Dear RadCHALLENGE Teams, 
Tomorrow the RadCHALLENGE 2026 is about to begin! From now until May 31, 2026, it’s “bike o’clock”: time to hop on your bikes and rack up as many kilometers as possible. 
We’re thrilled to see such impressive participation again this year: around 500 students and employees are taking part. That’s fantastic—you’re all amazing!
You can find an overview of all teams on our website: https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/210187

Kilometer tracking: 
Starting in Week 2, we’ll publish the current standings every Tuesday on our website: uni-tuebingen.de/de/291612. Check back regularly and get motivated!
Important: To ensure no kilometers go untracked, all team members should follow the corresponding organizer account on Strava (CR_StudentUT, CR_EmployeeUT, or ProRideUT). You can find more information on our website: https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/207642

Weekly Challenges:
In ProRide, new challenges await you every week, where only the best and the weakest team performances count toward the points tally. Good luck!
Week 1: Saddle Time Star – Who spends the most time in the saddle?
Week 2: Kilometer Champion – Which team racks up the most kilometers in a week?
Week 3: Elevation Hero – Who conquers the most elevation gain?
Week 4: Kilometer Champion Revenge – Which team racks up the most kilometers in a week?
You can find more about the scoring system on our website: https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/207642 (Klick on Pro Ride) 

Updates: 
You’ll receive weekly updates via email every Sunday. As team leaders, you’re responsible for forwarding this information to your team members. Thank you!

RadCHALLENGE Pin:
As a small token of our appreciation, an exclusive RadCHALLENGE pin awaits you this year. You can pick it up at various on-site events (see below) in the coming weeks (more info to follow). A big thank you to the Unibund for their financial support!

Save the Date: Biwakschachtel Bike Day 
On Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, the first on-site event will take place: the Biwakschachtel Bike Day. Look forward to a varied program centered around cycling. The RadCHALLENGE team will be on site at the University Sports booth. Stop by and grab some RadCHALLENGE pins for your team (while supplies last).
You can find more information about Bike Day here: https://www.biwakschachtel-tuebingen.de/bike-day/.

We wish you a great start to the RadCHALLENGE and hope you have lots of fun and success cycling! We’ll be posting updates about the RadCHALLENGE on Instagram. Feel free to follow us: @betabalance_unituebingen.

Dear RadCHALLENGE Teams,

Wow—we’ve already completed the first week of the RadCHALLENGE! 
Even though the weather wasn’t always on our side, you still pedaled hard and racked up plenty of kilometers! Thank you so much for your amazing effort and motivation!

Kilometer Tracking:
You’ll find the first interim rankings on our website on Tuesday: https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/291612
To ensure we can fully record the distances you’ve covered, we need your help again: Unfortunately, we currently can’t view some activities and therefore can’t verify them. This is because some profiles or activities aren’t publicly visible and can’t be followed or checked by the organizer’s account. We would therefore like to ask you to set your profile to “public” for the duration of the RadCHALLENGE and, if you haven’t already, to confirm our follow request. You can find more information about profile settings here: https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/294918#c2523315

Team Name Contest:
Your team names are full of creativity! That’s why we’re once again rewarding the most creative team name with a prize as part of a contest. If you’d like to participate, send us an email (radchallenge@ifs.uni-tuebingen.de) by May 13 and tell us…
•    why you chose this team name and
•    what the story or idea behind your team name is.
In Week 3, the community will vote for the most creative team name in an online poll. A fantastic special prize awaits the winning team!

Save the Date: Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaften Tennis
From May 13–16, the second on-site event will take place at the Institute of Sports Science (Wilhelmstraße 124): German University Games Tennis 
The RadCHALLENGE team will be on site on Thursday, May 14, and Saturday, May 16, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM each day with the “Bewegungssnack on Tour” (cargo bike with sports equipment rental) if it`s not raining. Stop by and grab some RadCHALLENGE pins for your team (while supplies last). You can find more information about the event here:https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/292794

Let’s get started with Week 2! We wish you continued fun and success with your cycling! 

Dear RadCHALLENGE Teams,
We’ve made it past the halfway point—tomorrow we’re already kicking off Week 3! You’ve bravely powered through the past week’s cold and wet weather. The next interim rankings will be posted online again on Tuesday.

Kilometer Tracking
To ensure that all your rides count toward the standings, we recommend setting your profile to “public” for the duration of the RadCHALLENGE, or setting your activities to “public.” This is the only way we can ensure that your rides appear in the club feed—which is where we retrieve the data for the standings.

Contest:
Starting now and running through May 20, 2026, you can vote for your favorite team name in the RadCHALLENGE 2026. Which team has stood out this year with exceptional creativity? Click this link to cast your vote for your favorite: https://ww2.unipark.de/uc/RC_Teamnamen
The winning team will be notified of their prize starting on May 21.

Weekly Challenges:
Every week in ProRide, new challenges await you, where only the best and the weakest team performances count toward the points tally. Good luck!
In Week 3, we’re looking for the “Elevation Hero”: Which team will rack up the most elevation gain this week?
You can find more about the scoring system on our website: uni-tuebingen.de/de/207642 (click on the “Pro Ride” tab).

Save the Date: Bike Check on May 20, 2026
If you love your bike, take care of it!  Our next RadCHECK will take place on May 20 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Location: University Sports Hall, Rasenfeld, Alberstraße 27). There, you can have your bike checked by our (student) RadCHECKERS as well as experts from the ADFC. At the DIY maintenance station, you’ll also have the chance to spruce up your bike for free. Maintenance supplies will be provided.
Advance slot booking is required for the bike check. The DIY maintenance station, however, is easy to use without any registration. You can find more information about the bike check here:https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/197225

Stop by the RadCHECK and grab RadCHALLENGE pins for your team in Week 3 —while supplies last! You can find more information about the promotion here: https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/210187

Dear RadCHALLENGE teams,

We’re already kicking off the final week of the RadCHALLENGE—and finally, the weather is perfect! That’s sure to give us an extra boost of motivation. 
The next interim rankings will go online on Tuesday as usual.

