Olbersdorfer See (map)
Ringing in 25 years of racing, the O-SEE Challenge proudly serves as the official host of the 2025 XTERRA European Championship. This three-day festival will crown Europe’s best XTERRA athletes across elite, age group, and youth divisions while welcoming passionate athletes from around the world to experience the battle-tested trails of Zittau at Germany's most renowned off-road triathlon.
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Stage Fairground, Olbersdorfer See (map)
Stage Fairground, Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Stage Fairground, Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
Olbersdorfer See (map)
International Airports:
Dresden International Airport (120 km from Zittau)
Vaclav Havel Airport Prague (130 km from Zittau)
Nicolaus Copernicus Wroclaw Airport (200 km from Zittau)
Berlin/Cottbus: Regional-Express (RE), regional train (RB) to Cottbus,
continue with the ODEG to Zittau (Cottbus-Görlitz-Zittau)
Dresden Hbf: Regional Express (RE), Regionalbahn (RB) to Zittau
Prague: Eurocity (EC) to Dresden Hbf., Regional-Express (RE), Regionalbahn (RB) to Zittau
Breslau: Regional Express to Görlitz, continue with the OEDG to Zittau
It is approx. 5 km from the Zittau train station to the competition area at Lake Olbersdorf. You can take the A city bus to get there. Stop: leisure oasis
Coming from Dresden A4
/E40 in the direction of Görlitz, exit 91 Weißenberg in the direction of Zittau
Continue on the B178 in the direction of Zittau
Coming from Prague (CZ)
E65/R10 direction Turnov
exit 44 on E442 to Bílý Kostel nad Nisou, then on route 35 direction Zittau
Coming from Breslau (PL)
E40/A4 towards Jelenia Góra / Görlitz
Exit 94 Görlitz/Zittau/Reichenbach
Drive through Görlitz on the B115/99 towards Bautzen/Zittau
In Zittau you drive on the “Stadtring” and leave it in the direction of “Oppach” following the B 96.
After approx. 1 km, drive straight ahead at the next crossroads in the direction of Großschönau to the roundabout and take the exit for "Freizeitoase Olbersdorfer See". You will reach the car park after approx. 1 km. From there it is about a 200 m walk to the north beach of the O-See.
No special license is required to race.
European citizen only can apply for XTERRA European Championships.
Due to limited capacity, the slot allocations for this event will be done as follows: Direct qualifiers will have the choice to take a slot for either 2025 or 2026, while slots awarded by roll-downs and bonus slots will only be for 2025.
Those who receive slots which are only valid for 2026 may request to be put on a waiting list for the 2025 event by contacting worlds@xterraplanet.com.
Numerous volunteers are needed for the preparation and implementation of the event. Interested parties are therefore very welcome. If you are interested in supporting us as a volunteer, please contact us by email at info@o-see-challenge.de.
O-SEE Sports e.V.
Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 32, 02763 Zittau