#RANansTraining
THE PAIN PASSES, THE PRIDE REMAINS!
The Race Around Niederösterreich has developed into one of the world’s largest ultracycle races within a very short time. From Weitra, the oldest brewing town in Austria, you have to cover 600 kilometers non-stop clockwise with 6000 breath-taking meters of altitude through the varied landscape of the largest Austrian province called Niederösterreich.
The route
The RAN is the missing piece on the ultracycling calendar. As the season’s opener, this adventure race for solo starters, teams of 2 (un-/supported) or 3 is a logical addition to races such as the Race Around Austria or the Race Across America.
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What you get
Would you like to get to know the diverse landscape of Lower Niederösterreich at the unique race “Race Around Lower Austria”? Then #RANansTraining! What do you get:
- Starting place
- GPS tracker (on loan)
- Routebook (two printed copies) / gpx-file
- All required stickers for the pace car and start numbers for the bikes and riders (ATTENTION: you have to get your own reflective stickers for the bikes!)
- Changing rooms and shower facilities (depending on official requirements)
- RAN-drinking bottle for all participants
- RAN-Goodie
- Great products from our partners
- Finishline catering for competitors
- All finishers can expect a proper finish and a personalized finisher trophy
- Qualifierevent for Race Across America
Categories
There is a total of 13 categories at the Race Around Niederösterreich and four more EC categories 2025:
- EC solo female (masters and 50+)
- EC solo male (masters and 50+)
– - RAN solo female (masters and 50+)
- RAN solo male (masters and 50+)
– - RAN team of two female
- RAN team of two male
- RAN team of two mixed
– - RAN team of two female unsupported
- RAN team of two male unsupported
- RAN team of two mixed unsupported
– - RAN team of three female
- RAN team of three male
- RAN team of three mixed
Registration
COMPETITION
Solo
Team of 2 (un-/supported)
Team of 3
until Dec 31, 2025
€ 390,-
€ 590,-
€ 690,-
until Feb 28, 2026
€ 490,-
€ 690,-
€ 790,-
until Apr 18, 2026
€ 590,-
€ 790,-
€ 890,-
And now #RANansTraining and remember: the pain passes, the pride remains!
program
Thursday, May 14, 2026
- 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Pre-check-in RAN
Friday, May 15, 2026
- 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Check-in for all competitions RAN
- from 2:00 p.m. Arena with foodtrucks open
- RAN 1 (solo riders over 26 hours)
- 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Inspection of bikes/pace-cars
- 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Line-up pace cars
- 4:00 p.m. Starts RAN 1
- RAN 2 (2-person-teams unsupported over 25 hours)
- 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Inspection of bikes
- 5:00 p.m. Starts RAN 2
- RAN 3 (solo riders 22,5 to 26 hours)
- 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Inspection of bikes/pace-cars
- 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Line-up pace cars
- 5:30 p.m. Starts RAN 3
- RAN 4 (solo riders 19,5 to 22 hours)
- 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Inspection of bikes/pace-cars
- 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Line-up pace-cars
- 7:00 p.m. Starts RAN 4
- RAN 5 (2-person-teams unsupported max. 25 hours)
- 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Inspection of bikes
- 7:40 p.m. Starts RAN 5
- RAN 6 (2-person-teams)
- 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Inspection of bikes/pace-cars
- 7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Line-up pace-cars
- 8:00 p.m. Start RAN 6
- RAN 7 (3-person-teams)
- 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Inspection of bikes/pace-cars
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. Line-up pace-cars
- 8:40 p.m. Starts RAN 7
Saturday, May 16, 2026
- approx. 08:00 a.m. mandatory stopp at the hotspot in St. Aegyd am Neuwalde
- 10:00 a.m. Start RANRun and warm-up at the Arena in Weitra
- approx. 1:00 p.m. Arrival of first RAN competitor in Weitra
- 6:00 p.m – 8:00 p.m. Award ceremonies
- 10:00 p.m. Closing of the finish line
Downloads
- Rules / Conditions of participation
- Legal disclaimer
- Checklist technical acceptance
- Checklist technical acceptance unsupported
- Stickers for bikes and helmets
- Decals for the pace car
- RAN-Logo (light background), RAN-Logo (dark background)
- Route book 2025
- Cut-off times RAN
- Map of Weitra
- Direction to start
- Map last kilometer
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