GBI Europe 2016

In 2016 the route will lead the GBI community from Vienna, the capital of Austria, through the Czech Republic to Berlin, the german capital.

Be part of the GBI Europe 2016.

May 29 - June 4, 2016

Check out our event pics!

Charity

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

150 €

Minimum

Czech Republic
Egypt
Ghana
Greece
Hungary
Jordan
Morocco
Mozambique
Poland
Portugal
Romania
South Africa
Spain
Turkey

200 €

Minimum

France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
United Kingdom

250 €

Minimum

Bahrain
Canada
Luxembourg
Norway
Qatar
Switzerland
United States of America
United Arab Emirates (UAE)

No clue how to raise funds?

Uncertain how and who to ask for donations?

Check out our tips for your fund raising activities!

More information

Services & Prices

Participation fee

The participation fee for the complete tour is 299.- to 399,- Euro, depending on the date of registration. We offer reduced Early Bird fees for registrations until December 18, 2015. The registration fee has to be paid within 10 days. ^(1)(2)(3)

We also offer participation on a daily basis on request. For each day the participation fee is 60.- Euro/day plus 50.- minimum donation/day. Unfortunately we cannot reduce the fee for the camp accommodation, i.e. the regular fee for the camp has to be paid (if camp accommodation is required). The transportation to and from the tour must be arranged individually in this case as well as if you need hotel accommodation.

⁽¹⁾ If we don't receive your payment within 10 days, we will cancel your registration.
⁽²⁾ Please note, that the registration fee does not include accommodation or breakfast. This can be booked separately with additional costs (see optional services below).
⁽³⁾ There are three registration periods (early bird, regular and late booking) with different participation fees. For late registration the participation as well as each booked service is subject to availability.

Basic fee

299 €

Participation at the GBI Europe 2016 tour.

The basic participation fee includes all services listed below in section 'What's included'.

Depending on the date of registration there are different prices.

Prices:
Early bird (Dec. 1 - Dec. 18, 2015): 299 €
Regular (Dec. 19 - March 31, 2016): 349 €
Late (April 1 - May 15, 2016): 399 €

What's included

When you join the GBI Europe 2016, the following services are included in the participation fee:

Quick and easy event registration on the website
Detailed and up-to-date event information on the website
GPX tracks of all days and routes for download
GBI mobile app with useful tour information
Onsite registration at the start location
Official starterbag
Welcome letter containing helpful instructions
Official GBI Europe 2016 jersey with your name and stars (number of stars depends on your GBI participations)
Tags for your bike, your arm, your luggage and sleeping bag
Gastro guide with restaurant recommendations along the route
Route information and daily news
Further useful give aways from our sponsors like bike bottles, scarves, multi-tools, etc. (subject to availability)
Opening ceremony
Fast, intermediate & leisure speed groups to suit all abilities & preferences

Experienced teamleaders with GBI background and GPS routing devices
Online team tracking possibility
Nutrition point at the GBI Camp in the morning (with energy drinks, bars and fruit)
Nutrition points along the two tracks (with energy drinks, bars and fruit)
Technical bike support at departure and arrival (only spareparts to be paid) at the GBI Camp
Medical support with mobile paramedics on motorbikes with complete emergency equipment for first aid
Physio support to help you through the aches and pains
Mobile tour office with info center at departure and arrival
Mobile media office offering daily press service
Service busses along the route for pick-up service (for cyclists and bikes), if participant cannot complete the stage due to physical or technical problems
Media and marshal service along the track for media documentation services and guidance

Arrival and departure area with arrival arch and bicycle storage
Luggage transport from departure to arrival venue (GBI camp)
Shower and toilet facilities at arrival venue (male and female separated)
Separate prayer rooms
Refreshments and barbecue at reasonable prices at the GBI Village
Night events at the camp
Charging stations for electronical devices
Secured bike park
Closing event with music, donation cheque handover and great welcome party
Participation certificate
Event memorabilia (e.g. official tourbook, photo DVD) available for sale
A lot of fun, unforgettable moments, great international and cross-cultural companionship, challenging moments and radiant eyes

Optional Services

GBI Camp

99 €

Group accommodation with breakfast

6 nights (May 29 - June 3, 2016) in group accommodation (e.g. gym halls, tents, hostel) with breakfast included. Located directly at the GBI Village. We will provide you for the duration of the tour with a comfortable foam matress (200 x 90 cm), so that you do not need to bring your own matress with you. You only have to bring you bed linen.

