ITRS Fitness rating

BEGINNER: 1

  • up to 25 km (typically around 10 km)
  • up to 350 meters climbing
  • up to 1’000 meters descending
  • sporty entry-level
  • you are an active person
  • you exercise regularly low intensity at least twice a week.

INTERMEDIATE: 2

  • up to 50 km (typically around 25 km)

  • up to 800 meters climbing
  • up to 2’400 meters descending
  • you can push or carry your bike uphill or downhill on short sections (few meters)
  • good general fitness necessary
  • ou’re going on day tours often
  • you are able to cycle 4-5 hours per day.
  • you like to challenge yourself

ADVANCED: 3

  • up to 100 km (typically around 50 km)

  • up to 1’500 meters climbing
  • up to 5000 meters descending
  • good condition and regular training is required
  • atough and long full-day tour or a whole day in the bike park does not scare you.
  • you are comfortable with cycling more than 5 hours at steady pace per day.
  • you are able to climb 1 hour non stop.
  • you do not mind riding in rain if it occurs

EXPERT: 4

  • often around 80 km

  • up to 3’400 meters climbing
  • up to 10’000 meters descending
  • frequent and structured endurance training is necessary
  • exhausting and very long day tours, bike marathons, or records in downhill descend meters per day are your thing
  • you may have raced, got prepared and trained for mtb events
  • you do not mind riding in rain if it occurs
  • you can push or carry your bike on long sections
  • uphill in technical trails (more than 20 minutes)

EXTREME: 5

  • typically > 100 km

  • typically > 3’400 meters climbing
  • > 10’000 meters descending
  • professional training for racing is required
  • you love racing, especially extreme bike marathons or any other form of extremely exhausting races
  • you are a machine
  • you cycle uphill faster than a motorbike and have bear thighs
  • please pass your way, you are going to make our guides look bad (just joking! we have a good plan for you!)