Welcome to the 45-SouthWest bicycle adventure
Next edition starts 20th June 2025.
Register now – click here.
45-SouthWest is a single-stage, self-supported road bicycle adventure starting in the historical city of Krakow.
The route will lead the riders through national parks, iconic ancient villages, and towns, scenic UNESCO World Heritage sites, the deepest canyon in Europe, the “orange towers,” challenging mountain regions including Europe’s highest cycling climb, the Pyrenees, and the Alps with the famous Tour de France cols. The event will complete at the southernmost part of the European mainland.
About
- Riders registration: 19th June 2025
- Start: 20th June 2025, 04:30
- Where: Krakow, Poland
- Type: fixed road route
- Categories solo and pair riders.
- New sub category: Vintage Bikes
- No time limit.
- Registration: is open
3 finish points
- Bronze: Nice, France / 1888km
- Silver: Pico del Veleta, Spain / 3952km
- Gold: Tarifa, Spain / 4384km
Checkpoints
10 checkpoints
Important
This event will start every other year.
Volunteer
Anyone wishing to volunteer as dot watcher please get in touch by email.
Blog
- 3 months to the startIn January we started to recheck the route. In Italy the route changes to some new sections on the water dam’s. Improvement of the cycling infrastructure is …
- 2 weeks left for the registrationOnly 2 weeks are left to register for the second edition of the 45-SouthWest.Start 20th of June in Krakow Poland. 3 finish points: – Nice, France: 1888km …
- CP3: Mantua, ItalyCheckpoint 3, Mantua is located 1324km from the start. Mantua was an island settlement that was first established about the year 2000 BC on the banks of …
Checkpoints
Get more information of each checkpoint here.
The route
Get more information about the route here.
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