Besides several auctions for entry spots held by our service partners and sponsors, there is also another chance of fulfilling the dream of a Transalp participation this year – and this for free! more »

Like the last years, all participants of the 2010 CRAFT BIKE TRANSALP powered by NISSAN can rely on the relaxing massage sessions offered by the PROFELAN Physio team.
Carsten Stein and his crew of ten professional physiotherapists will take care of sore legs in order to make the muscles fit again for the next challenges. For further information and the prices check here »

After an auction is before an auction! While a few entry spots for the CRAFT BIKE TRANSALP powered by NISSAN have been auctioned online, our service partner Maxxis also decided to offer its team spot for the 13th edition of the world-wide famous mountain bike stage race on Ebay.

The auction proceeds come in useful to WingsForLife.

In addition, the highest bidder can look forward to another plus. Both team riders will be equipped with Maxxis tyres.

The auction starts today at 7:44:52 PM and ends Sunday, March 21st, at 7:44 PM.

Click here to check out the auction!

Just a few months prior the 13th CRAFT BIKE TRANSALP powered by NISSAN, which will lead this year from July 17th to 24th from Fuessen (GER) to Riva del Garda (ITA), kicks off, corratec has taken over a service partner sponsorship. Thus, another well-known bike brand joins the pool of top partners. more »

The CRAFT BIKE TRANSALP powered by NISSAN: for some it’s simply the world’s hardest mountain bike stage race, for others it’s an impressive nature experience with like-minded people. Although the motivation for taking part varies from rider to rider, all share the same in the end: an emotional roller coaster when catching a first glimpse of Lake Garda. more »

We received some great news from Switzerland! Nationalpark Bike-Marathon just decided to pass on sending an own team to the 2010 CRAFT BIKE TRANSALP powered by NISSAN crown. They rather changed their mind and came up with the idea to auction their entry spot off – for the benefit of their volunteers. more »

If you ever wanted to experience the biggest mountain bike circuit of the Alps you should start thinking of timing a longer stop in Imst-Gurgltal. The famous Bike Trail Tirol crosses the finish town of the 2010 CRAFT BIKE TRANSALP powered by NISSAN’s first stage three times. But the bike affine region in the Tyrolean upper land has more to offer. more »

German Motorhome Rentals – DRM - thanks all bidders of the auction for their available entry spot!

The auction brought a marvellous maximum of € 1109.80. The highest bid came from an Italian team, which now kind of rides for charity. The proceeds go to the earthquake victims in Haiti!

Markley Anderson and Paul Loete – a portrait
They have the “Rockies” in their own country but anyway they are dreaming of crossing the Alps. Team Crank with Markley Anderson and Paul Loete is the only real American team accepting the Transalp challenge this summer. more »

If you were unluckey by getting a slot for the Craft-bike-Transalp, here is the last opportunety to get one!
Our official partner, German Motorhomes Rentals - DRM - gives it´s Startingpermission for auction and donates the money for Charity.
The auction will start at January 29th at 12:00am CET.
The benefit goes to the victims of the horrible earthquake in Haiti.

Here the link to the auction.


The Team of DRM wishes good luck on bidding and looks forwar to a huge sum of donation!

The CRAFT BIKE TRANSALP 2010 powered by NISSAN is known to be one of the hardest mountain bike stage races of the world. The route leads across the Alpes – all together around 600 kilometres. The team “Lernen furs Leben” is ready to fight very hard for each kilometre, because each one brings hard cash for an aid project in Africa. more »

The Happy New Year kicks off with some good news for all participants of the 2010 CRAFT BIKE TRANSALP powered by NISSAN. The starter list is online. Check all information here.

Team CRAFT – ROCKY MOUNTAIN is looking for mates
True to the motto "Love the Ride" outdoor clothing specialist CRAFT and bike brand ROCKY MOUNTAIN pool their strengths. Next year, a brand new team called CRAFT – ROCKY MOUNTAIN will enter the mountain bike circus coming up with a new concept. The squad will not only consist of pros but also of talented amateurs and hobby bikers. Due to this – the search for members has begun! more »

The 13th edition of the CRAFT BIKE TRANSALP powered by NISSAN. According to the modus 'first come, first served' the first 350 pairs will get one of the great demanded entries to this spectacular mountain bike event. Registration opens today at twelve noon (CET) through this website www.bike-transalp.de! The registration will be offline from 2:30 PM (CET) on. In addition and due to the expected massive traffic on our server no one will receive a confirmation until 4 PM (CET). Thereafter, all applicants will be informed if they have a team entry or not!

The whole organising team wishes you all the best with the registration.

In just two days it’s time to open the registration for the 13th CRAFT BIKE TRANSALP powered by NISSAN. Attached some brief information about the procedure.

On Sunday, December 6th, 2009, all mountain bikers who are keen to race the 2010 Transalp can register online from 12 PM on. You will find a link where all needed information on both team riders have to be filled in a mask and finally send to the organisers.

As we expect a high interest in the available spots like in the last years, we suggest registering your team as soon as possible after the registration opened in order to get one of the coveted spots.

The BIKE magazine and PLAN B wish you the best of luck.

About one week before the start of the online registration (December 6th, 2009) for the CRAFT BIKE TRANSALP powered by NISSAN the stage towns have been named. From July 17th to 24th, the 13th edition of the Transalp brings a reunion with several well-known partner towns of the older and recent past – as well as one debutant. more »

Those who have thought of Andalo, our long-time Transalp partner, as a sole summer specialist have erred. The Paganella plateau is not only famous for top mountain bike routes but also for the fact that the US-American ski team comes back every year for some training sessions. This winter, the ski resort also attracts many snow fans with two extraordinary tidbits: the World Alpine Rockfest – Paganella Ski providing a record price money of € 100.000 and a performance of Placebo as well as the Paganella Family Festival, a „white week“ with tons of special attractions for families. more »

Once again, the Transalp was a thorough success. Tyrol, one of our partners who is supporting the world’s possible most-known mountain bike stage race ever since the first edition is also hoping for to look back on a fantastic mountain bike year 2009. more »

Attention mountain bike friends!

If you are keen to enter the 2010 CRAFT BIKE TRANSALP powered by NISSAN you should mark 6th of December as a turn-up for the books as the registration for the 13th Transalp opens punctual to noon!