Sport events

The Bike Marathon Classics, which has been in existence since 1996, consists of five races. Over a maximum distance of 432 kilometres, participants must cover an exhausting 17,501 metres of elevation gain on mountain bikes in the most beautiful mountain regions of western and central Switzerland and Valais. The highlight, in a figurative sense, is the showdown at the Grand Raid BCVS, which was first held in 1990 and is being held this year for the first time as the Bike Marathon World Championships. The 125-kilometre hellish ride in Valais between Verbier and Grimentz is considered the oldest mountain bike marathon race in the world and leads over the Pas de Lona, which is almost 2,800 metres high, as the last climb before the finish line, completing a total of 5,025 metres of elevation gain. With up to 1,800 riders, the Grand Raid is the most popular event within the Classics, followed by the Iron Bike Race in Einsiedeln, which attracts around 1,500 riders. The 2025 Swiss Championships will be held at the Summer Bike Marathon for the first time this year. World-renowned riders have entered the Golden Book of the Classics, such as marathon world champions Christoph Sauser, Thomas Frischknecht, Ralph Näf, Alban Lakata and five-time Swiss champion and seven-time series overall winner Urs Huber; and marathon world champions Esther Süss, Jolanda Neff and Ramona Forchini in the women's category.

Overall ranking 2025

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