GBI Europe 2023

The upcoming European tour of the Global Biking Initiative starts in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava and takes us across Austria. We will visit Vienna, explore the Danube area as well as many other interesting and challenging parts of the Alpine Republic. We continue through southern Germany and finally end up in the Bavarian capital of Munich.

Go, GBI, go! We cycle for charity!

11. - 17. June 2023

Online registration starts on 1. January 2023!

General information

Tour overview

This unique cycling tour with several hundred participants from all over the world will take us to Bratislava in Slovakia in 2023. From there we pedal through Austria and southern Germany to jointly celebrate the end of the tour in Munich.

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

Explore the Slovakian capital of Bratislava
Visit the charming Austrian capital of Vienna
Discover Austrian hospitality
Pedal through various gorgeous regions
Enjoy alpine cuisine
Make new friends with many like-minded GBIans

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
Kenya
Kuwait
Malta
Morocco

150 €

Minimum

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

200 €

Minimum

Australia
Belgium
France
Germany
Irland
Italy
Netherlands
United Kingdom

250 €

Minimum

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

No clue how to raise funds?
Uncertain how and who to ask for donations?
Check out our tipps for your fund raising activities!

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. 4-6 weeks prior to the tour start.

Stage overview

Day	Route	Track	Distance	Climb
Day 1 - 11. June 2023	Bratislava (SK) - Stockerau (AT)	1 2	100 km tbd	300 m tbd
Day 2 - 12. June 2023	Stockerau (AT) - Herzogenburg (AT)	1 2	65 km tbd	200 m tbd
Day 3 - 13. June 2023	Herzogenburg (AT) - Steyr (AT)	1 2	120 km tbd	1100 m tbd
Day 4 - 14. June 2023	Steyr (AT) - St. Georgen (AT)	1 2	90 km tbd	1200 m tbd
Day 5 - 15. June 2023	St. Georgen (AT) - Inzell (D)	1 2	90 km tbd	1000 m tbd
Day 6 - 16. June 2023	Inzell (D) - Bad Aibling (D)	1 2	80 km tbd	600 m tbd
Day 7 - 17. June 2023	Bad Aibling (D) - Unterföhring (D)	1 2	60 km tbd	300 m tbd
Total	Bratislava (SK) - Unterföhring/Munich (D)	1 2	605 km tbd	4700 m tbd

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, as the distance is longer and more climbs than on track 1.

Teamleader

We are looking for engaged team leaders for the GBI Europe 2023

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! Please apply only if you are will really join the tour!

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 (only applicable for GBI Europe)

Teamleaders will be mentioned on our homepage with name and picture

A tourbook with many memories will be sent to you after the tour (only applicable for GBI Europe)

You can get a free-of-cost rental GPS device with preconfigured tracks (if you do not have an own one) 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