Depending on the date of registration there are different prices.

Prices:
Early bird (Dec. 1 - Dec. 18, 2015): 99 €
Regular (Dec. 19 - March 31, 2016): 129 €
Late (April 1 - May 15, 2016): 159 €

Hotel

from 440 €

Hotel accommodation with breakfast

6 x accommodation (May 29 -June 3, 2016) in a hotel (min. 3* standard) with breakfast, incl. transfer between GBI Camp and hotel (evening & morning). In Krausnick (Tropical Island) you are accommodated in modern mobilehomes with shared bathrooms.

Please note, that offering of hotel rooms is subject to availability and rooms will be confirmed by beginning of April 2016!

Depending on the date of registration there are different prices.

Prices 1/2 Double bedroom (twinbeds):
Early bird (Dec. 1 - Dec. 18, 2015): 440 €
Regular (Dec. 19 - March 31, 2016): 490 €
Late (April 1 - May 15, 2016): 540 €

Prices Single bedroom:
Early bird (Dec. 1 - Dec. 18, 2015): 640 €
Regular (Dec. 19 - March 31, 2016): 690 €
Late (April 1 - May 15, 2016): 740 €

Hotel

from 69 €

Extra night in Vienna prior to the tour start

1 x accommodation (May 28, 2016) prior to the tour start in a hotel (min. 3* standard) with breakfast in Vienna. This includes also the transfer of cyclist and bike (must be packed in a bikebox, etc.) on Sunday morning to the GBI start location (which is NOT at the hotel).

Please note, that offering of hotel rooms is subject to availability and rooms will be confirmed by beginning of April!

Depending on the date of registration there are different prices.

Prices 1/2 Double bedroom (twinbeds):
Early bird (Dec. 1 - Dec. 18, 2015): 69 €
Regular (Dec. 19 - March 31, 2016): 79 €
Late (April 1 - May 15, 2016): 89 €

Prices Single bedroom:
Early bird (Dec. 1 - Dec. 18, 2015): 89 €
Regular (Dec. 19 - March 31, 2016): 99 €
Late (April 1 - May 15, 2016): 109 €

Bus

from 59 €

Bus transportation Düsseldorf-Vienna (One-way)

One-way bus service from Düsseldorf to Vienna.
Stopover on the route: near Wiesbaden & near Nuremburg.

Bus transport Düsseldorf - Vienna: 79 €
Bus transport Wiesbaden/Nuremburg - Vienna: 59 €

Depart Düsseldorf: May 27, 2016, 5 p.m., bus station at the main train station, Worringer Str. 107, 40210 Düsseldorf

Depart Wiesbaden: Bus station, Salzbachstraße, 65189 Wiesbaden, 8:30 p.m.

Depart Nuremburg: Flughafenstraße 101, Airport Nuremberg, 11:45 p.m.

Arrival Vienna: May 28, 2015, appr. 9:00 a.m. at the GBI Hotel

The rest of the day is free!

Bus

59 €

Bus transportation Berlin-Düsseldorf (One-way)

One-way bus service from Berlin to Dusseldorf with stopover near Hannover.

Depart Berlin: after GBI Closing Ceremony, appr. 5 p.m.

Arrival Hannover: tbd

Arrival Dusseldorf: appr. 12 p.m., bus station at the main train station, Worringer Str. 107, 40210 Düsseldorf

Transport

20 €

Bike transport to Vienna (One-way)

One-way bike transportation service from Düsseldorf to the start location.

