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GBI Europe 2021

Join us on this unique European cycling tour and follow the most beautiful routes, discover the best locations and meet the nicest people between the Alps, Lake Constance, the Black Forest and the Rhine Valley. We will visit Austria, Switzerland, Germany and France and have a lot of fun.

Here we go! We cycle for charity!

 

13. June - 19. June 2021

 

Online registration will be open March 1 - April 30, 2021.

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General information

Tour overview

This unique cycling tour with several hundred participants from all over the world takes us from the Austrian state of Vorarlberg along Lake Constance and through the Allgäu, before we cross the Black Forest and spend a night on its highest mountain, the Feldberg. We sleep in selected and quite unique group accommodations and campsites that offer us everything we need for this tour, good food & cool drinks and plenty of space for sociable hours with our team mates.

On our tours we offer a broad range of services to provide you a very special experience. Even not well trained cyclists could manage to ride the daily distances. And if you really need to finish a stage earlier, our pickup service will bring you and your bike to the daily destination.

The mixture of different languages, nationalities and cultures creates the unique GBI spirit. And even rookies will perceive this spirit not later than the second day.

Highlights

  • Discover the beauty of Lake Constance
  • Spend the night on top of the Feldberg in Germany's highest village 
  • Visit the Alsace and the European metropole Strasbourg
  • Get wet at the Rhine Falls of Schaffhausen
  • Enjoy tasty Allgäu titbits
  • Pedal relaxed along the mighty river Rhine
  • Make new friends with many like-minded people

Here you'll find a summary of this tour.

Tour summary (PDF)

More information needed?

There might some things missing on our event page or you have some specific questions?
Feel free to contact us.

Michael Leuenberger
Tour director

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Charity

As the GBI is a charity ride, you have to register for a GBI country (typically your home country) and raise funds in addition to the participation fee for the local supported charity in this country. The minimum amount depends on your country and its Gross Domestic Product per capita (GDP):

150 €
Minimum

 Colombia
Czech Republic
Egypt
Ghana
Greece
Hungary
India
Jordan
Kuwait
Malta
Morocco

150 €
Minimum

Mozambique
Myanmar
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Rwanda
Senegal
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Syria
Turkey

200 €
Minimum

France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
United Kingdom

250 €
Minimum

Bahrain
Canada
Luxembourg
  Norway
Oman
  Qatar
Saudi-Arabia
  Switzerland
United Arab Emirates
United States of America

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More information
Tour description

 Currently we are working hard to design the most suitable route for you. The given routes, locations and distances show the current planning and are subject to change in the coming months. The final tracks will be available approx. 6 weeks prior to the tour start

Itinerary

Day 1: Dornbirn (AT) - Sauldorf (D)
We start from the GBI hotel in Dornbirn and cycle through the Alpine Rhine Valley along the river Rhine to Bregenz. From there we use the popular Lake Constance cycle path until we reach Germany. Be careful, it can get quite crowded here, as the Lake Constance Cycle Path is one of the busiest cycle paths in Europe. As soon as we leave the lake, it's getting hilly. Later that day we reach Sauldorf, today's destination.
Route character: flat to hilly

Day 2: Sauldorf (D) - Markelfingen (D)
Today we head back towards Lake Constance. But first we pass the Hohentwiel at Singen. We swing from the German to the Swiss side of the border and finally reach Schaffhausen. In addition to the beautiful city center, the famous Rhine Falls of Schaffhausen, one of the highest waterfalls in Europe, are of course a popular spot for a photo stop. Now we are heading back to Germany and soon reach the western tip of Lake Constance, from where we cycle quite close to the lake to our campsite right on the shore of Lake Constance.
Route character: flat to hilly

Day 3: Markelfingen (D) - Feldberg (D)
This day has the highest elevation of the whole tour on its agenda for us. In the beginning of the day we pedal quite flat to Singen. Slowly the hills take shape and it will get remarkably hilly. We pass the Schluchsee, the largest lake in the Black Forest. Now it is up to us to climb the Feldberg and at the latest from the village of Bärental, when we are on the busy mountain road, it is challenging to climb the mountain. Once at the mountain pass, we don't turn to the summit, but follow the road to our hostel.
Route character: hilly to mountainous

