It’s easy to assume that cycling was invented in East Tyrol: nowhere else can you find such a diverse range of terrain in such a small area as in this region of the Alps. Therefore it’s no surprise that many of Europe’s major cycling events are held in East Tyrol: the Giro d‘Italia includes a stage that runs through the region’s picturesque mountains and the most challenging part of the Tour of Austria (Internationale Österreich Radrundfahrt) runs through the village of Prägraten – famous for mountaineering – in the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park.
