45th Ötztaler Cycle Marathon

30/8/2026

Gregor Pinggera makes a strong impression on his first appearance at the Alpine classic / A crash casts a shadow over the Eppan team’s fantastic weekend

Just reading the route details is likely to give many a reader goosebumps:
227 kilometres and almost 5,500 metres of elevation gain in a single day – this is the Ötztal Cycle Marathon, also known as the unofficial amateur world championship for road cyclists. The 45th edition of this event took place over the weekend of 29 and 30 August in the well-known Tyrolean town of Sölden (AUT).

The Eppan Dynamic Bike Team lined up at the start with 11 participants, including some very young newcomers taking part in a major event for the first time: Verena von Payr (20) and her brother Daniel (22), as well as Dominic Gentili (23) and up-and-coming mountain biker Johannes Bendetta (18), all tackled this ‘monument’ for the first time. And all four managed to complete the challenge!

The standout performance in the team this year came from 22-year-old Gregor Pinggera, who finished the international stage race in an impressive time of 7h18, placing 66th overall in the men’s category. Youth coach Moritz Giuliani, the second-fastest Dynamic Biker, managed to achieve his target time of under 9 hours. Thomas Meraner was over the moon at the finish line with a time of 9h16 and very pleased with his performance. Frank Ansorge still had a score to settle with the Ötztaler (from last year), and managed to do so this year with a time of 10h22. Georg Klotz crossed the finish line half an hour behind him. Things didn’t go as planned for Emma Egger this year; she finished the race in just under 11 hours, coming in slightly above her target finishing time.

At the finish line, the team waited a long time – unfortunately in vain – for Michael Wild: the 21-year-old from Pustertal crashed shortly after the Timmelsjoch and was flown by helicopter to hospital in Innsbruck. He had to undergo surgery; however, he is doing well considering the circumstances. The whole team wishes him a speedy recovery from the bottom of their hearts!!

In the team classification, which is based on the five fastest times from each team, the Dynamic Bike Team Eppan managed to secure a respectable 31st place.

📍 Race informations

Event: 45th Ötztaler Radmarathon 2026
Date: 30/8/2026
Location: Sölden/Ötztal / Austria
Discipline: Roadbike
Distance: 227 km
Elevation gain: 5.500 m
Weather: summery/slightly cloudy

🏁 Race results Dynamic Bike Team

45th ÖTZTALER RADMARATHON 2026, Sölden (AUT)

Women - Allgemeine Klasse

96. EGGER Emma - ITA - Dynamic Bike Team Eppan - 11:00.57,4 h
257. VON PAYR Verena - ITA - Dynamic Bike Team Eppan - 11:44.50,4 h

Men - Allgemeine Klasse

42. PINGGERA Gregor - ITA - Dynamic Bike Team Eppan - 7:18.33,3 h
323. GIULIANI Moritz - ITA - Dynamic Bike Team Eppan - 8:50.03,9 h
367. GENTILI Dominic - ITA - Dynamic Bike Team Eppan - 9:01.26,3 h
481. VON PAYR Daniel - ITA - Dynamic Bike Team Eppan - 9:29.49,8 h
572. BENDETTA Johannes - ITA - Dynamic Bike Team Eppan - 9:49.53,6 h
DNF WILD Michael - ITA - Dynamic Bike Team Eppan

Men - Master 1

406. MERANER Thomas - ITA - Dynamic Bike Team Eppan - 9:16.40,6 h

Men - Master 2

335. ANSORGE Frank - GER - Dynamic Bike Team Eppan - 10:22.51,5 h

Men - Master 3

117. KLOTZ Georg - ITA - Dynamic Bike Team Eppan - 10:54.28,3 h

FINAL RESULTS WOMEN

1. MEYER Janine - GER - LeXXi Racing - 7:15.46,2 h (new women’s course record)
2. SCHIEN Eva - GER - Radsport Team Gaimersheim - 7:28.10,3 h
3. GEIGER Melanie - AUT - LeXXi Racing - 7:45.33,6 h

FINAL RESULTS MEN

1. BURKE Jack - CAN - Dornbirn - 6:29.21,2 h (new men’s course record)
2. FEDERSPIEL Daniel - AUT - Imst - 6:31.57,1 h
3. BRUGGER Miguel - AUT - Team INFINITY Cycling - 6:33.57,2 h

TEAM STANDINGS (5 fastest racetimes m/w)

1. Team INFINITY Cycling - 34:39.30,6 h
2. Team Velolease - 35:27.38,2 h
3. Team Strassacker - 36:11.24,2 h
..
31. Dynamic Bike Team Eppan - 43:56.33,9 h

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