{"id":8902,"date":"2026-06-16T06:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T04:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tortour.com\/tortour-ultracycling-back-to-the-roots-2\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T22:22:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T20:22:37","slug":"tortour-live-on-the-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tortour.com\/en\/tortour-live-on-the-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"TORTOUR Live on the Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"

With \u2018TORTOUR \u2013 Live on the Edge\u2019, the world\u2019s largest non-stop ultracycling<\/strong>
\nevent is being transformed for the first time into a globally staged live reality show. From 13 to 16 August 2026, the<\/strong>
\nTORTOUR will return to its birthplace, Schaffhausen \u2013 and, alongside the existing<\/strong>
\nrace categories, will feature international celebrity teams for the first time, including well-known<\/strong>
\nfigures from the world of sport such as Dario Cologna and Alistair Brownlee.<\/strong><\/p>\n

From 13 to 16 August 2026, Schaffhausen will become the hotspot of the international ultracycling scene. The world\u2019s
\nlargest multi-day non-stop ultracycling event through the Swiss Alps and neighbouring regions returns, after six
\neditions in Zurich \u2013 three each in Zurich Sihlcity and K\u00fcsnacht-Zurich \u2013 to its
\noriginal location for its 18th edition. The start and finish area is located at the ice rink.
\n\u201cIt is with pride and great gratitude that we look back on the successful events in Zurich. Driven by a
\ndesire for something new and building on tried-and-tested elements, we are looking forward to the comeback at the Schaffhausen Rhine Falls \u2013 the
\nbirthplace of the TORTOUR. We already have some exciting and innovative highlights up our sleeves,\u201d says Joko Vogel,
\nowner of TORTOUR, who is open to alternating between Schaffhausen and Zurich as host venues in future.<\/p>\n

World premiere: Reality meets extreme sport<\/strong>
\nAt the heart of TORTOUR 2026 is a format that has never before been seen in cycling: Six teams, each with
\nsix riders, will be accompanied round the clock over 500 kilometres by
\ncamera crews as part of \u2018TORTOUR \u2013 Live on the Edge\u2019. The result will not be a traditional sports broadcast, but an emotional live reality story
\nstraight from the toughest part of the race.
\nViewers won\u2019t just see who\u2019s in the lead. They\u2019ll experience what\u2019s happening within the teams: how strategies are formed \u2013
\nand fail. How fatigue alters decisions. How conflicts flare up, doubts grow and, out of pain,
\nnew energy suddenly emerges. The story begins even before the race, with an introduction to the teams, their
\npreparations, their goals and their race strategy. During the TORTOUR, it becomes clear live on air who sticks together, who
\nreaches their limits and who ultimately surpasses themselves.
\nSix teams are taking part. The riders include, amongst others, Dario Cologna, Alistair
\nBrownlee, Reto Hollenstein, Florian Vogel, Ide Schelling, Jan Matiaska, Brennan Wertz, Levi Leipheimer, Thomas
\nLitscher and Nico Stahlberg. They all bring their own history, experience and personality to the race.<\/p>\n

Live, unvarnished and up close<\/strong>
\nThis new format is made possible by the close integration of sporting presentation, live production and narrative
\nstorytelling. Together with our partner Two Circles, we\u2019re creating a live narrative that provides dramatic commentary on the race in real time
\nand highlights the decisive moments across all platforms.
\nOver 20 cameras, drones, on-board perspectives and live data bring every phase of the race to life.
\nHeart rate, power output, position and race progress are integrated in real time. Added to this are AI-powered analyses,
\ninteractive features and direct fan engagement. Viewers don\u2019t just watch the race \u2013 they\u2019re
\nright in the thick of it.<\/p>\n

\u2018TORTOUR \u2013 Live on the Edge\u2019 can be watched worldwide on YouTube from 5.00 am on 14 August,
\ncommentated on by the well-known cycling commentators Matt Stephens and Hannah Walker, who also frequently work
\nfor Eurosport. In Switzerland, the programme will be broadcast on TV24 from 7.00 pm, accompanied by the \u2018G\u00fcmmeler-Talk\u2019
\npodcast hosts Aldo Schaller and Patrick Nogdalla.
\nAlongside \u2018TORTOUR \u2013 Live on the Edge\u2019, the existing race categories will also remain part of the event. The
\nlegendary main race, the TORTOUR 1000, will once again take riders around Switzerland and can be tackled solo or in teams.
\nThese are joined by the TORTOUR 500 and TORTOUR 250 distances, as well as the charity ride TORTOUR MYSELF 50. All
\nparticipants will complete the final 50-kilometre lap together \u2013 an emotional finish and
\nshowdown for all categories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With \u2018TORTOUR \u2013 Live on the Edge\u2019, the world\u2019s largest non-stop ultracycling event is being transformed for the first time into a globally staged live reality show. From 13 to 16 August 2026, the TORTOUR will return to its birthplace, Schaffhausen \u2013 and, alongside the existing race categories, will feature international celebrity teams for the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8904,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"class_list":["post-8902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tortour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tortour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tortour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tortour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tortour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8902"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tortour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9028,"href":"https:\/\/tortour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8902\/revisions\/9028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tortour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tortour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tortour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}