Marco Morgenstern is best known from biathlon races. This year he will be supporting the Rohloff-Endorfin Team and we wish him every success with the upcoming season. Even back when Marco was competitively competing as a Biathlete in world cup and masters events, his beloved MTB was always the basis for his training schedule and his passion remains to this day. Marco Morgenstern will start at national MTB marathon events and stage races. The Rohloff AG wishes Marco the best of luck.

Tough race days at tip of South Africa!

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:00:00 +0200

The newspaper Euskirchener Wochenspiegel reports over the most demanding mountain bike race of the world on page 19. Ralf Kropp, Gisela Gartmair, Andre Hauschke and Michael Opper of Rohloff Team all competed in this tough endurance MTB stage race. Link to article (Sorry only in German)

Kropp at the Cape – eight tough days in the saddle

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:00:00 +0200

Another report in the newspaper DEWEZET (Deister and Weser newspaper). Ralf Kropp and Michael Opper are definitely in the media focus right now. Article can be read here. Link to Article (Sorry only in German)

André Hauschke reports live on the strains of the Cape Epic.

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:00:00 +0200

One year has passed without pushing one single metre since André Hauschke made it from zero to an altitude of 6,000m in South America. With this challenge he set a new altitude cycling world record. He was now off again on another extreme challenge together with his new team partner Gisela Gartmaier (winner of last years 'Tour d'Afrique' race from Cairo to Cape Town). This time the challenge was what is now known as 'The hardest MTB race in the world' - The Cape Epic in South Africa.
TV report over the Cape Epic: http://koeln.center.tv/cms/index.php?id=42

Become a SPEEDHUB-Champion 2011 - 3 Races with Cup Rating

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:41:00 +0200

This year the SPEEDHUB-Champion will be determined from three MTB marathon races. These three races are also additionally part of the 2011 SKS-Rohloff MTB-North-Hesse-Cup. Starting race for this years Cup event will be at Sunday April 17th 2011 as part of the Kellerwald Bike Marathon. Shortcut to register for Kellerwald Bike Marathon Riders will be welcomed with winding downhills and steep uphills sections complete with a unique view over the North Hesse highland. Anyone can compete and there will be ratings in the womens, mens, and masters categories. Additionally, there is also the chance to gain the title of "SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION" for Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 riders who compete in the middle-distance stage of each event . The fastest three riders from each catergory will receive an additional cash prize in the "SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION" rating. SKS-Rohloff MTB North-Hesse CUP:

17.04.2011 SKS-Kellerwald Bike marathon

19.06.2011 SKS-Bilstein Bike Marathon

21.08.2011 SKS-BIKE Marathon „Around Zierenberg“

The awards ceremony and overall standings for the SKS-Rohloff MTB North-Hesse Cup as well as the special Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPION ratings, will take place at the SKS-Bike-Marathon "Around Zierenberg". Stage winners and Rohloff SPEEDHUB-CHAMPIONS are able to compete for a selection of component and cash prizes. Participants of the school-children will also have teh chance to win a family weekend at Holidaypark Frankenau as part of a lottery draw.

Further information under champion.rohloff.de and the Cup website www.mtb-nordhessen-cup.de