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Rad am Ring
Nürburgring, Nurburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Preparing for Rad am Ring 2027?
Race day is Fri 23 Jul 2027, in 298 days. Counted back from that date, a two-week taper would start on Mon 12 Jul 2027; the planner lays out base, build and peak from the day you set it. The taper is the one phase with a meta-analysed optimum: about two weeks, training volume cut by 41 to 60 percent, intensity and frequency kept (Bosquet et al. 2007). A standard structure, not a training plan and not medical advice.
Training calendar: a Monday check-in until race day, plus the taper date and race week.Google CalendarApple / Outlook.ics
About the event (2027 edition)
Rad am Ring is a three-day cycling festival on the Nürburgring circuit in the Eifel, Germany, which the organiser sums up as three days, one night and 16 disciplines, demanding yet attractive for hobby riders as well as ambitious athletes. According to the organiser, for 22 years the Nürburgring has turned into Germany's largest cycling festival on one July weekend, bringing together solo riders and teams, professionals and families, e-bikes and gravel machines on the same legendary asphalt. The flagship discipline is the 24-hour race, scored for solo riders and for teams of two, four or eight, on a 26 km lap that joins the Nordschleife to the modern Grand Prix arena through the paddock. Around it come the Jedermann road races over 75 and 150 km, a 22 km individual time trial on the Nordschleife with 500 m of climbing, a gravel race along the Nordschleife and a kids' race. The Nordschleife is the track Jackie Stewart nicknamed the Green Hell in the 1970s. The next edition runs from 23 to 25 July 2027, with online registration opening on 8 October 2026.
Three-day amateur cycling festival held at the Nürburgring circuit in the Eifel from 23 to 25 July 2027. The programme includes 24-hour road and mountain-bike races, a 75 km mass-participation road race, a 22 km time trial on the Nordschleife and a gravel race, open to solo riders and teams. Entries are taken on the official Rad am Ring website.
Practical answers (2027 edition)
- When does registration for Rad am Ring 2027 open, and where?
- The organiser announced on 4 September 2026 that the next edition runs from 23 to 25 July 2027 and that online registration opens on 8 October 2026. Entries go through the Datasport registration service: the discipline pages on radamring.de link their 'Anmeldeinformationen' to datasport.de/anmeldeservice/radamring2027, while on 28 September 2026 the 'Jetzt anmelden' buttons still pointed to the 2026 service. The weekend itself opens on Friday 23 July 2027 at 16:00 with race-pack collection at the participant centre. The 2026 edition drew a record 12,152 participants, and the contract with the Nürburgring has been extended to 2031.
- How much does Rad am Ring 2027 cost?
- Fees are set out in section 21 of the terms and conditions and include a 30 percent service fee. 24-hour race: solo rider with pitch 240 € until 30 November 2026, 260 € until 23 July 2027, 360 € on site (with pit box 270 / 300 / 400 €); 8-rider team with pit box 1,600 / 1,650 / 1,750 €. Jedermann road race, 75 km or 150 km: 80 € until 31 January 2027, 85 € until 30 June 2027, 90 € until 23 July 2027, 100 € from 24 July 2027. 22 km time trial: 50 / 60 / 70 / 75 € over the same bands. Gravel race: 50 km 65 / 70 / 75 / 85 €, 100 km 80 / 85 / 90 / 100 €. Touring ride (touristisch): 26 € until 30 June 2027, 29 € until 23 July, 31 € on site. Kids Race: 5 €. Withdrawal up to 60 days before the event (90 days for the 24-hour race) is refunded minus a processing fee of 15 € for the Jedermann, time trial and gravel races (10 € for the touring ride); later withdrawals and no-shows are not refunded.
- What is the Rad am Ring 2027 timetable, and how hard are the courses?
- The published 2027 schedule: Friday 23 July, race packs at the participant centre (pit boxes 18 to 21) from 16:00 to 22:00, and the 22 km time trial on the Nordschleife from 20:00 (150 places, over 500 m of climbing, riders off at 20-second intervals from a ramp in the Expo); Saturday 24 July, packs from 07:00, 150 km Jedermann race at 12:20 and 75 km at 12:25 (24.4 km lap with about 560 m of climbing, about 1,680 m for 75 km and 3,360 m for 150 km), gravel races at 12:10 (125 km), 12:12 (100 km) and 12:15 (50 km), with time limits of 4h30 for 100 km and 6h00 for 125 km and none for 50 km, and the 24-hour race at 12:35; the timetable marks these four starts as updated, with the earlier times of 14:00 to 14:40 struck through; Sunday 25 July, 24-hour finish between 12:15 and 13:30, its prize-giving at 14:35, and the Bundesliga race finishing from 15:38.
- How do I get to Rad am Ring and park, and can spectators come?
- Enter 53520 Nürburg (Otto-Flimm-Strasse) in the sat-nav; from Trier or Luxembourg take the A48 to the Ulmen exit, then the B257. Public transport is not recommended. Car park A7 is open to all participants for a flat 10 € covering Friday to Sunday, paid once at entry or exit. Riders who only collect their pack on Friday may park free on car park A8 from 16:00 until it closes at 22:00. 24-hour riders and teams receive paddock entry passes by e-mail. Spectators and companions have free access almost everywhere: the organiser states the event is free of charge and barrier-free, and lists viewing points at Breidscheid, Brünnchen and Pflanzgarten.