Participants

Standing at the start of Rund um den Harz means not leaving your season to chance. It is the moment when winter training, equipment, nutrition, mindset and legs are no longer just a feeling, but have to deliver an honest answer out on the road. Many participants line up to find out early in the year where they truly stand – others use the race as an official benchmark for bigger goals, longer distances and the challenges ahead in ultracycling. This is not about an easy training ride, and it is not about convenient excuses. It is about a clear start, a real course, measurable performance, fair rules and the courage to face the season while it is still young. Every starter brings their own story: the doubts from winter, the first long sessions, new equipment, unanswered questions and the determination to turn preparation back into race feeling. For some, Rund um den Harz will be a tough form test; for others, the first major step into a new world of long-distance cycling. Those who start here are not only riding against the clock and the course – they are riding against the uncertainty before the first real race of the year and becoming part of a scene that gets serious early.