The number of participants is around 3500 individuals and 650 relay teams.
The 178.5 km bike ride uses a two-lap course on the countryside, mostly south of Roth.
Mostly the course goes on the same road after each turning points, so competitors meet each other.
[1] Course Conditions In 2021 there were changes in the course which make comparing the results to other years difficult.
Because of road construction, the bike portion of the race was shortened from 180km to roughly 170km.