The Extreme Race Around Austria is, with its 2,200 km, alongside the border of Austria the toughest bike race in Europe and a qualifying race for the legendary Race Across America. This ain't no tour, it's not a stage race. Time is running non-stop till the finish line, either by yourself or in a team. Team Race Around Austria, tow or four athletes share the route individually.
The 1000km race makes a big loop around the boundary of Aomori Prefecture, taking the racer from the Pacific Coast to the Japan Sea Coast. Minimal traffic roads will take the rider through pine forests that line rugged coastlines, birch covered mountains, three large lakes, rice fields and apple orchards surrounding the conical shaped Mountain Iwaki. An additional perk of this ride is a communal hot spring bath right on a beach that the racer might love dipping into before resuming on the last 250km stretch of the race.
