About the race

Käringsundsloppet was organized for the first time in 2010 as an “anniversary race” for a birthday child interested in cycling and has continued to be held as a popular recreational race.
The race has gradually developed and in recent years has been a cycling event with distances both for beginners and holidaymakers as well as for the more experienced cyclist who wants challenges.

We will again focus on Saturday when we go out into the archipelago to once again complete the Tour d Archipedalo 170km, without official timing. An internal Strava competition is created for those who want to compete. The race as a competition alternative is a combined road and time trial race that is primarily intended for the experienced cyclist who can keep going at a high pace all day. The race can also be enjoyed at a leisurely pace in our beautiful archipelago, without any competitive elements. Exercisers can start any time between 05:30 and 07:00 ( recommended start times 6:00 and 6.30) and are responsible for making it to Svinö in time for the ferry to Föglö. Otherwise the competition class and exercisers cycle together all day. In other words, the day is also perfect for a group where only some want to let the lactic acid and adrenaline flow while the others want to enjoy themselves with an overproduction of endorphins.

After the race on Saturday an Afterbike is organized by the sea with a sauna, hot tub and a grilled evening snack.

The participants cycle along the route Eckerö – Föglö – Kumlinge – Vårdö – Eckerö.The race lasts all day and in the evening there will be After Bike by the sea.

 

Also in 2025 we will also offer cycling on Sunday, but we will leave out both timing and partial course markings in order to go out for a “sunday cycling” together with other participants. Planned distances are approx. 100km, 80km and 30km. The groups are accompanied by a guide who knows the Åland roads. Sunday’s routes are intended as an opportunity for our participants to fill the entire weekend with cycling. The focus is not on who gets to the finish line first, but we will enjoy the ride and the pleasant company. After the race participants can enjoy the beach sauna and then have a nice lunch on the terrace in the company of other cyclists.
Also participants who don´t participate in Saturday’s 170km race can sign up for Sunday’s cycling.

Start- and finish line is at Käringsund Resort & Conference, which is the competition center. The participants are here offered service as dressing room and sauna and also parking lots close to the start and finish.
Relatives and friends who aren´t participating in the race can, like other audience, watch the start and finish from the sunny terrace and during the race entertain themselves with various activities near the competition area – a successful day for everyone!

The main organizer of the race is Åland Event,  in cooperation with Åland Triathlon Club. 

Distances and classes 2025

Tour d´Archipedalo 170km

Start Saturday 28.6 at 6/6.30 am and 7 am (Strava – competition)
Max. 60 participants

Note the following:

• Everyone must cross the finish line for the first road race (73km) latest at 9.25am. The participants in the competition class must complete the race in 2h 25min. This means that the participants need to have an average speed of 30 km/h.

Sunday cycling  approx 100km

Start Sunday 29.6, at 11.00 am
A local guide accompanies the group(s). Tempo is adjusted according to the wishes of the participants

Sunday cycling  approx 80km

Start Sunday 29.6, at 11.00 am
A local guide accompanies the group(s). Tempo is adjusted according to the wishes of the participants

Sunday cycling approx 30km

Start Sunday 29.6, at 12.30 pm
A local guide accompanies the group(s). Tempo is adjusted according to the wishes of the participants

 

Here can you REGISTER for the race

Here are the REGISTRED 2025

 

The registration fee includes:

170km:

All starts and finishes take place at Käringsund Resort & Conference.

Tour d´Archipedalo 170km

The route takes the participants from Käringsund (Eckerö) – Lumparland – Föglö – Kumlinge – Vårdö – Käringsund (Eckerö). The race is a combined road and time trial race, consisting of two road race (c 70km and 75km) and three time trials (all about 11km).

Note! Everyone must cross the finish line for the first road race (73km) latest at 9.25am. The participants in the competition class must complete the race in 2h 25min. This means that the participants need to have an average speed of 30 km/h.

