Teams from IWC and Laureus assembled at the IWC headquarters in Schaffhausen

Held to benefit Laureus Foundation Switzerland, Tortour is the world’s largest non-stop, multi-day cycling event for professional and amateur cyclists, covering 1,000km between the start and finish at Schaffhausen. This year, there were a total of seven teams from IWC alone, combining forces with professional cyclists from AMG Rotwild. Laureus itself fielded nine teams. IWC’s CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr led by example by forming his own team with IWC watchmaker Samuel Vuillernez and Swiss professional cyclist Simon Zahner, coming in 6th in the Challenge category, a medium-length course of 550km. Through a crowd-funding campaign, the teams raised a total of CHF60,000 (about RM247,000) for a social sports project by Laureus Foundation Switzerland. 

Photos: IWC

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Photo 1 of 8 A cyclist strapped on IWC's Pilot’s Watch Mark XVIII Edition “Laureus Sport for Good Foundation” for the race
Photo 2 of 8 Marcel Rieder, Nadine Rieder and Lex Stolk
Photo 3 of 8 Christoph Grainger-Herr in race mode
Photo 4 of 8 Baschi, Fabian Cancellara and Christoph Grainger-Herr
Photo 5 of 8 Due to the intensity of the race, the cyclists were monitored by their respective support teams round the clock
Photo 6 of 8 Teams from IWC and Laureus assembled at the IWC headquarters in Schaffhausen
Photo 7 of 8 Sofia Wiedenroth, Jan Dieterlen and Marco Hässig
Photo 8 of 8 Simon Zahner, Christoph Grainger-Herr and Samuel Vuillemez posing by the Rhine Falls