What is the 2VS?

The Two Volcano Sprint is a single-stage, self-supported bicycle challenge starting and finishing at south Italy’s two iconic volcanoes, Mt. Vesuvio and Mt. Etna. The route crosses through National Parks, rural mountain villages, Calabrese forests, the panoramic Amalfi and Cilento coastline and the Appenine mountain range. 

When

The 2VS 2024 start is at 5:00am on Sunday, October 13th at the foot of Mt. Vesuvio.

The finisher party takes place on the evening of Friday, October 18 in Nicolosi.

The Rules

As with all self-supported adventure races, riders must cycle the fixed GPX route completely self-powered and unassisted, carrying their own gear and acquiring any food, water, resources or lodgings at commercially available services. Riders must carry a GPS tracker, that should be turned on at all times. Drafting is not permitted unless riding in a pair. There is no prize money or reward for participants except the satisfaction of having pushed their legs and limits, explored another part of this planet and contributed towards improving the lives of people living on it.

The Goal

The Two Volcano Sprint is a not-for-profit event promoting eco-sustainability in south Italy. Thanks to sponsors covering organizational costs, 100% of the riders’ entry fees, after tracker rental, go towards an annual sponsorship grant. Every year, the 2VS association offers this grant to a project, initiative or service that positively impacts nature preservation, environmental sustainability, or climate action, while boosting economic growth for local communities

Annual sponsorship award project

The Davida Association is a non-profit company that started a collection project purchasing food parcels and supplies distributed throughout the Napoli/Salerno region during the Covid-19 lockdowns. The Two Volcano Sprint was created to reinforce this not-for-profit organisation, using participants’ registration fees to fund an annual project focused on eco-sustainability and education in southern Italy.
You can find out more information about our projects here:
If you are not able to participate in the cycling event, but would like to contribute towards our projects, you can donate directly through Paypal using the 2VS email: twovolcanosprint@gmail.com

The 8 parkours of the 2VS 2024

Start Parkour: Mt. Vesuvio

Parkour 2: Monte Faito

Parkour 3: Serino to Lago Laceno

Parkour 4: Cristo Redentore of Maratea

Parkour 5: Pollino National Park

Parkour 6: Sila National Park

Parkour 7: Serra Regional Park

Parkour 8: Mt. Etna

2VS 2024 live updates

2VS 2024 roster

SOLO:

Start # Name Representing Country
23 Harry Lidgley United Kingdom
24 Laurent Niederst France
25 Jan-willem Bobbink Nederland
26 Niels Ihrman Netherlands
36 Jack Smith United Kingdom
19 Karl Somers United kingdom
10 Tobias Schramm Germany
11 Jérémy Haller France
12 Pasquale Chiella Italy
13 Adam Bialek Germany
14 Stefan Haehnel Germany
15 Ray Dulieu Belgium
16 Francesco Corona Switzerland
17 Henning Sydow Germany
18 Hélène Fromenty France
20 Sjoerd Postma Nederland
21 Bruno Wicht Seitzerland
56 Samuel Charron France
27 Tibor Rongen The Netherlands
28 Christian Holweck Germany
29 Daniel Berescu Romania
30 Per Arne Janssen Deutschland
31 Hashim Hassan United Kingdom
32 Maria Johnson England
33 Irene Graf Austria
34 Antonio Romeo Italy
35 Grant Fraser UK
58 Cristian Auriemma Italy
37 Tanja Hacker Austria
38 Sebastian Dannecker Switzerland
39 Colin Smith UK
40 Thomas Schriefer Germany
41 Thomas Ceyrowsky Germany
42 Andrew Phillips Italy
44 Lucas Meyer De Freitas Brasil
45 Ellen Scherr Germany
46 Sam Palmer United Kingdom
47 Andrea Boscolo Italia
48 Tomas Kovacs Romania
49 Josef Frick Austria
50 Alexander Ebell Germany
51 Thomas Wessling Germany
52 John Barnes United Kingdom
53 Tadeas Mahel Czechia
54 Paweł Puławski Poland
55 Stefano Baldoni Riggio Italia
22 Thomas Chateau France
57 Jack Wright United Kingdom
79 Luisa Rische Deutschland
60 Jules Muzard France
61 Linda Farczadi Switzerland
62 Philippe Béchet Switzerland
63 Daniele La Manna Italy
64 Rolf Rauschenbach Switzerland
65 Matteo Messina Italy
66 Julien Hamelin France
67 Laurens Van Gucht Belgium
68 Erik Price USA
69 Eduard Fuchs Austria
70 David Brohet France
04 Michael Farbrace United Kingdom
05 Oliver Ball United Kingdom
06 Andrea Eva Rösch Switzerland
07 Nicole Van Batenburg The Netherlands
08 Riccardo Kuhar Croatia
09 Nicolas Faure France

PAIRS:

Start # Name Name
Representing Country
71a , 71b Heike Sturm & Norbert Münch Germany
72a , 72b Renato Caudullo & Francesco Pizzo Italia
73a , 73b Marguerite Muhlhaus & Rémi Mejean France
74a , 74b Jana Kesenheimer & Alexander Kopp Austria
75a, 75b Mandaglio Giuseppe & Valentino Gianluca Italia
76a , 76b Victor Eklund & Tom Hanot Belgium
77a , 77b Anatole Naimi & Nahuel Passerat Belgium

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