Day 4: Feldberg (D) - Bad Peterstal (D)
It gets pretty mountainous on the fourth day of cycling. First we descent about 400 meters down into the valley to the Titisee. The rest of the day alternates long and short but crisp climbs with corresponding descents. We cross the Black Forest fairly centrally from south to north. In Bad Peterstal we then take the mountain road that brings us to the GBI camp, which is deep in the mountains.
Route character: mountainous

Day 5: Bad Peterstal (D) - Bad Herrenalb (D)
We first have to go back to Bad Peterstal and cycle down into the Rhine Valley. After crossing the river we reach Strasbourg in France, and despite the long stage it is worth to stop for a lunch and some sightseeing here. Then wereturn to Kehl on the German side of the river and enjoy the flat river valley as long as possible, because the last 30 km really make us sweat again before we reach our destination of the day.
Route character: flat to hilly

Day 6: Bad Herrenalb (D) - Lemberg (D)
Right behind Bad Herrenalb we take the last climbs and descents of the northern Black Forest with us before we descend rapidly into the Rhine Valley. We pass through Rastatt and a short while later we cross the Rhine to cycle through the Alsace. As soon as we have crossed the border to Germany again, it will get slightly hilly again and we will reach the Palatinate Forest, which hosts us today.
Route character: flat to hilly

Day 7: Lemberg (D) - Saarbrücken (D)
The last day leads us along the French border through the Palatinate Forest to Pirmasens. With regular ups and downs we then enter the Saarland and finally stop at the refreshment point where the teams gather for the final group cycling. With music and police escort we pedal relaxed and in a huge convoy to the tour finish in Saarbrücken, where the participants say goodbye after a successful European tour and start their journey home.
Route character: hilly

Stage overview

Day Route Track Distance Climb
Day 1 - 13. June 2021 Dornbirn (AT) - Sauldorf (D) 1
2
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Day 2 - 14. June 2021 Sauldorf (D) - Markelfingen (D) 1
2
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Day 3 - 15. June 2021 Markelfingen (D) - Feldberg (D) 1
2
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Day 4 - 16. June 2021 Feldberg (D) - Bad Peterstal (D) 1
2
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Day 5 - 17. June 2021 Bad Peterstal (D) - Bad Herrenalb (D) 1
2
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Day 6 - 18. June 2021 Bad Herrenalb (D) - Lemberg (D) 1
2
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Day 7 - 19. June 2021 Lemberg (D) - Saarbrücken (D) 1
2
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Total Dornbirn (AT) - Saarbrücken (D) 1
2
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The tracks of the different stages differ in general regarding their length and the climb as well as the surface.

Track 1

Recommended for all kinds of bikes including road bikes. Only paved roads on the track. Shorter and less challenging than track 2.

Track 2

Recommended in particular for road bikes, the distance is longer and more climb than on track 1.

Teamleader

We are looking for engaged team leaders for the GBI Europe 2021

If you are interested in being a team leader, please send us a mail and we will contact you for more information.
I would be very helpful, if many teamleaders will apply until end of November to set up the teams prior to registration start!

Your responsibilities

You define the team details (e.g. average speed, which track your team will follow, etc.), to help participant to identify, whether your team is the right one for them.

  You will lead a cycling team of up to 10 cyclists during the tour.

Your are the communication channel between the tour office and your team. Don't worry, this is not too much work for you!

Your benefits

 You will receive an exclusive teamleader jersey with your name

 Teamleaders will be mentioned on our homepage with name and picture

A tourbook with many memories will be sent to you after the tour

A GPS device with preconfigured tracks (if needed) as well as a tracking device will be handed to you for the tour.

You support one of the world leading charity cycling events with your engagement and generate unforgettable memories for you and your team mates.

Apply as a teamleader

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