“Heart of the ADAC Cyclassics” a Great Success

August 17 ^th 2025 - 14:25

Around 11,000 participants experienced a top-class cycling event on Sunday across the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. In the mass-participation event, described by A.S.O. Germany Managing Director Matthias Pietsch as the “heart of the ADAC Cyclassics,” amateur cyclists enjoyed perfect conditions. Fully closed roads, well-equipped feed stations, and excellent weather created a great atmosphere on both courses.

The Cyclassics 100 started in the port of Hamburg and featured a major highlight right from the beginning: crossing the iconic Köhlbrand Bridge, before heading toward Buxtehude and then joining the route of the professionals. At the finish line on Mönckebergstraße, Alexander Steffens won the sprint in 2:29:49 hours. The fastest woman was Kristina Lichte in 2:32:17 hours.

The Cyclassics 60, which—as in previous years—started between the Outer and Inner Alster and ran through western Hamburg, also ended in a sprint finish. Nico Hörnig repeated his victory from last year in 1:17:56 hours, while Anne Sophie Scholtz crossed the line with the same lead group in 1:18:01 hours, taking the win in the women’s competition.

“Active City truly lived up to its name again today,” said Pietsch. “I saw so many participants cross the finish line with a smile. Overall, we can look very positively at the changes we introduced. We separated the two routes to ensure greater participant safety, and it worked well. This is especially clear from the fact that we had only 21 medical transports due to crashes. For an event of this size with 11,000 participants, that number is not unusual. Most importantly, we didn’t have any mass crashes, which I’m extremely happy about.”