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Ludwig Isert P-Seminar Munich by Bike Hr. Lanzenstiel

Asam-Gymnasium München

Munich by bike: Bicycle racing

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Index of Contents

1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 3

2. Tour de Munich ........................................................................................................................... 4

2.1 Fürstenried West – Tutzing .................................................................................................. 4

2.2 Tutzing – Wohlfrahtshausen ................................................................................................ 6

2.3 Wohlfrahtshausen – Thalkirchen ....................................................................................... 8

2.4 Thalkirchen – Leopoldstraße ............................................................................................. 10

3. Possible Financiers .............................................................. Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert.

4. Closure ........................................................................................................................................ 12

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1. Introduction

Millions of spectators all over the world watched this year

Tour de France, the third largest sporting event in the world

and the main bicycle racing event. In 1903 was the Tour de

France the first bicycle race separated into stages. This idea

to organize sequent races across France was developed by

the French journalist Géo Lefèvre. On 1st July 1903 the first

Tour de France started in Auberge Reveil Matin, a suburb of

Paris. 60 riders attended the 6 stages with an overall length

of 2428 km from Paris across the cities Lyon, Marseille,

Toulouse Bordeaux and Nantes back to Paris. This year the

Australian Cadal Evans won the 5500km long Tour. From an

early age I was fascinated by the unbelievable efforts of the

riders and the solitary fight against the extreme gradients in

the Alps or the Pyrenees. The idea of my work was to create

a race similar to the Tour de France for amateur rider through

Munich. The Tour de Munich is divided into four stages and

about 150km long. There is an award ceremony after every

stage and a ceremony to appoint the winner of the Tour de

Munich in front of the Feldherrenhalle.

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2. Tour de Munich

The destinations and beginnings of the stages are all connected to

the underground or the urban railway and easily reachable from

any part of the town

2.1 Fürstenried West – Tutzing

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The Tour de Munich starts at the Underground station Fürstenried West.

The riders drive through the Forstenrieder Park and the Leutstettener

Moos towards the bank of the Starnberger See. After circling half of the

Lake and crossing Seeshaupt and Bernried the riders arrive at the

destination Tutzing.

Length: 53 km

Maximum gradient: 8.8%

Maximum slope: -10.1%

Highlights of the stage:

• The Romanesque church St. Alto in Leutstetten. Build in the 18th

century.

• The castle Leutstetten. Build in the year 1565.

• The Villa Rustica, a latin cottage.

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2.2 Tutzing – Wohlfrahtshausen

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From Tutzing the Tour continues via the beautiful landscape of the

Osterseen and turns towards the Starnberger See. Along the Loisach the

riders arrive in Wohlfrahtshausen.

Length: 50km

Maximum gradient: 11.1%

Maximum slope: -23%

Highlights of the stage:

• Heuwinkelkapelle in Iffeldorf. Build 1793

• Wohlfrathshausen and its beautiful historic centre.

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2.3 Wohlfrahtshausen – Thalkirchen

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The third stage of the Tour de Munich goes along the bank of the river

Isar through the village Pullach towards Munich. The stage ends in the

quarter Thalkrichen.

Length: 25.1km

Maximum gradient: 19.7%

Maximum slope: -14.2%

Highlights of the stage

• The Isar and its magnificent nature

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2.4 Thalkirchen – Leopoldstraße

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The last stage is not so exhausting as the other three stages. The Stage

starts in Thalkirchen and goes again along the bank of the Isar towards

the historic centre of Munich and ends on the boulevard Leopoldstraße.

Length: 18.4km

Maximum gradient: 9.4%

Maximum slope: -14.5%

Highlights of the stage:

• Maximilianeum. The domicile of the Bavarian parliament.

• Theatienerkirche. A baroque church build 1675.

• Feldherrenhalle. A monumental loggia build 1844.

• Ludwig Maximialian Univeristät. The university of munich.

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3. Closure

The Tour de Munich shows the observer all the beautiful sides of

munich and his surrounding areas. Especially the Isar which

accompanies the riders during the whole tour is a unique natural

highlight. An event like this could be easily financed by a lot of

sponsors because a lot of spectators and tourists are attracted. It

would be one of the largest amateur bicycle racing events in the

World and a good publicity for the city.

Sources :

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