Jonas Spöring

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Jonas Spöring is responsible for guiding individual Ride Camps at Ride. Previously, he was responsible for Ride's tourism projects in a permanent position. As an active mountain bike guide, he knows the needs of bikers, organizers and hoteliers from everyday life. Spöring regularly guides guests on the best trails in the Alps as part of Ride Camps and other offers. In addition to his guiding activities, he is also one of the route authors for Ride's large tour database.

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Bahnentour Aletsch Märjelen Fieschergletscher

Mini-Bahnentour Aletsch

The Mini Bahnentour Aletsch is the little sister of the Bahnentour Aletsch and rides along four of the best trail descents in the Aletsch Arena. From Märjelen via Martisberg, Bettmerhorn and Goppisberg to the final descent via Ried-Mörel, the route adds up to almost 6000 Elevation loss, with only 460 vertical meters to be climbed under your own steam.

Bahnentour Aletsch Wallis Aletschgletscher

Bettmerhorn

The Bettmerhorn mountain station is the highest point in the Aletsch Arena that mountain bikers can reach by cable car. The longest descent of the Aletsch Bahnentour, with almost 2000 Elevation loss, starts from here and can also be incorporated into an extremely rewarding enduro tour from Mörel.

Buy a new bike at auction and do good for Swiss mountain bikers at the same time

Between December 5 and 12, 2023, IMBA Switzerland and Santa Cruz will be auctioning off a mountain bike for a good cause. The proceeds from the auction will go towards promoting recreational mountain biking in Switzerland. This is what IMBA Switzerland is committed to as a non-profit organization.

Fatbiken auf Pischa mit Bike Academy Davos

The best winter fun for mountain bikers

The trails in the Alps are in hibernation. But thanks to e-fat bikes, mountain bikers in Davos can still have fun. The Bike Academy Davos offers guided tours throughout the winter season and the fat bike offer on Pischa will also be in operation from Christmas.

Lakeland 200 Neil Phillips Canyon Lux Trail

An adventure documentary, a record attempt as a bike test and ergonomics for kids

While the adventure documentary with Kilian Bron rides through South America to Fuego, Neil Phillips attempts a record-breaking 210-kilometer ride in the Lake District of Great Britain on the new Canyon Lux Trail. The ergonomics specialists at SQlab have taken to heart the insight that suitable saddles, grips and handlebars also increase riding fun for children.

Kilian Bron makes South America unsafe

On a journey through the South American countries of Guatemala, Peru and Bolivia, the documentary "Fuego" shows impressive images, spiced up with the driving skills of Kilian Bron.

Ergonomics for the next generation of bikers

The ergonomics specialists at SQlab are launching the Kids Line, a product range specifically for young cyclists. The range includes saddles in two different widths as well as handlebars and grips. The products for children offer the same ergonomic advantages that SQlab provides for adults.

Perhaps the toughest bike test over 210 kilometers and 6000 vertical meters

With the Lux Trail, Canyon has created a mountain bike for off-road adventures in the endurance sector. So for people like the British Neil Phillips from Cornwall, who is aiming to set a new record on his bike on the 210-kilometre, 6000-metre route of the Lakeland 200 in the Lake District in Great Britain.

Stoll celebrates the opening of the branch in Prättigau

Thanks to the Küblis branch, Bike-Schmiede Stoll now offers the opportunity to pick up exclusive and customized bikes directly on the way to the mountain bike weekend. To mark the inauguration of the second location, an opening event will be held on October 28 and 29 with group rides followed by an aperitif. In addition, guided tours through the in-house carbon museum will give visitors a glimpse into the creation of the high-quality carbon fiber frames.

Bike Kingdom Lenzerheide Saisonstart 2023

The Bike Kingdom Lenzerheide wants to be ennobled

The mountain bike season in the Bike Kingdom is in its final spurt, but most bike riders will still remember their experiences. The Bike Kingdom Lenzerheide is interested in these experiences and is offering attractive prizes as a reward for taking part in this year's survey.

Val da Cam

The combination of the well-known mule track over the Septimer Pass with the lonely Val da Cam results in a rewarding, but quite challenging mountain bike tour from Bivio to Bergell.

