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Taunus Bikepacking
June 17, 2026
The first finishers have arrived back at the Eppstein Project after their odyssey through the Taunus region. After 3D 5H 2M, Janek stamped his brevet card for the final time. He was followed five hours later by Julian Loße, Simon Casanova and Ulf Bannick.
But it wasn’t all plain sailing. At one point yesterday, we came across Janek making a beeline towards a bike shop in search of chain lube. A small wrinkle in his otherwise flawlessly executed ride.
So much has occurred in just 24 hours, so here are the stories from yesterday to get you up to speed on what happened before the first finishers arrived.
The latest stories from the Taunus mountains
 Read the ride reportHow do you pick yourself up after a low? What does it take to keep moving forward? Read the stories from across the pack in the latest report. |  Listen to the podcastFrom scaling the 178 steps of Pferdskopf at CP2 to clambering to the precipitous top of Hohe Lay at CP3, hear the trials and tribulations in the pod. |
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That’s all folks! See you tomorrow for the stories from the first full day of Taunus No9.
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