Star tours around Raesfeld-Erle and into the Netherlands: Rennfietsen-Tour Münsterland starts on Thursday
On Thursday (Ascension Day), around 40 athletes from the region will once again be getting on their racing bikes to collect donations for children in need. The 16th Rennfietsen-Tour Münsterland will take them from Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) to the Netherlands. The destination of the 600-kilometre journey is the Prinzipalmarkt in Münster on Sunday. The donations will go to the two aid organisations AGAPEDIA Foundation and roterkeil Senden e.V.
The team will be divided into small groups and accompanied by tour guides. The tour starts at 10 a.m. (Sunday at 9.30 a.m.) and always arrives at its destination between 5 and 6 p.m., on Sunday at 3 p.m.
The tour starts on Thursday from FMO through Ostbevern, Einen, Müssingen, Everswinkel, Herbern, Capelle, Nordkirchen, Lüdinghausen, Dülmen, Menslage, Hülsten, Reken railway station to Raesfeld-Erle, the stage destination for the entire four days. From here, star-shaped tours will be undertaken into the surrounding area. On Friday, Westenergie AG as the main sponsor invites all fans of the Rennfietsen-Tour to enjoy fresh waffles, coffee and cold drinks at the Naturparkhaus Raesfeld from 2.30 pm.
On Friday, the team will ride through Klein Reken, Lavesum, Maria Veen, Goxel, Ramsdorf, Heiden, Marbeck, Capelle, Raesfeld, Borken, Marienthal and Schermbeck back to Raesfeld-Erle. On Saturday, the route will also take in the neighbouring Netherlands. The route passes through Schermbeck, Brünen, Dingden, de Heurne, Spork, Woold, Kotten, Ratum, Südlohn and Ramsdorf.
For the finale on Sunday, the participants will ride through Marbeck, Velen, Holtwick, Asbeck, Eggerode, Darfeld, Billerbeck, Nottuln, Havixbeck and Hohenholte to the finish, the town hall at Prinzipalmarkt in Münster.
If you would like to follow the tour, you can find impressions of the individual days on the Facebook channel @Rennfietsentour. Donations are welcome via www.rennfietsentour.de. The amount raised will be announced shortly after the end of the tour.
The charity ride is organised by the cyclists of the AGAPEDIA Münsterland and Roter Keil Senden teams in cooperation with Münsterland e.V. Westenergie AG supports the Rennfietsen-Tour Münsterland as the main sponsor.
Note for editors
The exact routes and times of the four daily tours can be viewed at www.rennfietsentour.de.
Contact person during the tour: Carmen Gunia (phone: 0179 5470430).
