2008 Ramstein MTB Race
Rodenbach, Germany
20 July

U.S. Forces Europe Event Results
Complete German/American Event Results
Photos (May not be accessible from a government computer. if you have photos to add, please send.)

SEE 18 JULY UPDATES BELOW......

ALL ON-SITE FEES WILL BE IN EUROS -- U.S. DOLLARS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!!

This race is a German/American event in cooperation with the Rodenbach Cycling Club. Unfortunately, the official race site has not yet been posted with an English version. This site has been created as an interim solution with links to the German site. If/when the English version of the official site is published, the information posted will take precedence over that found here.

Official Race Site

Eligibility for the U.S. Forces Europe portion of the event: U.S. ID-card holders assigned to Europe or TDY to Europe for 30 days or more and NATO ID-card holders with US installation access cards. Please inquire about specific eligibility rules if you need clarification.

All participants are registered into the main German event and are eligible for prizes in this event. Those eligible in the U.S. Forces Europe Series will be separated out for awards in this division as well.

Location: The event is held in the town of Rodenbach, only 5km from Ramstein AB. Start and Finish is at the Turnhalle on Turnerstrasse (near the fire station). There will be signs directing participants to this location throughout the town on race day.

For GPS users, address is: Turnerstrasse 5, 67688 Rodenbach

Course Profile

Online Registration(UPDATE - The online registration has been removed by race organizers. For U.S. Forces Europe race participants, it will be possible to register on-site for the preregistration price of Euro 12)

Complete Rules (only in German but we've translated most everything to this page)

Helmets are mandatory!

Categories:
Men's Open
Men's Senior (30-39)
Men's Masters (40+)
Women's Open
(The German club will also hold kids events and Americans are welcome to participate)

Entry Fee:
Euro 12 if preregistered by 12 July
(UPDATE - The online registration has been removed by race organizers. For U.S. Forces Europe race participants, it will be possible to register on-site for the preregistration price of Euro 12)
Euro 17 for on-site registration
Entry fee includes an event t-shirt
(kids up to 15 years old - Euro 3 and includes a certificate and bratwurst)

Distances:
4.5km - kids categories (ages 6-12 -- birth years 1996-2002)
10km (1 lap) - U15 (Under 15 - birth years 1994-1995)
20km (2 laps) - U17 (birth years 1992-1993), U19 (birth years 1990-1991) and all women's categories
30km (3 laps) - All adult men's categories

Schedule:
0800-0945 - on-site registration and number pickup
1000 - start of kids races
1045 - start of the adult races in order of race number, three riders at a time will start. These groups of three riders will start one minute apart.
1130 - awards for kids
1400 - finish of adult races
Awards will follow!

Awards: Awards will be presented to the top three in each category for U.S. Forces Europe categories.