FAQ
Im Folgenden beantworten wir die häufigsten Fragen, die uns zur Mecklenburger Seen Runde erreichen.
Accompanying vehicles are NOT permitted on the Mecklenburger Seen Runde.
The address of the MSR SattelFEST with start and finish of the Mecklenburger Seen Runde is:
Festwiese im Kulturpark, Schillerstraße, 17033 Neubrandenburg.
Please note that it is NOT possible or permitted to drive or park there by car.
Car parks around the Kulturpark are signposted.
The announcement of Mecklenburger Seen Runde 2025 can be found on the pages of the MSR 300, the Women's MSR 100 and the Mini MSR. HERE
For the MECKLENBURGER SEEN RUNDE, any technically fully intact, two-wheeled bicycle without additional drive is permitted.
Recumbents and handbikes are authorised provided they are technically intact and comply with the regulations of the StVZO.
For safety reasons, recumbents and handbikes must be fitted with a bicycle pennant, which must be attached to a pennant pole of at least 160 cm in length.
Recumbent cyclists and handbikers who start on Friday evenings must also fit a flag light for the night ride.
For reasons of riding safety, recumbent cyclists and hand cyclists are requested to line up at the rear of their starting block.
Multi-track vehicles, with the exception of handbikes, are expressly excluded.
Track bikes/singlespeeds/fixies are only permitted if they have a freewheel hub and two independent brakes.
No minimum average speed is required to complete the Mecklenburger Seen Runde.
However, please note the closing times of the depots along the route and at the finish.
Bib numbers will be issued on 30 and 31 May in the participant registration tent in the Kulturpark Neubrandenburg.
Start of the issue for MSR 300 and women MSR 100:
30 May: 12 noon to 10 p.m. - and 31 May: 2.30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
The MSR start number consists of a handlebar start number and a back start number. The transponder for timekeeping is integrated into the handlebar start number.
The handlebar start number must be clearly visible on the handlebars.
The back start number must be worn clearly visible on the back. On the back of your back start number is the ‘emergency aid pass’. Please complete this with your personal details and your accommodation address (hotel, telephone number). Please use a biro to fill it in.
On 31 May 2025, from 02.00 a.m., a breakfast buffet suitable for cyclists (coffee, tea, bread, rolls, butter, cheese, sausage, jam, Nutella, boiled egg, muesli, milk, banana) will be offered in the start/finish area for a fee of 8.00 euros. This service can also be booked at the time of enrolment.
In cooperation with Hanse-Merkur Reiseversicherung AG, we offer a starting place cancellation insurance as part of the registration process. you can find detailed information on the insurance benefits and the general insurance conditions HERE on the MSR homepage.
PROCEDURE in the event of an insured event: Use the change link that you received in your confirmation email immediately after your registration. You will receive all other necessary information from us following your cancellation.
Cancellation insurance can also be rebooked after registration. The terms and conditions must be observed.
Various caterers will be offering food and drinks at the start and finish at the festival site in Neubrandenburg. You will be informed before the event.
At the depots on the MSR 300 and women's MSR 100 routes, you will be provided with selected food tailored to the distance covered. Numerous friendly helpers will be waiting for you throughout.
At each depot you will find bread, margarine, sausage and/or cheese, salt, sugar, banana, Xenofit drinks, water, coffee, tea and milk as well as specialities.
Gluten-free food is available at selected depots on request.
We will publish the specific offers in the SEEN RUNDE MAGAZINE from mid-April 2025, which can be downloaded free of charge from https://mecklenburger-seen-runde.de/en/seen-runde-magazin zur Verfügung steht.
If you wish, you will receive your personalised MSR participant certificate in the registration tent at the stand of our partner Sport Service Hamburg after crossing the finish line on 31 May between 7.00 am and midnight. Your personalised MSR certificate will also be available for download on our homepage afterwards.
It is possible to change your starting place to another participant for 15 EUR as follows.
ONLINE via your personal change link, which you will receive with your registration confirmation
or
ON SITE at the service point in Neubrandenburg in the MSR information tent
The compensation of the entry fee is to be clarified between the previously registered participant and the substitute participant. The original participant will not be reimbursed by the organiser.
A change of start time is possible after receipt of the registration confirmation for a processing fee of 15,- Euro:
ONLINE via your personal change link, which you will receive with your registration confirmation
or
ON SITE at the service point in Neubrandenburg when you pick up your starting documents
Prerequisite: The desired starting block is not yet fully booked.
The route will be secured between 30 May, 20:00 and 31 May, 24:00.
The finish time for the MSR 300 is midnight on 31 May.
The closing time for the women's MSR 100 is 31 May at 18:00.
There are no special regulations for the type of clothing. However, it must not pose a safety risk. It is not permitted to ride with a bare upper body.