Julier-Umrundung

The name Julier is probably known primarily from the ride over the road pass. Much more impressive is the three-thousand-metre peak of the same name, Piz Julier, which can be almost completely circumnavigated by mountain bike on single trails.

Montioni

The Parco di Montioni is a nature park in the hinterland of Follonica in Tuscany. Countless single trails ride in a maze through the dense scrubland and form the basis for a first-class trail tour.

Trail-Unterhalt Patagonia x Vast Aletsch Arena

Patagonia lends a hand with trail maintenance

In its efforts to reduce the impact of today's lifestyle on nature, clothing manufacturer Patagonia is making progress. Retailers are also directly involved, recently receiving practical lessons in trail maintenance in the Aletsch Arena and picking up shovels and picks themselves.

Matterhorn ascent by bike in the Ride Check

Climbing the Matterhorn is on the bucket list of many people. Sandro Schmid has decided to combine it with the challenging mountain bike tour to the Hörnlihütte in Ride Check Zermatt. An experience with some challenges.

Bike Kingdom Test Ride Lenzerheide Trek Slash Gen6

The test ride for a well-considered bike purchase

Who wants to buy a new mountain bike like a pig in a poke? That's why the Bike Kingdom Test Ride is taking place in Lenzerheide from September 8 to 10, 2023. Over 40 bike brands will be on site with their latest models, including recently presented bikes such as the Trek Slash, which will be available in the Epic Shop in the Lenzerheide area.

Melchsee-Hasliberg Ride Check Sandro Schmid

Impressive - the longest single trail in Switzerland in the Ride Check

The tour from Melchsee-Frutt to Hasliberg and on to Giswil is one of the best you can ride on a mountain bike and is said to include the longest single trail in Switzerland. In the Ride Check, Sandro Schmid is soon blown away by the panorama and he is also "highly stoked by the trails."

E-MTB-Route S-chanf – Chaschauna-Pass Engadin

Uphill flow from the Engadin to the Chaschauna Pass

René Wildhaber and Oli Dorn sought out the feeling of uphill flow together with local Thomas Brunner on the Chaschauna trail. To mark the launch of the new e-mountainbike route from S-chanf in the Engadin to the Chaschauna Pass, the three of them went uphill and downhill and had a lot of fun on the trail.

Everything for women in Lenzerheide

As part of Switzerland Tourism's "100 percent women" campaign, two four-day bike camps for women will take place in Lenzerheide from September 10 to 17, 2023. The offer is aimed at female e-mountain bikers or those who want to become one. The program includes riding technique courses and tours led by female bike guides as well as side events.

Sänder-Trail

The Sänder Trail near Beromünster is the first official trail in the Seetal, Wynetal and Sempachersee region. From Beromünster, it can be incorporated into a mountain bike tour over the Blosenberg, which is particularly rewarding in terms of the views.

Heruhubel

The Heruhubel is an inconspicuous elevation with the best view of the Rhone Valley, located above Jeizinen at the entrance to the Lötschental. Thanks to the small mountain railroad from Gampel to Jeizinen, around half of the sometimes steep ascent can be easily covered. The tour is also ideal in combination with the well-known trails near Jeizinen.

Torrenthorn

At 2998 meters above sea level, the Torrenthorn scratches the three-thousand-metre mark and is relatively easy to reach from the mountain station of the Torrent cable car. In combination with the first part of the well-known Torrent Trail and the descent via Guttet to Leuk, you can combine a rewarding mountain bike tour with a summit ascent.

Vertragsunterzeichnung Swiss Epic Graubünden 2024 bis 2026

Swiss Epic stays in Graubünden for another three years

The Swiss Epic multi-day MTB race will continue to be held in Graubünden for the next three years. Davos Klosters will remain the stage location for the five-day competition, supplemented by La Punt in the Upper Engadine. The next edition of the "Spar Swiss Epic" is scheduled for August 21-24, 2024.

