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Sleepless in Spain
Marion Dziwnik was the first woman to cross the finish line in 2021 after 79 hours and was at the start again this year. She had a bone to pick with this race. She brought us her exclusive race report [...]
Behind the frame – This is how we built the VOTEC VRC
The VOTEC VRC is more than just a normal bike. Together with our developer Rafael Hoffleit, we talk about smart design solutions and where around Heidelberg the VRC is most fun. [...]

Driven by curiosity – the story behind the VOTEC VRC allroad bike
What do curiosity, the desire for inner peace and movement, and a certain weakness for understatement have to do with the creation of the VOTEC VRC? We look into these questions and above all the idea [...]

Where science meets cycling – an interview with Lukas Löer from SCYENCE
From the beginning on Lukas has been a part of the VOTEC Endeavor Project. As a sports scientist he now wants to combine his job with his passion and has founded SCYENCE with partners. We talk to Luka [...]

VOTEC Endeavor Project athlete Lukas at Unbound
We met up with Lukas to talk about the pitfalls of the race and, above all, the imponderables. About the different phases in a long-distance race and why the preparation and working with the material [...]

Gravel World Champs Qualifier Poland
Many gravel cyclists have already longed for their own World Championship and here it finally is: The UCI Gravel Race Series. So if you like tough gravel and rough stones, you were in the exact right [...]

Celebrating your B-Roads
B-Roads have been a topic for us for some time now - and of course for us this term is closely linked to our allroad-bike, the VRC. It will be available as a frameset soon, but more on that shortly. A [...]

On the Orbit360 with our Super Orbiter:in Henrike
Henrike won this year's Super Orbiter:in challenge and with that a brand new VOTEC VRX. We asked her what motivated her to participate in the challenge, why she name her new VRX "Chickpea" and which a [...]

Allroad = Allrace? – The VOTEC VRC at The Traka
We're still super happy with Marion's victory at The Traka two weeks ago. An incredible start to what will hopefully be an eventful and successful gravel season. After reviewing the race from Marion's [...]

The Traka – Where self-doubts vanish in dense gravel dust
At the end of Labor Day, appropriately enough, she crosses the finish line. Her face is covered in dust sticking to sweat. Blood runs down her arm, a restrained smile. True soccer fans would now shout [...]
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