The Challenge
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No outside help. No shortcuts. Just you, your bike, and roughly 1,000 kilometers of Swiss roads, climbs, fatigue, and self-made decisions. Everything you need must be carried, found, or earned along the way.
Free Route
There is no predefined path. Except the ones imposed by the Challenge. You decide how to connect the dots, where to ride, and how much you dare to risk. This year, luck will decide what you truly deserve. Every choice counts. Every shortcut has consequences.
Fair Luck
This year, chance enters the game. Along the route, mandatory CheckPoints will shape your journey. This is where luck will quietly do its work. How, when, and to what extent will be revealed later. For now, just know this: you will need it.
The Stakes
Start
Wednesday, September 2nd, 10:10 AM. Start from ANY Swiss train station. You choose where it begins. That first decision already matters.
Finish
Bundesplatz, Bern. By tradition, this is where the journey ends. The finish line stands in the heart of the capital, on the Bundesplatz. Sunday morning, 11:00 AM is the final deadline. Cross the line in time, or the challenge remains unfinished.
Finisher Brunch
Sunday, September 6th, 11:00 AM. The highlight of our community. The moment where everyone finally meets again. Food, stories, tired faces, a short and relaxed speech, and the best local and artisanal products. Craft food. Craft beers. Not to be missed.
The Jokers Have Been Dealt
- Joker #1 Four cantons are no longer mandatory: GE, SH, TI, UR. You may skip them. Or not. The choice is yours. Choose carefully.
- Joker #2 For each of our three pairs of half-cantons (Basel, Unterwald, Appenzell), you must pick only ONE. One canton per duo. No second chances. Strategy matters.
- The Joker "Joker" One card stays face-down. A final twist, to be revealed later in the season. Timing will be everything.
The game is on. Will you play it safe, or go all in?
Registration opens on the 1st day of spring
Closes April 17th, 2026 - Then luck decides who rides