The weather in the Mecklenburg Lake District at the end of May is usually characterised by pleasant spring-like temperatures. Nevertheless, we recommend that you prepare yourself with clothing suitable for protection against low temperatures, wind and rain before setting off on the tour.
There will be a drop-off point for clothing for participants in the area of the information tent / registration on 30 and 31 May.
Opening hours for acceptance and return: Friday, 30 May 2025 from 17:00 to Saturday, 31 May 2025 24:00.
After successful registration you will receive a registration confirmation by e-mail.
All registered participants will receive this e-mail again 14 days before the start of the event.
If you have not received an e-mail by then, please contact our team at farent@mecklenburger-seen-runde.de.
The organiser offers the opportunity to hand in personal items at a refreshment station during the event.
These must be packed in sealable bags or similar, on which the personal start number is clearly marked for later clear allocation. The items handed in can be collected from the start/finish area in Neubrandenburg until 01/06/2025, 12.00 noon.
After that, please contact us with a detailed request for all items handed in by sending this email: fundsache@mecklenburger-seen-runde.de
All items of clothing that have not been requested by 30 June 2025 will be disposed of. The organiser accepts no liability for lost or damaged items of clothing.
There are various car parking facilities in the vicinity of the start/finish area in the Kulturpark Neubrandenburg on Schillerstraße.
We kindly ask you to use them and you can find information about car parking HERE.
The organiser's emergency numbers are on the back of the back start number. You can reach the MSR emergency control centre via these numbers.
In addition, the general emergency numbers 110 and 112 apply in the event of an emergency.
The MSR offers the opportunity to complete the 300km route in a guided group. This is possible at different times with different speeds, see HERE under point I.12.
Participants who are unable to assess their ability with certainty are thus given the opportunity to complete the circuit with a plausible division of strength.
The groups will be led by guides with cycling experience who will ensure that the course is completed within a specified total riding time.
The guides can be recognised by MSR guide waistcoats in fluorescent colours.
Participants in a guide group are given a badge (e.g. armband) so that they can be easily recognised as members of the group.
They have direct access to catering and, if necessary, massage at the depots.
This guided group service increases the entry fee by €20.
Get the detailed information HERE under point I.12
Handlebar attachments are only permitted if they do not protrude beyond the brake and/or gear levers.
Exceptions to this rule will not be authorised.
Compliance with the regulations on handlebar attachments will also be strictly controlled at the pre-start.
Helmets are compulsory for the MECKLENBURGER SEEN RUNDE without exception!
The helmet must have a seal of approval from an internationally recognised testing institute (e.g. DIN standard 33954, SNEL and/or ANSI standard, EC or GS).
We offer you a selection of accommodation in Neubrandenburg and the surrounding area. Find out more here. Participants travelling by motorhome will also find information about a suitable pitch there.
You can also start a personal search via the MSR accommodation portal HERE
Or send an email to unterkunft@mecklenburger-seen-runde.de
Or send your accommodation enquiry to:
Touristinfo Stadt Neubrandenburg
Touristinfo Feldberger Seenlandschaft
Tourismusverein Havelseequellen e.V.
In cooperation with Hanse-Merkur Reiseversicherung AG, we offer you start place cancellation insurance as part of the registration process.
You can find detailed information on the insurance benefits and the general insurance conditions HERE on the MSR homepage.
Cancellation insurance can also be booked after registration. (only possible until 30 April this year and provided there has been no claim)
PROCEDURE if an insured event occurs: Use the change link in your confirmation email, which you received immediately after your registration. We will then send you all the necessary information about the next steps.
The start documents will be handed out in the information tent at the MSR SattelFEST in Neubrandenburg on 30 May 2025, from 12:00 to 22:00 and on 31 May 2025, from 02:30 to 09:00 upon presentation of the registration confirmation.
Please collect your start documents in good time before your start so that you can roll up to the start of your MSR in a relaxed state.
Please have your entry confirmation ready either in printed form or on your smartphone.
In any case, we need your start numbers in combination with your photo ID.
A written authorisation from the respective participant is required for the collection of start documents from third parties.
The way in which race numbers are organised depends on the official requirements. We will inform all registered participants about the procedure in good time before the MSR.
The Mecklenburger Seen Runde designs its own jersey every year. This year our partner is once again BIORACER.
The jersey can be purchased either during registration, in our bike shop or on site.
The regular price is €99.90.
As part of your registration for the MSR, we are offering you the jersey at a discounted price:
In the early bird phase until 12.01.25 at a reduced price of € 74.00
Until 01.04.25 for 85,00 €.
From 02.04.24 the jersey will only be available in the Rad Enthusiast shop at the regular price, if in stock.
The trade fair price on site in Neubrandenburg for the MSR 25 is € 95.00, provided jerseys are still in stock.
It is possible to have the jersey personalised. Further information can be found here.
