Two stage wins, a double podium in the overall classification, and victory in the team classification – the professional cycling team BIKE AID from Saarland returns from the Tour of Iran with a resounding sporting success. But as significant as these results are, the true heart of this journey was something far more valuable: connection, openness, and the power of sport to build bridges between worlds.
The Tour of Türkiye is a major national sporting event, broadcast live on TV around the world. A UCI ProSeries race, just one level below the Tour de France. Team BIKE AID was right in the thick of it, racing alongside the top WorldTour teams. For the fourth year in a row, BIKE AID had the privilege of taking part in this incredible event.
Laurenz Fritsch from Freiburg joined us at the Tour du Rwanda and created a short film — his first project in this field. Laurenz aims to establish himself as a filmmaker. With limited resources and the unique perspective from the passenger seat of the team car, he managed to capture authentic moments and an incredibly moving atmosphere.
February 14, 2025 – Stage 6 of the Tour of Algeria. For five consecutive days, Milkias Maekele sprints his heart out, landing on the podium each time. Four times second place. But the win? Still missing.
With a stunning performance at this year’s Tour of Hellas (UCI 2.1), Anton Schiffer has claimed another major success for Team BIKE AID: 2nd place overall at Greece’s official stage race, which featured a strong international field including several WorldTour teams.
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Cholet – 765 kilometers from Blieskastel, near Nantes in Brittany. This is where the Cholet Agglo Tour took place, a prestigious race in the Coupe de France Cycliste Professionnelle, featuring all French Tour de France teams. Once again, Team BIKE AID made an impressive mark.
These are the sporting headlines for the perfect start to the season. Exactly what a professional cycling team hopes for. But focusing only on the athletic results wouldn’t do justice to the bigger picture. A Report far beyond sports.
Dániyal Matthews has made cycling history: He won the South African Elite Road Championships, securing not only the national title but also making a powerful statement. He is the first person of color to win this championship in South Africa – a truly historic moment.
Cycling has evolved more in training methodology and control in recent years than ever before. A true revolution driven by modern technologies like AI, data analysis, and mobile measurement devices. Blood sugar, muscle oxygen saturation, spirometry, body temperature, heart rate variability, lactate levels – what was once reserved for scientific institutions is now affordable and accessible to ambitious athletes.
To win bike races, we constantly have to reinvent ourselves. Our athletes adapt their training to the latest sports science findings, and we continuously optimize every detail of our team bikes.
The second stage of the Deutschland Tour, from Heilbronn to Schwäbisch Gmünd, was a complete success for the Saarland-based team. On a challenging, hilly course, Eritrean Dawit Yemane made it into the decisive breakaway group, collected mountain points, and took the lead in the mountain classification.
Let‘s welcome Yoel Habteab to our team, a promising young talent from Eritrea. It always fills us with pride to include a young rider from this cycling enthusiast country in our team and accompany him on his journey.
As the year draws to a close, we look back on one last spectacular race of the season. Against WorldTour competition, BIKE AID took home several jerseys and also caused a stir on TV.
Filmmaker Lukas Wagner accompanied our team at this year's Tour du Rwanda in Africa and took a deeper look at African cycling. A documentary worth seeing, broadcasted on Swiss television and NZZ Format.