Waldbrand Riederwald Aletsch Arena Wallis

Fire in the Aletsch region extinguished - hardly any more trails closed

The forest fire in the Aletsch region above Bitsch in the canton of Valais has left visible traces. Numerous trails on the Riederhorn are still closed at the beginning of August, but the closed area has been significantly reduced. Mountain bikers are hardly affected in their tour planning; for example, the descent from Riederalp is once again possible on the Aletsch circular tour from the Ride tour database, as is the Stoneman Glaciara route.

Fiescher Frühlings-Trails

The sunny slopes below Bettmeralp and Fiescheralp are usually dry and free of snow early in spring. In combination with some attractive trails on the opposite side of the valley and the use of the mountain railroad to Bettmeralp, you can ride a rewarding trail tour with plenty of Elevation loss.

Family Bike Vibes Arosa 2023 Bike Kingdom

The Family Bike Vibes Arosa impress with lots of trail fun and adventure

The third edition of the Family Bike Vibes took place in Arosa on the weekend of August 4-6, 2023. With over 150 enthusiastic parents and children, the number of participants was once again higher than the previous year. Despite the rainy weather, the organizers can look back on a successful bike weekend in the family destination of Arosa.

Fiescheralp Enduro-Tour

With the start on the Fiescheralp and subsequent descent to Fiesch, the Märjelen tour known from the Stoneman Glaciara can be turned into a rewarding and attractive enduro tour in terms of both riding technique and scenery.

Little bikers twice as big in the Bike Kingdom

In the kingdom of mountain bikers, the focus this weekend is on the smallest bike festival and young bikers with their families. While the Family Bike Vibes in Arosa will be a hive of activity from Friday to Sunday, the smallest bike festival in Parpan will be a more leisurely affair on Friday and Saturday.

The legendary Davos ski run comes under the wheels in the Ride-Check

As a ski run, the descent from Weissfluhjoch above Davos to Küblis in Prättigau enjoys legendary status. It is one of the longest descents that is also available for mountain bikers as the Duranna Run in summer. In the Ride Check, Sandro Schmid puts the route under his tires and is blown away by the scenery and the trails.

Castiglione Trails

The coastal town of Castiglione della Pescaia in southern Tuscany lies between the sea, a lagoon and the hills directly behind it. On these partially wooded slopes, locals maintain the now numerous, stony-sandy trails by hand. The attractive trail tour with two of these trails offers a rather rare panorama for Tuscany and can be ridden all year round.

Cala Violina

Cala Violina is considered one of the most beautiful bays in Italy, but is also located at the foot of a range of hills with seemingly paradisiacal single trails. The trail area just south of Follonica in Tuscany has therefore been well-known for years and the trails are usually well maintained.

Monte Argentario Nord

On the north side of Monte Argentario, there are numerous single trails, some of which are quite challenging. The combination of these results in a rewarding trail tour with three descents, whereby the asphalt road is usually used for the ascents.

Madonnina

The combination of the Madonnina and Senal trails on Monte Argentario is a must-do mountain bike route in southern Tuscany. The trails wind their way through the dense maquis and the Senal Trail rides for more than two kilometers through a small gorge. Littered with natural berms, small jumps and rocky sections, it guarantees riding fun and forms the basis for a not too demanding single trail tour.

Monte Argentario Supertrail-Tour

On the Monte Argentario peninsula, most of the trails ride downhill to the north and east. However, a technically demanding single trail, which is also first-class due to the view, runs along a ridge to the south and forms the basis for this super tour.

Massa Marittima Klassiker-Tour

The region around Massa Marittima in Tuscany has been a singletrail paradise for over thirty years. Numerous trail classics such as Canyon, Castello Diruto or Pesta can be combined into a first-class tour with short climbs and descents, but an enormous amount of singletrack.

Raifte

The tour to Alp Raifte and the Merezebach valley in Goms combines moderately technically challenging but extremely rewarding trails. The ascents are all on well-maintained alpine roads and paths, while flowing single trails downhill are great fun to ride.

