{"slug": "chasing-castles", "name": "Chasing Castles", "url": "https://ultracyclinghub.com/events/chasing-castles/", "kind": "adventure", "discipline": "gravel", "surface": "Gravel on the Swabian Alb", "country": "Germany", "country_code": "DE", "description": "A self-supported gravel rally on the Swabian Alb, ridden as four loops from one base camp. The first edition in 2026 was a pioneer edition with only 60 places.", "official_url": "https://albschotter.de/veranstaltung/chasing-castles/", "brevet": false, "verified_on": "2026-10-17", "needs_recheck": false, "editions": [{"id": 799, "url": "https://ultracyclinghub.com/events/chasing-castles/2026/", "year": 2026, "label": "200 km", "status": "confirmed", "display_status": "Past edition", "start_date": "2026-09-12", "end_date": null, "end_date_estimated": false, "start_location": "Großbettlingen", "latitude": 48.58977, "longitude": 9.30884, "distance_km": 200, "elevation_m": 3800, "time_limit_hours": null, "support": "self", "registration": "closed", "registration_url": "https://albschotter.de/Chasing-castles", "registration_opens": null, "registration_closes": null, "entry_fee": "49.00", "currency": "EUR", "finish_location": "", "notes": "- First edition in 2026\r\n- Entry was EUR 49 for 200 km\r\n- Only 60 places\r\n- Four loops from the basecamp in Großbettlingen\r\n- No support cars or private depots", "follow_url": "", "source_url": "https://albschotter.de/veranstaltung/chasing-castles/", "verified_on": "2026-10-17", "needs_recheck": false, "entry_status": "closed", "entry_status_label": "Entry closed"}], "sources": [{"title": "Official source", "url": "https://albschotter.de/veranstaltung/chasing-castles/", "checked_on": "2026-10-17", "facts": "Official event website: dates, routes, entry and registration details.", "edition_id": null}]}