no more Cycling World Cup in 2025

Updated on 25.11.2024

for 57 years, the St. Johann in Tirol region was transformed into a road cycling Mecca for a few days every summer. Thousands of cycling enthusiasts from all over the world raced for the popular trophies on their bikes during this time. For various reasons, however, it has now been decided that the event will no longer take place from next year.

Road bike races, the popular mountain and airport sprints as well as the impressive award ceremonies at the "Medal Plaza" at the municipality in St. Johann - all of this has been an integral part of the St. Johann in Tirol region and the Cycling World Cup for the past 57 years. However, the basic requirements for organising such an event have changed fundamentally over the last few decades - traffic has multiplied during this period, making it much more difficult to find routes and start and finish areas. Traditionally, the starts took place in the Wieshofermühle area. Last year, the event moved to the Bärnstetten area and this year even to Kirchdorf in the Litzlfelden area.

However, it is not only the start and finish area that is a problem, but also the umpteen new cycling events that have been launched in recent years that have caused the number of participants in the individual events to fall. These and other reasons ultimately led the organising team around the Baumann family to decide at the last joint meeting not to hold the traditional event next year. The Kitzbühel Alps St. Johann in Tirol Tourist Board - co-organiser and supporter of the event - understands the reasons and confirms the reasons for the cancellation: "The Cycling World Cup has been a fixture in the region's calendar of events for decades and has helped to establish St. Johann as a cycling destination for an international cycling audience. I would like to sincerely thank the Baumann family for this and for their commitment to this event! The fact that the Cycling World Cup is no longer being organised is due to the changed circumstances," says TVB Chairman Josef Grander.

In addition to the tourism association, the municipality of St. Johann in Tirol was also a long-standing partner of the Cycling World Cup. On behalf of the municipality, Mayor Stefan Seiwald also addressed a few words to the organising team around Harald and Michael Baumann: "What the Baumann family has achieved as organisers over the last 57 years with the Cycling World Cup is impressive. Thousands of cycling enthusiasts have been able to spend wonderful cycling days with us and many new friendships have been made. On behalf of the market town of St. Johann, I would also like to thank the Baumann family for their commitment and dedication - keeping such a big event going for such a long time speaks for itself. We wish Harald and Michael Baumann all the best for the future!"

Finally, the Baumann family themselves also spoke after the meeting:

"The fact that we ultimately had to decide to "end" the Cycling World Cup in a meeting characterised by mutual appreciation with the leaders of the market town and the tourism association was not easy for us. Unfortunately, the traffic situation no longer allows us to organise the event in the quality we wanted. We have responded to the challenges in recent years with various changes - from merging the age groups to relocating the start and finish area. All in all, however, this no longer corresponds to the concept and the idea we have of the Cycling World Cup. We regret the end of a long and beautiful time, but we will remain as an organisation and try to find a place with less traffic to be able to hold the Cycling World Cup again."

In the picture:

Mayor Stefan Seiwald, Michael Baumann, TVB Chairman Josef Grander & Harald Baumann