Map (pdf) and Route description of Tour d´ArchiPEDALo 170km

Tour d´Archipedalo on Saturday is marked with arrows in advance of the upcoming turns and, if necessary, there are traffic wardens along the route to stop other traffic. At intersections without arrows means that participants continue forward. In places with officials their instructions are followed, otherwise normal traffic rules are followed. Despite the marked route participants are recommended to get acquainted with the route (GPX- file is coming)
TIP! Register at Strava to get better use of the map, e.g. be able to export it as a GPX file and and also participate in the Käringsundsloppet competition through Strava. The files can be found under the heading Timing

Disclaimer:
The Organizers have the right, even on short notice, to change the routes if necessary (for example sudden roadworks).

Competition classes have car driving in front of the cyclists at the road races.

Route marking for 170km

Sunday cycling 30-100km

No physical track marking on Sunday. A local guide accompanies the group(s). Tempo is adjusted according to the wishes of the participants

 

At AfterBike on Saturday evening at around 9 p.m., a playful prize-giving will be organized among those who have competed via Strava

Eventschedule

EVENTSCHEDULE for the Käringsundsloppet 2025

 

RacePM Käringsundsloppet 2024 (Vers 1)

Will be updated closer to the event

Registration packet

Saturday’s participants get a bib number that they attach at the lower back with safety pins (included in the packet) or with their own race belt

 

The bib numbers are picked up as follows from the competition office at Käringsund: 

Friday 27.6 at 18.00-19.30
Saturday 28.6 at 5.30 – 7.00 am

Sunday’s participants gather by the competition office no later than 15 minutes before each start.

Timing

No official timing. Participants of 170km can compete in the race via Strava.

In the competition classes, which are divided into a men’s and a women’s class, the participants are given five (5) different times where the first and last etapes are road races and the middle three are time trial races. After the race day we will award a time trial winner and a road race winner. We also award the Top 3 based on the entire day’s positions in all 5 segments of the race. The winner of the Tour d Árchipedalo is the cyclist with the lowest total when the positions of all etapes are added up. Should the sum coincide between competitors, the sprint segments in Knutsboda and Pålsböle will be decisive.

A link with all 7 Strava segments that the competition consists of will be sent to all participants well in advance of the competition. All competitors are responsible for having a Strava account and equipment for the day’s performance to be registered on Strava.

Minor updates might come closer to the event

Strava – segments

GPS- files

Updates might come closer to the event

First aid

First aid- trained personnel present at the race office/ along the route and can be contacted. In case of a serious accident, call 112!

Service points

At the 170km route there is no service points, but access to service (water, sportsdrinks) between the different stages. Lunch (soup, bread) is served between stage 2 and 3, snack (coffee, bun and banana) will be served between stage 3 and 4. Possible to send your own drinks/ energi with the organizers´vehicles.
After the race on Saturday the participants get a grilled evening snack.

There are no service stations during Sunday’s cycling. The group decides for itself if they stop during the cycling.

Please don´t litter our nature! Bring debris from e.g. enery bars to the finish line.

The service in co- operation with

 

 

Showers and locker rooms

After the race locker rooms, shower and sauna are available for the participants in Käringsund Resort and Conferences sauna by the beach.
The sauna is booked on Saturday from 8:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 1:30 to 6:00 p.m.

 

Clothes storage

Bags can be left in the race office during the race.

Parking

Free parking lots close to the start- and finisharea.

Lost property

Handed to the organizers who keep them during the current season (until 31.10.2025) if they haven´t been collected during the competition weekend.
After the season, leftovers are submitted to charity organizations.

Canceling

If you for some reason have to cancel the race, you should notify the nearest volunteer or contact the organizer by phone (+358405223823). If you need help to get back to Käringsund it can be arranged.

 

We think about nature!

The disposable vessels that we use during the contests are compostable and are sorted during/after the contest. We have also joined barkraft.ax and made some promises that strives towards a sustainable society. We are Kranmärkt-certified, which means that we don’t give out bottled water during the contests.
We are constantly working further on this and our goal is to be eco labelled in the future!
Read more about our environment policy on www.alandevent.ax