Hi, I'm Christian. I ride bikes.

Gravel, Road & MTB Tours across Europe

Christian Ott

About Me

I grew up on the flat roads of Northern Germany — running, road cycling, and dreaming of mountains. Over 20 years ago I traded Hamburg for a small village near Freiburg, and I've been exploring the Black Forest and beyond ever since.

In 2018 I discovered gravel and bikepacking, and it changed everything. Now I combine building software with riding multi-day adventures and ultra events across Europe — laptop in the bag, working from wherever the road takes me.

I try to avoid flying to my tours — getting there by train or bike is part of the journey. Father of two, minimalist at heart, and a Chiru titanium bikes ambassador since 2025.

32 Tours

My collection of bikepacking tours, gravel events, and multi-day rides — from the Black Forest to the Atlas Mountains.

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Dammastock + Grosse Scheidegg Loop Road DIY @ericonthebike
Dammastock + Grosse Scheidegg Loop

Lucerne, Switzerland ·2026

Mother North Gravel Event @justas_juozaitis
Mother North

Lillehammer, Norway ·2026

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303Lucerne MTB DIY
303Lucerne

Lucerne, Switzerland ·2026

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Baltics, Finland & North Cape Mixed DIY
Baltics, Finland & North Cape

Klaipėda, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway ·2026

Atlas Mountain Race MTB Event @mrenocristina
Atlas Mountain Race DNF

Beni-Mellal, Morocco ·2026

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El Piri Gravel Event
El Piri

Girona, Spain ·2025

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Swiss Jura Explorer Gravel DIY
Swiss Jura Explorer

Biel/Bienne, Switzerland ·2025

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Istraland Gravel Event @saramogorovic
Istraland

Basovizza (Trieste), Croatia, Italy, Slovenia ·2025

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Berlin – Copenhagen Gravel DIY
Berlin – Copenhagen

Berlin, Germany, Denmark, Sweden ·2025

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Steppenwolf BUB Wildtrack MTB Event Peter
Steppenwolf BUB Wildtrack

Berlin, Germany ·2025

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Montañas Vacías Gravel DIY
Montañas Vacías

Teruel, Spain ·2025

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Transpyrenees Road Event
Transpyrenees

San Sebastián, France, Spain ·2024

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Taunus Storm Chase Gravel DIY
Taunus Storm Chase

Runkel, Germany ·2024

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Holland Island Hopping Mixed DIY
Holland Island Hopping

Utrecht, Netherlands ·2024

Sneak Peaks Expedition MTB Event @ericonthebike
Sneak Peaks Expedition

Bolzano, Italy ·2024

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Rapha Pennine Rally + Great North Trail Gravel DIY
Rapha Pennine Rally + Great North Trail

Derby, England, Scotland ·2024

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Basajaun Gravel Event
Basajaun

Vitoria, Spain ·2023

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Rennsteig Gravel DIY
Rennsteig

Hörschel, Germany ·2023

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Seven Serpents Quickbite Gravel Event
Seven Serpents Quickbite

Ljubljana, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy ·2023

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GTJ – Grande Traversée du Jura Road DIY
GTJ – Grande Traversée du Jura

Montbéliard, France ·2023

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Steppenwolf BAB Gravel Event @steppenwolf030
Steppenwolf BAB

Bernau bei Berlin, Germany ·2023

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Torino Nice Rallye Gravel Event
Torino Nice Rallye

Torino, France, Italy ·2022

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Tuscany Trail Gravel Event
Tuscany Trail

Campiglia Marittima, Italy ·2022

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Rhön Divide Gravel DIY
Rhön Divide

Bad Hersfeld, Germany ·2022

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Route des Grandes Alpes Road DIY Christoph
Route des Grandes Alpes

Thonon-les-Bains, France ·2022

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TMV – Traversée du Massif des Vosges Gravel/MTB DIY
TMV – Traversée du Massif des Vosges

Wissembourg, France ·2021

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Eroica Gaiole Gravel Event
Eroica Gaiole

Gaiole in Chianti, Italy ·2021

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Holy Gravel Gravel DIY
Holy Gravel

Hamburg, Germany ·2021

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Rhine, Wine & the Romans Gravel DIY
Rhine, Wine & the Romans

Kottenforst, Germany ·2020

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Torino Nice Rallye Gravel Event
Torino Nice Rallye

Torino, France, Italy ·2019

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Quantock / Exmoor / Westcountry Gravel DIY
Quantock / Exmoor / Westcountry

Taunton, England ·2019

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Bike Crossing Schwarzwald Gravel DIY
Bike Crossing Schwarzwald

Pforzheim, Germany ·2019

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Bucket List

Accursed Mountains Bohemian Border Bash Three Peaks Transiberica GB Divide North Coast 500 Highland Trail 550 The Hebridean Way The Wolf's Lair Veneto Trail Badlands Unplugged Iron Curtain Trail Supergrevet Wien–Berlin Trans Balkan Race Bright Midnight Westfjords Way Alps Divide Munich–Milano Gravel Birds European Divide Trail Taurus Mountain Race Illyrian Loop Dales Divide Hackenpedder Candy B. Graveller TransDinarica
Supernova Chiru Bikes Old Man Mountain Bicycle Workshop Axel Winterhalter