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SUP races6 dates especially for beginners

Stephan Gölnitz

 · 14.11.2025

The Alps Trophy visits the most beautiful lakes again in 2025.
Photo: Alps Trophy
Six events will once again provide exciting races and plenty of SUP lifestyle.
The SUP Alps Trophy 2026 starts with six stops in Austria, Germany and Slovenia and promises a varied programme for professionals as well as amateurs and newcomers. Some events have a real festival character, which is why you can have a lot of fun there even without breaking a sweat paddling.
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Beginner races on iSUPs

Especially for beginners, the Alps Trophy offers the opportunity to experience the real racing feeling on shorter distances of 3 to 4 kilometres (the pro races are 10 kilometres and longer) and sometimes exclusively on inflatable iSUPs.

  • Faaker See: Funrace 3 kilometres
  • Altmühlsee: Funrace 3 kilometres
  • Graz: Funrace3 kilometres, "iSUP only"
  • Erfurt: Funrace 3 kilometres
  • Koper: 3 kilometres, "iSUP only"
  • Wolfgangsee: 3 kilometres, "iSUP only"
dateThe eventPlace
14-17 May 2026The Lake Rocks FestivalFaaker See (Villach, Austria)
13-14 June 2026SUPALOT AltmühlseeAltmühlsee (Gunzenhausen, Germany)
26-28 June 2026Graz River DaysGraz, Austria
4-5 July 2026Lago di AlpiErfurt, Germany
5-6 September 2026Adria SUP ChallengeKoper/Capodistria, Slovenia
26-27 September 2026Legend of OxWolfgangsee (St. Gilgen, Austria)
  • The kick-off at Lake FaakCombines top-class sport with a festival atmosphere. Look forward to SUP Aircross, Big SUP Race, Tech Race and Long Distance with attractive prize money.
  • Variety of routesThe combination of lakes, river sections and coastal sections makes for different demands on technique, endurance and tactics.
  • The season finale: A sporty and challenging end awaits you at the idyllic Wolfgangsee.

Outlook for participants & fans

  • ParticipantsEarly Registration secures the starting place, accommodation and possible equipment tests.
  • FansEach event is not just a competition, but also an event experience with an exciting supporting programme, especially at the Lake Rocks Festival.

Review of the 2025 results

All rankings from the past 2025 season can be found here. Sorted by classes and disciplines. Normen Weber, Manuel Lauble and Viktor Zöllner were the dominant paddlers of the season in the men's long distance. Oda Diestel took first place in the women's long distance, ahead of Vere Lemekha and Dora Ebenspanger.

Stephan Gölnitz

Stephan Gölnitz

Deputy Editor in Chief surf

Stephan Gölnitz comes from Bochum and had Holland as his home windsurfing territory for many years before moving to Munich in 1996 for the job of test editor at surf magazine. The materials engineering graduate worked as a surf instructor on the Ijsselmeer during his studies and competed for several seasons for the Essen sailing team in the Surfbundesliga and the Funboard Cup. He completed a traineeship at surf-Magazin in the test department and since then has actively accompanied almost all tests on the boom and for more than 10 years also as a photographer. Stephan has covered many thousands of test kilometers, mainly on Lake Garda and in Langebaan, but also in Egypt and Tobago. He gets his hands on over 100 new sails and boards every year as his company car. Privately, he prefers to surf with a foil on Lake Walchensee or “unfortunately far too rarely” in the waves. SUP is Stephan's second passion, which he pursued for several years at numerous SUP races. Today, he prefers to paddle on river tours with family or friends - even for several days.

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