Wörthersee Gravel Race

Date
Sunday 06.04.2025
Distances
85 - 140 km
City
Velden am Worthersee
Country
Austria
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The Wörthersee Gravel Race premiere in 2024 was a huge success. After two months, the event was sold out, and the iconic German Racer Caroline Schiff stated in her podcast AUTSAID that it was the best-organized gravel race in Europe that she had ever taken part in. 

Course

The course is designed on the south side of Velden am Worthersee and the lake on a 70km course which has to be done twice by all young categories.  There is another smaller 15km lap that is added for the men over 60 and women over 50 as qualifier distance for their total race distance of 85km (one big loop, one small loop). Start and finish are located in the city center of Velden am Worthersee at the Seecorso with a nice view on the lake.  The first 6km are on paved roads slightly going up for the first 3km leaving town.  A major part of the course is designed at the borders of the Drau river and the connecting channel.  There are two major climbs each lap with a first one after 20km and a second one towards the final after 60km each loop.

140km

85km (M60+, W50+)

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Profile

Each lap has 725m of elevation which results in a total of 969m of climbing for the older categories doing one and a half laps while the younger categories have 1550m of elevation.

Start and finish at the lake are at the lowest point of the course at 450m above sea level.  The highest point on course is  reached after 20km on every lap at an altitude of 620m above sea.

WORTHERSEE

The Wörthersee lake in southern Austria is located in between the cities of Klagenfurt and Villach at only 15km from the Slovenian border.  The lake area in Austrian Carinthia is a famous holiday destination in both summer and winter time with focus on outdoor sport (hiking, biking, swimming, golf, …) but also on wellness and lifestyle.  The Pyramidenkogel is the world’s highest wooden lookout tower and has the highest slide in Europe.

The area with Velden, Pörtschach and Krumpendorf on the north shore and the lake valley Keutschach on the south side as biggest destinations has a calendar of activities all year round.

For more information : https://www.woerthersee.com/en/