So they do exist, the positive news in the sporting event sector in times of Corona! A new presenting partner has been found in Allianz Versicherung Bern, General Agency Andreas Mäder, which will lend its name to the popular mass sports event for the next three years. Organizer Christian Rocha is extremely pleased about this: "It's great that we can expand last year's partnership with Allianz Versicherung. This enables us to continue developing the still young event in the long term."

The concept of the "Allianz Gravel Ride & Race Bern" will remain the same for the third year. Two different routes and therefore two different formats, the "Ride" and the "Race", will be offered. The twenty-kilometre "Ride", which has a separate finishing time for all participants instead of a ranking list, is aimed primarily at pleasure-oriented participants. The "Race", which rides over around fifty kilometers, is the more ambitious variant, which also has rankings according to license and age groups.

"Gravel is the new road"

Says organizer Christian Rocha and is convinced that the gravel sector will continue to grow rapidly in the future. Because gravel is like riding a racing bike, simply out in nature, without stress, without aggression and without the dangers of road traffic. Modern gravel bikes offer everything a cyclist's heart desires: speed and directness, combined with that off-road feeling on gravel roads and easy trails. And this is exactly what the "Allianz Gravel Ride & Race" offers with a very varied and beautifully designed route around Bern.

New communication channels and registration portal now open

With the new platform ridegravel.ch, the "Allianz Gravel Ride & Race now also has its own website and social media presence. The online registration portal was opened at the same time. There is currently no participant limit. However, in the event of stricter Covid-19 regulations, the organizers reserve the right to introduce such limits and to act according to the "first come, first served" principle.

Definitive decision in mid-September

The Radquer Bern association is well aware that it is anything but certain that the event will take place at the current time. Nevertheless, there is hope that outdoor sporting events can be held in mid-October with the necessary safety and hygiene measures in place. The final decision on whether to hold the event will be made around one month before the event in mid-September.