A legend returns
Clouds of dust or mud, crashing bottom brackets and cobblestone roads over shallow hills. The whole village on the roadside, all cheering on riders with spare tubes around their torsos. Berlin-Angermünde-Berlin was one of those legendary early cycling classics.We want to revive it in a new form. A challenge on asphalt, gravel, cobblestones and concrete roads. Alone or in a pack. From the metropolis through the Uckermark and back. A wild ride through the finest Steppenwolf terrain. A homage to past heroines on two wheels over 150, 200 or 300 km. Join the ride.
Automn classic
Berlin-Angermünde-Berlin is the Steppenwolf in compact: A day in the steppes of Brandenburg, which challenges everyone. It's a ride you can do alone or as a pack, without outside support. Our ethos and code applies here as well. Start is on shortly after sunrise in Bernau (near Berlin). From there, you'll follow the GPX track over medieval cobblestones, concrete slab roads from the GDR, fresh gravel and some classic hills in the Uckermark and on the edge of the Oderbruch. Berlin-Angermünde-Berlin is not a race, but a wild and solidarity ride on historic trails. With which bike you participate is up to you. To finish, you have to reach the finish in Bernau before midnight.
#BAB24
After the historic return of Berlin-Angermünde-Berlin in November 2022, we are entering our third year in 2024. In addition to the 150 and 200 km tracks, we are also organizing a BAB300.
Seid dabei am Samstag, dem 12. Oktober 2024!
History
Summer 1896: Germany's first bicycle race is born with "Rund um Berlin". Less than 15 years later, another classic is created in the north: Berlin-Angermünde-Berlin. On steel bikes without gears or other bells and whistles and without any outside support, the riders race over the cobblestone roads or the summer paths beside them. The race through the Uckermark became a real classic, between the years the length varied between 150 km and 240 km. In the GDR it was one of the most important spring classics, in the 60s also Polish and Cuban riders took part. Later it was renamed in honor of Erich Schulz, a famous cyclist who died young in an accident as Erich Schulz Memorial Race. In 1990, after the last event, it was all over - until 2022. But we are not returning to the road with professionals - but unsupported on the cobblestone paths, GDR plates and gravel roads of the steppe.
route
Von Börnicke vor den Toren Berlins geht es am 12. Oktober 2024 direkt Richtung Uckermark. Die ersten Kilometer sind noch flach und es rollt gut auf den ersten Plattenwegsektoren. Rund um das Kloster Chorin warten die ersten Kopfsteinpflasterpassagen mit der maximalen Anzahl von fünf Sternen. Und einige davon führen auch bergauf: Die kurzen aber knackigen Kopfsteinpflasteranstiege „Col de Liepe“, Maienpfuhl oder „Mur d’Oderberg“ stehen ihren belgischen Vorbildern in nichts nach. In Angermünde am Marktplatz ist der historische Wendepunkt. Auf dem Rückweg liegen für die Starter*innen des 200 km Tracks die schwersten Sektoren noch vor ihnen. Dafür warten noch mehrere Checkpoints, um die Kräfte wieder zu sammeln. Hinter dem Schiffshebewerk ist das Gröbste geschafft, doch mental wird es mit einbrechender Dunkelheit auf den Plattenwegen hinter dem Oderbruch noch einmal fordernd. Zurück an der Alten Brauerei in Börnicke könnt ihr stolz sagen, eine Klassikerroute geschafft zu haben, die härter ist als Paris-Roubaix. Dort wartet in der Brauerei Livemusik und leckeres Essen auf auch.
There are three tracks: One over 150 kmversion with more tarmac 200 kmversion with 60 km cobbles and the new 300 kmversion with 85 km of coobles. Which bike you choose is up to you. You will get the exact track in the week before the start.
BAB 300 km is starting at midnight, BAB200 at 7 AM and BAB150 at 8 AM.
No matter what you ride, no matter who you are: It is important to us to enable as many different people as possible to participate. Therefore the registration for FLINTA* (women, lesbians, intersexual, non-binary, trans and agender people) first. Two days later it's open for everyone. There are 99 spots for every track and there is no waiting list.
So that you can ride with your friends, you can register as a pack. All pack members register individually and enter the same name for the pack. If one of you is drawn, the whole pack will automatically be drawn.
Registration starts for FLINTA* 1. september and for everyone at 04. september. It will end september 7th at midnight, afterwards there will be a draw.
The basis for participation is the consent to the ethos, codex (see below) and theterms of participation of the Steppenwolf.
To confirm your registration we ask you for a contribution towards expenses: As a completely voluntary project without sponsors we depend on that. As a guideline, 20-70 €, depending on your income. This will cover all our costs. Also we collect money for climate justice movements.
All bikes are welcome.
If you have registered successfully we will inform you by mail in the following days.
Codex
1. Everyone acts on their own responsibility at all times. The BAB is not a race. Be considerate of other road users.
2. The BAB is a self-supported trip of a different kind: You can start as a lone wolf or as a pack. Everything you need you have to carry with you or acquire on the way. Planned help from outside is prohibited. If you split your equipment, you must also arrive as a pack.
3. The entire route must be covered under your own power. Which bike you choose is up to you, but we recommend a gravel or mountain bike. When you leave the track, return to the same place.
4. If you see a wolf you are either very lucky or should urgently take a break.
5. The Steppenwolf is a no-flight-ride, the arrival or departure by plane is prohibited. Try to arrive as climate neutral as possible. Together we create a sustainable cycling.