Haute Route Goms

Almost all of the Haute Route Goms is at over 2500 m above sea level in high alpine terrain. Accordingly, the majority of the six ascents in total have to be completed by pushing or carrying. The descents are of the challenging variety, but almost all of them are rideable. The highlight, in addition to the impressive views throughout the tour, comes at the end with the 1400-metre descent. This turns into flow fireworks on the lower 1000 vertical meters down to the Goms valley floor.

Honegga

Leaving the trails of the Bellwald bike park in Upper Valais, you will find a challenging and long singletrail descent to the village of Selkingen in Goms. Thanks to the chairlift, there are only 200 meters of altitude difference to get to the start of the almost 1500-meter descent.

Grand Tour Happening with electricity and culinary delights

The makers of the E-MTB Grand Tour are taking the Lower Engadin as a place of longing as an opportunity to organize a happening for e-mountain bikers with first-class trails and unusual cuisine from their Funky Kitchen truck. The event will take place from Friday, September 15 to Sunday, September 17, 2023 in and around Scuol. The program includes guided tours at various levels of difficulty, a night-time descent on Saturday evening as well as bike tests and live music.

Ines Thoma Bike-Workshop Jugendherberge Valbella-Lenzerheide

Tips and tricks from mountain bike pro Ines Thoma

With a backpack full of racing experience, Ines Thoma will be showing advanced female mountain bikers tips and tricks on the trail during the five-day bike workshop in Lenzerheide from October 9 to 13, 2023. The experience is complemented by yoga sessions, with a choice of single, double or four-bed rooms for overnight stays at Valbella-Lenzerheide Youth Hostel.

A short film shows the joy of two-wheeling

With an action-packed short film by producer Sven Wedekind, the organizers of Cycle Week look back on the 2023 edition and announce the date of the next event. Switzerland's largest two-wheeler event will take place in Zurich from May 23 to 26, 2024. The tried-and-tested program will be further expanded at both the Europaallee and Brunau locations.

This is the summit - four-thousand-meter peak conquest by mountain bike

At 4,153 meters above sea level, the Bishorn is probably one of the highest Alpine peaks ever conquered on a mountain bike. David Nüesch and Sandro Schmid were recently on the four-thousand-meter peak in the Valais Alps and captured their summit attempt on video with impressive images. Really worth seeing.

Olten-Umrundung

The city of Olten on the southern foot of the Jura can be circumnavigated on an attractive mountain bike tour with four first-class singletrail descents. The Engelberg in the south-east, the Froburg in the north, the Homberg in the north-west and the highlight with the descent from the Born to Olten city center at the very end are the ingredients for this city bypass.

Ride Check Sandro Schmid Rosengarten-Umrundung Dolomiten

Dolomites Rosengarten pushes Sandro Schmid to the limit in the Ride Check

For the video series "Ride Check", mountain biker Sandro Schmid took on the epic Rosengarten circuit in the Dolomites and was left breathless by more than just the impressive landscape.

No more foreplay, the Bike Kingdom is riding high

The mountain railroads in the Bike Kingdom Lenzerheide will start daily operations on Saturday, July 1, 2023. All facilities in summer operation with bike transport will be available. However, at higher altitudes, particularly on the Parpaner Rothorn, some trails are still under snowfields.

Ikarus Wohnwagen Aussenansicht mit ausgefahrenem Bett

Here comes the next-level camper for modern nomads

The Ikarus caravan is a mobile home with balcony, office and open-air bedroom all in one. The stylish trailer is built almost entirely from natural materials and therefore offers a living environment that has never been seen before in campers.

Some new features at the start of the season in the Engadin

The Biketest Happening is the traditional start to the bike season in the Engadin. On the weekend of June 24 and 25, 2023, numerous mountain bikes will be available for testing at the valley station of the Marguns cable car in Celerina. Former bike pro Oli Dorn will also be riding the local trails for the three different groups "Kids, Flow Trail and Singletrail" for riding technique courses.

The stagecoach is now available for mountain bikers

Crossing the Gotthard Pass by stagecoach - this adventurous undertaking was recorded almost two hundred years ago. Today, comfortable Postbuses ride over all the Alpine passes in the Gotthard region. At the Ride Camp from July 14 to 16, 2023, there will even be a convertible Postbus with trailer exclusively for mountain bikers.