Weekly Challenges:
In ProRide, new challenges await you every week, where only the best and the weakest team performance count toward the points tally. Good luck!
In Week 4, we’re once again looking for the “Kilometer Champion.” Which team will rack up the most kilometers this week?
You can find more about the scoring system on our website: uni-tuebingen.de/de/207642 (click on the “Pro Ride” tab)

Contest: 
17 teams submitted their creative team names. The votes have been tallied, and the winning team with the most creative name and 141 points is: Team zu Strampelino sag ich nie no. Congratulations! You can look forward to free tickets to the Tübingen Tigers.
A big thank you to all the other teams for participating—the team name contest is one of the most fun parts of the RadCHALLENGE for us every year!

So what exactly are the prizes for the RadCHALLENGE?
This year, the top teams can look forward to great prizes from Biwakschachtel, the Studierendenwerk, University Sports, and the Tübinger Handels- und Gewerbeverein. But great prizes also await the other teams in the raffle. We’d like to take this opportunity to extend a heartfelt thank you to our sponsors, who are once again actively supporting the raffle with a donation this year: 
• Civis
• Fahrrad XXL-Walcher
• Techniker Krankenkasse
• Stadt Tübingen 
• Stadtwerke Tübingen
• Unfallkasse Baden-Württemberg
• Universitätsbund
• VR-Bank

Bike Fitting: 
Right after the RadCHALLENGE, we’ll move straight on to the next cycling event: bike fitting! On June 9 and 10, we’ll be there for you in front of the University Library from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day. Stop by and have your bike optimally adjusted by experts.
New this year: In addition to bike fitting, we’re also offering a physical therapy consultation.
As RadCHALLENGE participants, you’ll be among the first to hear about this offer.
You can reserve your slot for bike fitting at the following link: uni-tuebingen.de/de/183259

Give it your all in the final days of the RadCHALLENGE and rack up those kilometers and hours! We hope you continue to enjoy cycling and have a strong finish. 
The final results will be published on June 2—stay tuned!

Dear RadCHALLENGE Teams,

The 2026 RadCHALLENGE is over—and we hope you had as much fun as we did! Together, you covered an impressive 171,895 km this year and spent 8,758 hours on your bikes. A fantastic achievement!

A big thank you to all the teams who contributed to the success of this year’s RadCHALLENGE with their dedication and love of cycling.
The following teams have earned a spot on the podium with their performance: 

Classic Ride – Students
1st place: Täglich ruft das Kurbeltier with 4,208 km 
2nd place: VO2 maximal verwirrt with 3,798 km 
3rd place: KHH Allstars with 3,416 km
Classic Ride – Staff
1st place: Raumpiloten with 6,363 km 
2nd place: Wirsing Racing Team with 5,849 km 
3rd place: Pedaloceradtops with 3,084 km 
Pro Ride
1st place: Die Katalysatoren  with 5,717 km  

Congratulations to all the winning teams! Great prizes from the Studierendenwerk, University Sports Center, the Tübingen Trade and Commerce Association, and Biwakschachtel await you! 
The complete rankings are now available on our homepage: https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/291612

Prize Drawing: 
Once again this year, great prizes will be raffled off among all participating teams or teams that have reached the minimum goal of 100 hours. 

Classic Ride: 
A total of 31 out of 95 Classic Ride teams reached the minimum goal of 100 hours on the bike and were thus entered into the drawing. The following teams were randomly selected as winners:
5 Hartgekochte, Biking Butchers, Bileams Drahteselin, BrainDurchDrehn, dieRadler, die Synchroton RADiators, eine nette Tee-Gesellschaft, Fichte & Furious, GCP – Good Cacling Practitioniers, Giro del Libro, HSA, in dubio pro velo 1, MHCycle, Pathogene Bikerbande, Pedaloginnen, PurCHASERS, Radieschen, Spaghetti trettoni, VELOciraptor, Velociradtor, zu strampelino sag ich nie no, Zweiradactylus. 

Pro Ride: 
In Pro Ride, too, luck was the deciding factor—depending on performance in the weekly challenges and points earned in the rankings, the chances of winning increased—so the race remains exciting until the very end! The three winning teams are: 5GängeKeineBremse, (b)old cyclists – a tempo!, Dicke Arme. 
Congratulations!

Prize Pickup: 
All prizes can be picked up starting now through June 19 at the University Sports Office: Alberstraße 27, 1st floor, Room 104
(If no one is there, please knock on Room 111; pickup hours Mon–Thu 8:00 AM–4:00 PM, Fri 8:00 AM–12:00 PM)
Which prize you receive will be decided by a random draw on-site.

RadCHALLENGE Pin: 
If you haven’t picked up your RadCHALLENGE pin yet and would like one, you can still do so until June 19 during the prize distribution—while supplies last.
Evaluation:
Your opinion matters to us! We would therefore be very grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete the RadCHALLENGE evaluation.
Click here for the short survey: https://ww2.unipark.de/uc/RC_2026/

Strava Settings: 
Now that the RadCHALLENGE has ended, we’d like to remind you that you can reset your Strava settings. For more information, please visit: https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/294918#c2535306

The RadCHALLENGE 2026 may be over, but we’re already looking forward to next year when it’s time to say: On your bikes, get set, go! Until then, we wish you many more enjoyable and safe miles on your bikes.