With a time of 43:49:47 (27.72 km/h),
Hajo Eckstein stayed above the 43:32 minimum time limit (maximum average of 28 km/h).
In 2015, the minimum time limit for the then longer course was 43:56, which Björn Lenhard (42:26) did not actually comply with, but it appears his result was certified, as were the results of 14 others under the limit (perhaps because there were so many of them exceeding the maximum average speed?).
I just saw from Björn Lenhard's Strava account that this year he did it on a fixed gear (49:19 ratio). He says that was just right for the climbs but geared too low for flats and downhill.
Last edited by joewein; 08-22-19 at 03:41 AM.