All participants who start on Friday evening or Saturday morning between 8.00 p.m. and 4.30 a.m. inclusive are obliged to start with a fitted and serviceable lighting system and additional reflectors on the bike, at least once at the front on the head tube or fork in white and at least once at the rear on the seat post or seat stays in red.
The info point in the start/finish area is the contact point for lost property of all kinds.
Lost property that reaches the finish with the broom wagon will also be deposited there.
Lost property can be collected at the start/finish area on the Sunday after the MSR until 12 noon.
After that, it is possible and worthwhile to send enquiries by email to fundsache@mecklenburger-seen-runde.de until 30 June of the year.
We offer a free massage service at several refreshment points (women MSR100: Feldberg only).
A massage service is also available at the start and finish area for a fee. This can be used individually.
The trained masseurs will make you fit for the bike marathon and also provide soothing relaxation after the effort.
Details of this offer will be published in our newsletter and on the homepage.
You will receive your finisher medal after crossing the finish line.
The MSR has its own rescue network, which is coordinated by the MSR operations control centre.
There are also first aid centres at the MSR depots.
A treatment centre will be set up in the finish area for participants and guests.
Enquiries about the whereabouts of participants can be directed to the service point in the registration tent or directly to the MSR operations control centre. The availability of the operations control centre can be requested from any member of the ORGA team.
This does not affect the use of the general emergency number 110 in the event of danger or damage.
The MSR 100 is a one-off circuit exclusively for women and girls. Since 2023, the route has been 100 kilometres long and has been renamed the FRAUEN MSR 100.
The MSR Sattelfest is the MSR Expo, which always takes place in conjunction with our popular bike and family festival.
Here, anyone interested in sporty cycling as well as passionate cyclists can get advice and make their last-minute purchases.
For parking facilities for MSR participants, please refer to the arrival and parking section on the MSR homepage.
Here you can find the official car parks of the city of Neubrandenburg: https://www.neubrandenburg.de/Sport-Kultur/Parken/
Here you will find the best impressions of the past years since the first MSR 2014. HERE you get the photos.
The team from Aachen-based sports photography specialist ‘sportograf’ is our partner for the official participant photos.
Sportograf captures the best impressions of the MSR participants at various points along the route and in the start/finish area.
Sportograf will make the photos taken during the event available for purchase on the Internet as soon as possible after the end of the event.
We offer the following registration options
1. individual and group / team registration via online registration
2. registration with service for companies
If you would like assistance with the registration of your company employees or team members, this service covers everything from the registration procedure to invoicing. This service increases the registration fee by 10 euros per participant. MORE INFO HERE
In order to start as a team / group / club under the same name, all starters must enter the same group name in the field provided when registering. If you have any further questions, please send us an e-mail.
You will find showers near the start/finish area in Neubrandenburg, which you can use free of charge. These are signposted and easy to reach.
Participants who decide to abandon the MSR before reaching the finish can take advantage of a return service at the MSR300. A shuttle service will run between the depots according to a fixed timetable, which will be displayed in the Seen Runde Magazin (side before the middle side) and at each depot, and will take participants and their bikes back to the start/finish in Neubrandenburg.
For participants in the Women's MSR 100 who break off the tour before reaching the finish, the route safety team will provide onward transport, including the bike, at least to the next refreshment point.
Here you will find all site plans (e.g. route map, overview map of the event site, start and finish area) in good time before the event.
An entry fee of €179.00 (MSR300) or €74.00 (women's MSR 100) will be charged for participation in the Mecklenburger Seen Runde. We offer our participants the opportunity to register during the early bird phase until 12 January 2025 at a reduced starting price of € 164.00 (MSR 300) or € 64.00 (women MSR 100).
Plus €20 for registering in a guided group with a guide.
To ensure that everything runs smoothly, participants are asked to arrive at the start area 20 minutes before the start.
How any distancing and hygiene regulations will be implemented with regard to the starting formation will be announced in good time in a newsletter and on the weekend of the event. On site, participants will be supported by the organiser's staff in complying with the regulations.
There will be a service centre for bike repairs in the start area. Toilets will also be available there.
Participants are asked to queue at the pre-start area about ten minutes before the start. If you will be travelling in the dark, your bike lights will also be checked there to ensure that they are working properly. It will also be checked whether the helmet requirement has been met and whether handlebar attachments do not protrude beyond the brake/shift levers.
The StVO regulations apply from the start - even immediately after the start in the Kulturpark.
The start time slot for the Mecklenburger Seen Runde 300 is between 30.05., 20.00 and 31.05., 07.00.
The women's MSR 100 will start on 31 May from 08.00 hrs.
The start will be in blocks. The starting distance between the starting blocks is 10 minutes. The size of the starting blocks depends on the official requirements.
You will find the start time options on the registration page. In principle, any start time is freely selectable.
