The fourth edition of the BSG cycling classic Odenwald 100 took place on September 17th, 2021. Even before the start, there was a nice reunion among the regular crew of the tour, i.e. the loyal participants of the last few years. At the same time, the new riders were welcomed and subjected to an initial motivation test: an intensive introduction via Ritschweier and immediately afterwards the Apfelblütenweg. When everyone was in Rippenweier and no one regretted their decision to take part, they could go deeper into the forest. A highlight of the tour was the long descent to Hirschhorn, where some people rested in the slipstream of the group at ~40 km/h. After 97km, 1200 meters of altitude and 4 1/2 hours of fun, the 16 participants were back in Ladenburg, where cold beer and pretzels were waiting for them. After the cold rain shower last year, it was a great relief that this time the drinks were the only cool thing at the event. Before the brave ones set off home on their racing bikes and the less brave ones by car, the reunion in 2022 was already planned for the 5th edition of the Odenwald 100. We are looking forward to it!

On Wednesday, July 14th, the Halle Corporate Run took place in Halle an der Saale for the second time. Due to the ongoing situation, there was no mass start this year either. Instead, start time windows were introduced as a clever alternative. Within the start time windows, there were small "start waves" with a few seconds in between, so that all runners in the respective start slot could run without getting in the way of too many other runners. As a requirement for participation in this year's run, the athletes had to be either tested, recovered or vaccinated. The timekeeping was also different this year and each participant had their own baton.