Rad am Ring

The Rad am Ring is a cycle racing festival held annually at the Nürburgring in Germany since 2003. It features road cycling and mountain bike races, including 24-hour races for each, and a cycling exposition.

Rad am Ring
Race details
DateJuly
RegionGermany
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeOne day race
Web sitewww.radamring.de
History
First edition2016 (2016)
Editions4 (as of 2019)
First winner Paul Voss (GER)
Most recent Christopher Hatz (GER)

Since 2016 it features a professional road race, also known in 2016 as the Rudi Altig Race, named after German cyclist Rudi Altig who won his Road Race World Championship at the Nürburgring and died shortly before the race. The first two editions were a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour; since 2018 it is part of the German Bundesliga.[1][2]

Winners

Year Country Rider Team
2016  Germany Paul Voss Bora–Argon 18
2017  Netherlands Huub Duyn Vérandas Willems–Crelan
2018  Luxembourg Pit Leyder Leopard Pro Cycling
2019  Germany Christopher Hatz Herrmann Radteam

References

  1. "2016 Rad am Ring". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. Roggentin, Nils. "Rudi Altig Race at Rad am Ring: Inaugural pro race". Archived from the original on 2016-08-27.
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