The Iron Bike Race in Einsiedeln is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year from September 25–27 and is also announcing that this will be its final edition. To mark the anniversary, there will be a very special vintage category: 26-inch wheels, rigid forks, and cantilever brakes. The organizer is calling on all early-adopter bike fans to dig out their old bikes from the basement and tackle the legendary marathon one last time. After that, the Iron Bike Race will be history—for good.

The official trails on the Höhronen have been in place since summer 2022 and are intended to make the illegally shoveled trails superfluous. After one season, those involved are satisfied. But from December 1, the trails will be closed until March 31.

Central Switzerland declares itself a "bike cooperative". In recent months, however, a trail project was voted down and a newly paved path was closed to bikers. How much support do the bike cooperatives have in Central Switzerland, Thomy Vetterli?

As the OC of the BerGiBike Marathon in the canton of Fribourg has canceled the elite competitions scheduled for 27 June due to the pandemic, the Swiss mountain bike marathon champions will be determined on 26 September 2021 as part of the Iron Bike Race. The last time Swiss championship medals were awarded at the marathon classic in Einsiedeln was in 2018.

The April weather is delayed in May and regularly brings fresh snow at high altitudes and changeable weather. Nevertheless, the coming Sunday should be stable in terms of weather in German-speaking Switzerland. The Sihl Valley tour is an old classic that will delight endurance and singletrail fans alike, and is also scenically enchanting.