← All eventsADAC Velotour (Eschborn-Frankfurt)
A big German closed-road amateur ride on the pro Eschborn-Frankfurt classic course — ~103km and ~1,500m of climbing through Frankfurt's skyline and the Taunus hills (the Feldberg and Mammolshainer Stich), ridden hours before the WorldTour pros. A ride-the-classic climbing day. Next edition Sat 1 May 2027 (confirmed).
Ride the actual Eschborn-Frankfurt WorldTour course, on fully closed roads, hours before the pros race the very same tarmac. That is the whole draw.
103km and roughly 1,500m of climbing, from Frankfurt's skyline out into the Taunus hills and back, every 1 May.
Do not mistake it for a cruise. The Feldberg decides the pro race, and it will decide your day too. Get there with legs and this becomes a proper bucket-list ride.
Is ADAC Velotour (Eschborn-Frankfurt) for you?
- Riders chasing a bucket-list day. Rolling out on a closed WorldTour course before the pros is the payoff, and it is worth training properly for.
- Steady climbers who can pace. The route saves its long Feldberg climb for late, so it rewards riders who ration the early kilometres.
- Cyclists comfortable with a hilly 103km. This is honestly a climbing day, not a flat cruise, but it is very doable with the right prep.
- Anyone who wants real climbing without traffic. No cars, no give-way, just Frankfurt's skyline and the Taunus hills on shut roads.
Training plan for ADAC Velotour (Eschborn-Frankfurt)
A training plan for ADAC Velotour (Eschborn-Frankfurt) isn't a generic base build. Beina reads the event's exact demands, looks at your specific profile and the time you actually have, and maps a highly adapted plan to the start line.
- The Feldberg: a long, sustained climb near threshold that decides your day
- The Mammolshainer Stich: a short, sharp, steep punch earlier on the route
- Roughly 1,500m of climbing across a hilly 103km, so aerobic endurance to cover the distance
- Pacing discipline and steady fuelling from the start, or you meet the Feldberg empty
- 2x20min at threshold, the core builder for a long Feldberg-style climb
- Long sustained climbs of 20 to 40min at threshold, direct Feldberg simulation
- Short steep reps, 4 to 6 x 2 to 4min in a low gear, for the Mammolshainer Stich punch
- A 3 to 4hr long hilly ride with the climbs at tempo, rehearsing pacing and fuelling
- Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
- Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
- Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
- One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