The organiser reserves the right for organisational reasons,
a) to combine starting blocks if they are not fully utilised. Affected participants will be informed in good time by e-mail.
b) to extend the start time window and to add further starting blocks if necessary.
c) to make changes to the size of the starting blocks and the departure times at the start on the weekend of the event in consultation with the police.
In the start and finish area and at all depots, technical support is available to participants for a fee. Support is only available against cash payment. Participants are therefore requested to carry cash with them during the event.
In addition, the route will be continuously covered by a route service during the event. The organisation's staff can take participants to the nearest service point in the event of serious damage to the bike.
If participants break off the tour, they and their bikes will be taken back to the starting point by the organiser's free shuttle service, which runs according to a regular timetable between the depots.
The MECKLENBURGER SEEN RUNDE is a cycling marathon without a ranking list and without classifications.
Nevertheless, we offer real-time timing by means of a disposable transponder, which all participants receive together with their starting documents at the accreditation.
The timekeeping is carried out by our partner:
Sport Service Hamburg GmbH
Klaus-Groth-Straße 9520535 Hamburg
Mail: hamburg@raceresult.de
Timekeeping- and participant management system: www.raceresult.de
The time will be measured by radio signal at the start and finish as well as at at least one other checkpoint along the route.
All participants can check their time after crossing the finish line on the organiser's homepage.
There are numerous mobile toilet blocks in the start/finish area and at the depots.
MSR 300
The following route is a rough guide, subject to final official confirmation:
Neubrandenburg - Burg Stargard - Neustrelitz - Wesenberg - Röbel - Malchow - Nossentiner Hütte - Alt Schönau - Möllenhagen - Penzlin - Neubrandenburg.
An overview map can be found here: MSR 300 route
WOMEN'S MSR 100
The following route is a rough guide, subject to final official confirmation:
Neubrandenburg - Burg Stargard - Dewitz - Bredenfelde - Lichtenberg - Feldberg - Koldenhof - Dolgen - Rowa - Neubrandenburg.
You can find an overview map here: MSR 100 route
For optimum preparation for the MSR, we offer training plans for beginners and advanced riders in cooperation with KS-SPORTSWORLD The beginner training plans are aimed at riders who do not have a specific riding time as a goal, but simply want to complete the 100 or 300 kilometre lap safely. The weekly training effort is easily compatible with work and family and longer training rides take place between March and May.
The training plans for advanced cyclists require previous experience of covering longer distances. If you are aiming for a personal best, they will help you to achieve your best performance after a few months on the MSR.
The training plans are available for download on our website. (English version to follow)
Die Trainingspläne stehen auf unserer Webseite zum Download zur Verfügung.
Handlebar attachments are only authorised if they do not protrude beyond the brake and/or gear levers.
Exceptions to this rule will NOT be authorised.
Compliance with the regulations on handlebar attachments will be strictly controlled at the pre-start.
You can order vouchers for a starting place at the Mecklenburger Seen Runde from Franziska Arent. The voucher amount is freely selectable.
Women’s Community - Geführte Gruppen - Startblöcke - Orga - MSR 300
Wir bieten Frauen unterschiedlicher Leistungsstärke und Ambition die Möglichkeit in einer geführten Gruppe zu starten. Die GuideIn ist hier natürlich jeweils eine Frau, die Erfahrung und Einfühlungsvermögen beim Führen einer Rennradgruppe mitbringt.
Startblock: 5.20 Uhr
TN-Zahl: im gesamten Block max. 50 Teilnehmerinnen
Prozedere der Anmeldung:
1) Dieser Startblock um 5.20 Uhr ist ausschließlich Frauen vorbehalten, die in einer geführten Geschwindigkeits-Gruppe starten möchten.
2) Du meldest dich in diesem Women’s Community Team (WCT) Startblock mit Guide um 5.20 Uhr zunächst ohne deine Geschwindigkeit an.
3) Du erhältst unmittelbar danach deine Anmeldebestätigung.
4) Ab Januar 2025 wird Donna Wandt, Head of MSR-WCT, mittels Sondernewsletter, Email oder Telefon mit dir kommunizieren und weitere Daten (v.a. deine Richtgeschwindigkeit zwischen 23h/km und 29 h/km) abfragen.
5) Bis Anfang Mai 2025 wird der WCT-Startblock in Geschwindigkeitsgruppen eingeteilt und du erhältst weitere Infos über deinen Guide und die Gruppenorganisation direkt von Donna Wandt & Team.
6) Du erklärst dich mit deiner Anmeldung damit einverstanden, dass wir deine Daten zur Organisation des MSR-WCT an Donna Wandt weitergeben.
The MSR 100 is a one-off circuit exclusively for women and girls. Since 2023, the route has been 100 kilometres long and has been renamed the FRAUEN MSR 100.