The participants stood at the start line in Roncone on the seventh day with mixed feelings. There was a mixture of relief, joy, pride, but also a little melancholy in the air. The seventh day of the TOUR Transalp 2022 had begun, meaning that a week of crossing the Alps by road bike was coming to an end.
Over 3 passes on the way to the church square in Arco
But before their legs could cool down in Italy's largest lake, hundreds of participants had to conquer another 70 kilometres and 1500 metres in altitude. From Roncone, the route first led the athletes over a saddle down to Tione on the banks of the Sarca. Before heading towards Lake Garda, there was a short detour in the shadow of the mighty Brenta massif. Here the starters pedalled up the Passo Daone, which is an attractive road bike pass despite its shortness, especially because of its sweeping descent down to the banks of the Sarca. Here, a further 400 metres in altitude awaited the athletes up to Passo Duron. The last metres in altitude of the last pass of this year's TOUR Transalp, the Passo del Ballino, were then quickly climbed to soon pass the turquoise shining Lago di Tenno and, with a view of Lake Garda, only roll downhill to the Magnolia Avenue at the church square in Arco. The finish line was crossed there with great emotion by numerous finishers.
The Alpine passes of the last stage: the Passo Daone, the Passo Duron, the Passo del Ballino.
The results of stage 7
The fastest men's team on the final day was the Dutch Stipbike Racing Team of Erik Franssen and Stefan Verhaaf with a time of 1:50.45.5 hours. Second place went to the Strassacker2/radspor-news.com team of Benjamin Witt and Philip Peitzmeier with a time of 1:53.58.0 hours. Kris Beullens and Tom Janssens from Team Deportivo crossed the finish line as the third men's team after 1:58.34.0 hours.
The Kartoffelclub team of Kerstin Kaiser and Luisa Zimmermann once again dominated the women's teams today. The two women crossed the finish line in Arco in 2:31.57.0 hours. Second place went to Gitta Fernau and Petra Marton from Team Genussschnecken with a time of 2:47.25.6 hours. Carmen Krebs and Karina Steffan from the TSV Karlstadt girls took 3rd place with a time of 3:08.35.3 hours.
In the mixed category, the trend was interrupted on the last day. With a time of 1:59.50.4 hours, the Strassacker 3/radsport-news.com team of Jael Heinrich and Jonas Kahler secured victory today, closely followed by the Hypertech pb Castelli team of Francesco Visconti and Chiara Doni with a time of 1:59.55.3 hours. Philipp and Laura Tibitanzl from Team greybee took 3rd place. They needed 2:00.53.7 h for the final stage.
The fastest riders of the TOUR Transalp 2022
Team ranking:
Gentlemen:
- Team Strassacker 2/radsport-news.com (Benjamin Witt and Philip Peitzmeier) Time: 19:47.35,2 h
- Stipbike Racing Team (Erik Franssen and Stefan Verhaaf) Time: 19:51.15,5 h
- Prologue cycling wear Racing Team (Hans and Johannes Miggenrieder) 21:41.32.4 h
Ladies:
- Team Karfoffelclub (Kerstin Kaiser and Luisa Zimmermann) Time: 28:53.44,4 h
- TSV Karlstadt girls (Carmen Krebs and Karina Steffan) time: 33:26.53,6 h
- Genussschnecken (Gitte Fernau and Petra Marton) Time: 34:02.01,2 h
Mixed:
- Team Hypertech pb Castelli (Francesco Visconti and Chiara Doni) Time: 21:13.51,3 h
- drahtesel-lützelbach.de (Tina Büttner and Johannes Wagner) Time: 21:59.16,1 h
- Team greybee (Philipp and Laura Tibitanzl) Time: 22:27.13,4 h
Individual classification:
Gentlemen:
- Kenny Nijssen - Time: 19:03.32,3 h
- Igor Frolov - Time: 19:12.22,5 h
- Piero Lorenzini - Time: 19:24.17,1 h
Ladies:
- Catherine Rossmann - Time: 21:52.28,9 h
- Julia Jedelhauser - Time: 22:34.32,3 h
- Barbara Rieger - Time: 23:55.39,2 h
After the two-year forced break due to the pandemic, the several hundred participants and all the organisers and helpers were delighted. The two winners in the men's category from Team Strassacker 2/radsportnews.com also spoke enthusiastically about the great sense of community and the fair fighting spirit of the participants. "When we crashed yesterday, the Stipbike Racing Team was waiting for us. That really is great sportsmanship," said the two overall winners full of enthusiasm.
We can look back on a successful, atmospheric and collectively fantastic TOUR Transalp 2022. But first of all, it's time for this year's participants to celebrate their great achievement and let the unforgettable impressions sink in.
Further information and all results can be found at: https://tour-transalp.de
