Breaking news came almost on the home straight, or more precisely, around 15 hours before Böhringer reached Montreux: he collided with a car and only injured himself slightly, but his bike suffered a broken frame. He patched it up perfectly, but he didn't trust the carbon/wood composite construction to cover the rest of the distance and borrowed a private bike. A few hours later, completely exhausted and in a new record time, he rolled onto the lakeside promenade in Montreux and snapped the required finish line selfie with the bronze Freddie Mercury.

A few hours after Böhringer, the next two riders reached the finish line. Around ten more are expected to arrive on the shores of Lake Geneva over the course of Wednesday. Of particular interest is one participant at the back of the field, who has covered around 350 kilometers in the four days since the start - without a bike. Amadeus Wild is the only runner in the field and, as things stand, he will not be the last to reach Montreux, even if it will take another week or so.