Bike hand over in Neuss, Bauerbahn 9: Sunday, May 22 - Wednesday May 25, daily from 4-7 p.m.

Bike return at start location: Sunday May 29, 2016, 9:00-10:30

Transport

10 €

Bike transport Berlin-Düsseldorf (one-way)

One-way bike transportation service from Berlin to Düsseldorf.

Bike hand over Berlin: after the GBI Closing Ceremony in Berlin, Attilastrasse

Return of bike in Neuss, Bauerbahn 8: Monday, June 6 - Wednesday June 8, 2016, daily from 6 p.m.

Bicycle

99 €

GBI Rental Bike (Standard)

Regular GBI mountainbike. Rental fee covers seven days of GBI Europe tour, incl. transport to the start location and from the finish location and technical maintenance. The hirer must bear the risk of damage and burglary. We recommend you to take out a private insurance.

Conway MTB “MC 400” Model 2014, Banana frame, 26”, black matt/lime, 21-gear SHIMANO “Altus”, V-brakes, suspension fork, bottle holder, SCHWALBE tire ‘Road Cruiser’, HEBIE kickstand ‘Fox’, CONTEC mudguard

Carrier (max. 9 kg), bike lock, front & rear lights

Excluded Services

Everything not explicitely listed above incl. entrance fees, public transportation, transfer to individually booked hotels, lunch & dinner, accident insurance, etc.

Route

The final tracks are now available for download in the 'Downloads' section. Here you'll find the GPX tracks per day and separated for track 1 and 2 as well as one file with all tracks together, which will unpack all tracks on your GPS device automatically. Please make sure that you have installed tracks on your GPS device prior to the tour if you want to use your own GPS device. And check that the GPS device can handle and display the given tracks correctly.

Route Characteristics

The tour 2016 will start in Klosterneuburg, which is very close to Vienna, the gorgeous capital of Austria with its glamourous heritage of the Habsburg Monarchy and monuments like the Stephansdom, Castle Schönbrunn or the Prater. We will leave Austria to the north and cycle through the Austrian wine quarter towards the Czech boarder, which is not far away. Cycling through the Czech Republik will lead us to some interesting cities like Tabor and later on to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. Going further northwards along the rivers Moldau and Elbe we will cycle through the beautiful Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The next important city on our way, Dresden, is another very interesting site with its cultural heritage like the Semper Opera, the Zwinger or the Frauenkirche. The last part of our tour shows us the Spree Woods region (Spreewald) with its uncountable small canals and lovely villages. That night we will be hosted at the Tropical Islands Resort, Europe's largest tropical holiday world. From there it is not far to Berlin, the prosperous capital of Germany with its unique history of the eastern and western world and the GBI Closing Ceremony to say goodbye to old and new friends.

Overview of the route

Track 1

Recommended for all kinds of bikes. This track is completely on tarred roads. Particularly in the Czech Republic the roads may sometimes be very bumpy and with potholes. Very small distances, particularly in the city centers, may lead over cobbled streets.

Track 2

Recommended for road bikes, the distance is longer and more climbs than on track 1. This track is completely on tarred roads. Particularly in the Czech Republic the roads may sometimes be very bumpy and with potholes. Very small distances, particularly in the city centers, may lead over cobbled streets.

Day	Route	Track	Distance	Climb
Day 1 - May 29	Wien/Klosterneuburg (AT) - Znojmo (CZ)	1 2	90 km 120 km	600 m 1100 m
Day 2 - May 30	Znojmo (CZ) - Tabor (CZ)	1/2	147 km	1800 m
Day 3 - 31.5.	Tabor (CZ) - Prag (CZ)	1 2	122 km 160 km	1300 m 2000 m
Day 4 - June 1	Prague (CZ) - Usti nad Labem (CZ)	1 2	111 km 182 km	900 m 1800 m
Day 5 - June 2	Usti nad Labem (CZ) - Radebeul (D)	1 2	108 km 158 km	400 m 1500 m
Day 6 - June 3	Radebeul (D) - Tropical Islands/Krausnick (D)	1/2	143 km	600 m
Day 7 - June 4	Tropical Islands/Krausnick (D) - Berlin (D)	1 2	73 km 110 km	150 m 300 m
Total		1 2	~ 795 km ~ 1020 km	~ 5800 m ~ 9100 m