Off to the great trail classics of Val Müstair

The thoroughbred mountain biker Nicole Tschenett knows Val Müstair like no other. Together with her guide colleague Jasmin Egli from Samnaun, she will be showing a maximum of 14 female mountain bikers the best trails between the Ofen Pass, Stilfserjoch and the nearby Vinschgau Valley from July 14 to 16, 2023. There are still a few places available for the exclusive "Girlscamp".

Froburg – Homberg – Born

The trails on the hills to the north and east of the city of Olten can be incorporated into a first-class mountain bike tour. All three descents deserve the title of rewarding, with the highlight coming at the very end with the descent from Born to Olten city center.

Hauenstein Kreten-Trails

The Hauenstein is one of the transitions from the Olten area over the southernmost Jura hills to the north. Narrow paths run over the ridges of the Ifleterberg and Dottenberg, which, in combination with the descent from the Froburg, make for a first-class and technically challenging singletrail route.

Film Bike Hard Tom Oehler Davos Klosters

Yippie-Ya-Yay - Davos kicks off the summer season with Tom Oehler

Davos Klosters is launching the 2023 mountain bike season with the film "Bike Hard", which starts with the opening of the mountain railroads on Jakobshorn on June 3, 2023. Trials mountain biker Tom Oehler is the main character in the film. He is the destination's new bike ambassador and seems to have a lot of fun on the single trails in Davos.

The bike revolution spreads to Davos

The first edition of the "ÖKK Bike Revolution" competition and event series will take place in Davos from July 7 to 9, 2023. In addition to first-class race formats for top and amateur athletes, the various routes of the Gusto Rides offer the opportunity to discover the highlights of the destinations without the pressure of competition and also enjoy culinary highlights.

Populonia Enduro Extended

North of the port city of Piombino lies the peninsula around Populonia, an ancient town above the Golfo di Baratti. Numerous attractive trails lead from the 300-metre-high hills to the sea, and this extended tour summarizes the best of these descents. The stony ground makes the trails a little rough, but thanks to the mild climate, they can usually be ridden all year round.

Populonia Enduro

The port town of Piombino is located on the south side of the peninsula around Populonia, an ancient town above the Golfo di Baratti. Numerous trails maintained by local mountain bikers lead from the 300-metre-high hills to the sea and offer the opportunity for short but crisp descents. Thanks to the mild climate and stony ground, the trails can usually be ridden all year round.

Populonia Trail-Tour

Between the port city of Piombino and San Vincenzo lies Populonia, an ancient town above the Golfo di Baratti. Today, the peninsula offers countless trails that are maintained by local mountain bikers. Starting at the Golfo di Baratti, with the pine trees familiar from advertising images, you can combine a first-class trail tour with a good dose of sightseeing.

Monte d’Alma Trail-Tour

The range of hills south of the seaside resort of Follonica in Tuscany is popular with enduro riders, but the single trails can also be combined into an attractive and extensive trail circuit. With the exception of a few climbs, you will be riding exclusively on trails.

Campiglia Marittima Trail-Looping

In the hinterland of Piombino and San Vincenzo lies the village of Campiglia Marittima, slightly elevated. At the foot of Monte Calvi, local mountain bikers have created a varied network of trails in recent years. Four different trails can be combined as loops to create a tour with very fun single trails.

Monte Calvi

At the foot of Monte Calvi lies the village of Campiglia Marittima in the hinterland of Piombino and San Vincenzo. In recent years, local mountain bikers have created a varied network of trails here that can be integrated into the tour to the summit of Monte Calvi.

Monte Arsenti Enduro-Quartett

Monte Arsenti is one of the hills near Massa Marittima and probably has the highest density of trails in Tuscany. Over ten partially built trails ride down in all directions from the viewpoint at the highest point. The quartet of El Niño, Scopine, Bonatto and Rock 'n' Roll Queen form a selection of the four most rewarding descents.

Note: This content has been automatically translated from German. Please report any incorrect translations.

Jonas Spöring | Ride MTB