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Twisted Pretzel Bike Tour

Germantown, Ohio, United States View on map
Sep 26, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Cycling

About this race

2026 marks the 13th Annual bike tour pretzel party!     The Twisted Pretzel remains a charity event benefiting local organizations!  The challenges we all face since the pandemic have only made the needs greater for local food banks and service organizations. The Twisted Pretzel Tour is an event where 100% of the net proceeds go to area food banks as well as local organizations that assist in putting on a great event year after year. This year those organizations need our help more than ever.  There are four different ride options for you - 
Loop:  ~ 47 miles   
Giant: ~ 34 miles 
Rod: ~ 21 miles   
Ring: ~ 8 miles  

(Course maps will be coming soon.  For 2026, all routes will have some changes from prior years)


 
Start on race morning between 8:00am to 8:30am.  The start is in the 100 Block of Main St, downtown Germantown, OH 45327.   Early packet pick-up - Thursday, Sept 24th 5 PM to 7 PM , Trek Bicycle Kettering-Dayton, 3120 Wilmington Pike, Kettering
Friday, Sept 25th 5 PM to 7 PM, Germantown Senior Center, 33 N Cherry St, Germantown   Saturday, Sept 26th 7 AM to 8 AM, Valley View Intermediate School Gym, 64 Comstock St, Germantown    

Pick your distance

Cycling

Pretzel Loop (47 Mile)

Sep 26, 2026 Ultra 8:00 AM
$55.00
Closed

Giant Pretzel (34 Mile)

Sep 26, 2026 Ultra 8:00 AM
$50.00
Closed

Pretzel Rod (21 Mile)

Sep 26, 2026 33.8K 8:00 AM
$45.00
Closed

Pretzel Ring (8 Mile)

Sep 26, 2026 12.9K 8:00 AM
$30.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Germantown, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 14.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 24.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 13.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 25.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
71.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 26, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 26, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 59m

The sun rises at 7:29 AM and sets at 7:28 PM local time (EDT) in Germantown on September 26, 2026 — 11h 59m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 5 Germantown events

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