Venues

Day 0 - Pre-night

Vienna
Stadt Klosterneuburg

Lenas Donauhotel Wagramer Str. 52 A - 1220 Vienna, Austria

The night prior to the tour start we will stay in a modern hotel very close to the city center. The shuttle bus will bring the participants and their bikes to the start location in Klosterneuburg on sunday morning.

This option (accommodation and shuttle) is only valid for those participants who have booked this service additionally. It is neither part of the basic participation fee nor of one of the accommodation services (camp or hotel)!

Day 1 - Start

Klosterneuburg (near Vienna)
Stadt Klosterneuburg

In der Au, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria

The Aupark-Arena in Klosterneuburg, only some kilometers down the river Danube from Vienna, is the starting point for this years GBI Europe tour. Well known to many GBI cyclists from the tour 2014 we will have the onsite registration as well as the official start at this place. With no problems to cycle through a crowded metropole city, but directly located at the Danube cycle path.

Day 1

Znojmo

Sport Florbal, Fréderica Joliota Curie 3302/5, 66902 Znojmo (CZ)

Group accommodation in a gymhall.

Day 2

Tabor

Základní škola Tábor Zborovská 2696 390 03 Tábor (CZ)

We are hosted by the beautiful mediveal city of Tabor.
Our group accommodation is in a sportshall.

Day 3

Prague
AO Hostels

AO Hostel Prague Metro Strizkov, Decinska 1, CZ-18000 Prague 8

The AO Hostel Prague will be our destination at that day. Breakfast is served inside the hostel.

Day 4

Usti nad labem

Zimni Stadion Masarykova 974/232 400 01 Ústí nad Labem (CZ)

Our group accommodation is located at the ice hockey stadium of the city.

Day 5

Dresden/Radebeul
Sportshall Radebeul

Sporthalle West, An der Festwiese 1, 01445 Radebeul

Only a few kilometers down the river Elbe from Dresden, we will be hosted in a large sportshall, only a few steps away from the river.

Day 6

Tropical Islands
Tropical Islands

Tropical Islands, Tropical Islands-Allee 1, D-15910 Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg

Welcome to the largest tropical holiday ressort in Europe. It is located in one of the worlds largest self-supporting halls, which was formerly used to built Cargolifter zeppelines. Europe’s largest tropical holiday world is a unique location with the world’s biggest indoor rainforest, the enchanting Tropical Village and the legendary Tropical Sea with its long sandy beach.
At Tropical Islands you’ll also find Europe’s biggest Tropical Sauna & Spa complex. The architecture is inspired by some of the world’s most amazing buildings, like the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia. Even the famous giant tree root has been reproduced.

We are accommodated outside the main hall on the ressort campsite in Tipis, Mobile Homes, a large tent and an additional shelter hall. Breakfast is served in the restaurants inside of Tropical Islands world. Visit the Tropical Islands world with special GBI fares and dive into a tropical adventure you should not miss.

Day 7

Berlin

Vodafone Office Berlin, Attilastrasse 61, D-12105 Berlin

The final destination of our tour is the Vodafone office in Berlin. After the group cycling stage we are able to recall the past seven days with some drinks and food.

There is a train station in walking distance. Therefore we will NOT offer a GBI shuttle service to Berlin main station or the airports this year.

Downloads

GPX-Tracks (final)

You can download the GPX tracks by right clicking on button 'GPX download tracks' and save local or on your GPS devise.
The file contains all days and both tracks (1 & 2) as separate tracks. When you open the tracks in your GPS devise you can select each day and track separately.

.GPX Download Track

GPX-Tracks (splitted)

Participant guide

The official participant guide of the GBI Europe 2016.

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