ADAC Velotour Eschborn–Frankfurt: routes, climbs and how to prepare
- Distance
- 95.7 km
- Climbing
- 1,253 m
- Highest point
- 845 m
- Categorised climbs
- 5 · up to 14 %
- Shape
- Loop
Measured on the course you ride in Cycloscape. The organiser's own figures are below.
Elevation profile
94–845 m · 5 categorised climbsThe ADAC Velotour is the amateur side of Eschborn–Frankfurt, Germany's 1 May classic, on closed roads from Eschborn into the Taunus hills. The next edition is on 1 May 2027. In 2025 there were three routes: the Skyline (40 km) through Frankfurt, the Taunus Express (92 km) over the Großer Feldberg, and the Taunus Classic (103 km), which adds the Mammolshainer Stich.
ADAC Velotour Eschborn–Frankfurt at a glance
- Where
- Eschborn and Frankfurt, Germany
- Official website
- eschborn-frankfurt.de ↗
- Next edition
- 1 May 2027
- Routes
- Taunus Classic: 103 km · Taunus Express: 92 km · Skyline: 40 km
- Terrain
- Hilly — repeated climbs
- Facts checked
- 4 November 2026, against the sources below
Full preparation and course training require Event Coach Pro.
Ride the real course on your trainer. The route of ADAC Velotour Eschborn–Frankfurt, 96 km, as a 3D world, with your trainer following its gradients — any day, and as part of your Event Coach plan. Part of Cycloscape Pro.
The routes
The ADAC Velotour Eschborn–Frankfurt offers 3 routes.
| Route | Distance | Climbing |
|---|---|---|
| Taunus Classic | 103 km | — |
| Taunus Express | 92 km | — |
| Skyline | 40 km | — |
What the course asks of you
The two Taunus routes leave the Frankfurt plain for the hills to the north-west, and their centrepiece is the Großer Feldberg, the highest summit of the Taunus: a long, steady climb on which the day's mountain classification is decided. The Taunus Classic adds the Mammolshainer Stich, a short, very steep ramp that the professional race also climbs.
Ride the Feldberg as a long climb, below your threshold, not as a race to the top: what you spend there you will miss on the Stich and in the fast run back to the city. The Skyline is a fast, almost flat loop through Frankfurt.
How to prepare
The general shape of a good preparation, which Event Coach turns into a plan for your fitness, time and date:
- Train repeated climbs: several efforts of 8 to 15 minutes close to your threshold, with short recoveries, copy the rhythm of the ADAC Velotour Eschborn–Frankfurt.
- Build the long ride towards 103 km, so the final climbs are not the first time your legs have been out that long.
- Add a few short efforts at low cadence on steep gradients, for the ramps that come late in the day.
Pacing mistakes to avoid
The mistakes that cost riders the most on a day like this:
- Answering every climb of the ADAC Velotour Eschborn–Frankfurt with a surge: repeated climbs reward an even effort, not a burst on each ramp.
- Spending the most on the famous climb when the hardest part of the day is still to come.
- Letting the pace of the group on the flat decide how tired you arrive at the climbs.
Prepare the ADAC Velotour Eschborn–Frankfurt with Cycloscape
Tell Event Coach you are doing the ADAC Velotour Eschborn–Frankfurt, your route and what you want from the day, and it builds your preparation towards 1 May 2027: structured workouts held by your trainer in ERG, Race Pacing for how to spend your effort, and Performance Lab to see whether the work is landing. Full preparation and course training require Event Coach Pro.
Frequently asked
When is the ADAC Velotour Eschborn–Frankfurt 2027?
On Saturday, 1 May 2027, according to the organiser.
How long are the routes of the ADAC Velotour Eschborn–Frankfurt?
Taunus Classic: 103 km; Taunus Express: 92 km; Skyline: 40 km. The 2025 routes as the organiser reported them, start and finish in Eschborn; the 2027 routes have not been published yet.
How many riders take part?
All 12,000 places for 2026 sold out, according to the organiser.
Can I ride the course of the ADAC Velotour Eschborn–Frankfurt in Cycloscape?
Yes, inside Event Coach with Cycloscape Pro: once you start your preparation, the course is ridden on your trainer as part of the plan.