The IBA Benelux - Mile Eater Award

Mile Eater can most easily be described as "the club within the club".

The Mile Eater Award (MEA) is not a special IBA ride, but the Iron Butt Association's official worldwide recognition for motorcyclists who have successfully completed a certain number of IBA rides.

The Mile Eater Award is now also available for Benelux and existing IBA Germany motorcyclists. It consists of the certificate, a PIN and a patch.

In order to receive the Mile Eater Award, a certain number of normal and extreme rides must be proven (except for the simple MEA). 

You can request a Mile Eater Award

as an order via our webshop

  

The Base

All riders who can show a certain number of IBA rides can apply for the award (see table).

All IBA rides count - regardless of the country in which the ride was ridden and by which IBA chapter it was certified.

In order to receive the Mile Eater Award, a certain number of normal and extreme rides must be proven (except for the simple MEA).

Normal rides are:

  • Basically all IBA rides
  • Finisher at the German Butt Rally

Extreme rides are:

  • The Bun Burner GOLD Rides, as well as the SS2000 GOLD
  • Insanity rides (such as the 4 Corners of Germany)
  • All multi-day rides > 48 hours, such as the Saddle Sore 3000 and 5000
  • Finisher at the Iron Butt Rally in the USA.

Mile Eater summary table

 

Rides overall

Normal Rides

Extreme Rides

Time

MEA

≥ 2

unlimited

ME Bronze

≥ 5

3

2

unlimited

ME Silver

≥ 5

3

2

within 12 months

ME Silver alternative

12 Rides

1 Ride / Month

within 12 months

ME Gold

≥ 20

15

5

unlimited

ME Platinum

≥ 40

30

10

unlimited

ME Titanium

≥ 60

45

15

unlimited

ME Diamond

≥ 100

75

25

unlimited

ME Black

≥ 200

100

100

unlimited

 

 


NameAward#IBAYear
Alexander, ResuMile Eater847052023/09
Antonic, Bodo Mile Eater768012024/07
Antonin, RomanMile Eater Gold430372020/11
Antonin, RomanMile Eater Silber430372018/10
Antonin, RomanMile Eater Silber430372018/12
Antonin, RomanMile Eater Silber alternativ430372019/04
Ardelt, ThomasMile Eater741592020/07
Bagar, HannesMile Eater Bronze536402014/08
Bagar, HannesMile Eater Bronze536402018/08
Bagar, HannesMile Eater Gold536402018/08
Bagar, HannesMile Eater Gold536402021/09
Bagar, HannesMile Eater Platin536402021/09
Bagar, HannesMile Eater Silber536402016/08
Bagar, HannesMile Eater Silber536402018/08
Bagar, HannesMile Eater Silber536402019/01
Bagar, HannesMile Eater Silber536402021/04
Bagar, HannesMile Eater Silber536402021/07
Bagar, HannesMile Eater Silber536402021/08
Bagar, HannesMile Eater Silber536402021/09
Bamberger, DieterMile Eater467812012/08
Bode, ThomasMile Eater430642016/11
Bode, ThomasMile Eater Bronze430642016/11
Bode, ThomasMile Eater Silber430642017/07
Böhme, Ilona Mile Eater647662023/07
Böttger, MarcMile Eater532632019/08
Breitenlechner, HannesMile Eater467742014/08
Briand, JorisMile Eater812592022/07
Brucksch, FlorianMile Eater681032017/11
Crnkovic, ZlatkoMile Eater532982012/11
Daniel, JörgMile Eater640222018/10
De Clercq, Filip Mile Eater799572022/02
Dr. Strommer, ManfredMile Eater647482016/08
Dr. Thomas, MarcMile Eater680832017/09
Dr. Thomas, MarcMile Eater680832019/06
Dragan, CalinMile Eater774732021/07
Ennemoser, ThomasMile Eater789962024/10
Elisabeth, FrançoisMile Eater840352024/08
Färber, VolkerMile Eater621842019/06
Färber, VolkerMile Eater Bronze621842019/06
Färber, VolkerMile Eater Silber621842019/06
Feimann, EberhardMile Eater467272013/11
Fischer, KonradMile Eater741462020/07
Günther, ChristianMile Eater641542016/12
Gassner, DietmarMile Eater601172019/09
Geiger, UdoMile Eater577842015/08
Hanck-Müller, CarlMile Eater Bronze430412015/11
Handlanger, ThomasMile Eater822272022/11
Handlanger, ThomasMile Eater Silber822272023/10
Hensler, ErichMile Eater640192015/11
Hofmann, ManuelMile Eater620812022/06
Janke-Wohltmann, BerndMile Eater647442018/04
Jankowski, CarstenMile Eater Bronze284282016/06
Jensen, BorgeMile Eater551802013/11
Josephs, RalfMile Eater680812019/03
Jung, Irene (S)Mile Eater467932012/08
Hubert Kächelein Mile Eater Gold467282023/09
Kalweit, KarstenMile Eater741242019/07
Kate, Anjo tenMile Eater839152023/07
Killian, RainerMile Eater Bronze430802019/07
Klenz, Luzian KurtMile Eater577362014/08
Klotzbücher, ChristophMile Eater741232019/07
Kramer, MartienMile Eater Silber730902019/10
Kramer, MartienMile Eater Gold730902021/11
Krammer, MichaelMile Eater430542016/01
Kranold, DirkMile Eater532672019/08
Kutschmann, JörgMile Eater647452018/10
Lammers, HelgeMile Eater700172018/04
Lux, VincentMile Eater772222020/12
M. Krüger, GerhardMile Eater Gold1942017/11
Massatsch, ManfredMile Eater641592017/04
Massatsch, ManfredMile Eater Silber alternativ (double)641592018/09
Meier, GeraldMile Eater Silber577382018/04
Michalak, HelmerMile Eater417652012/11
Miller, MarkMile Eater700982022/04
Miller, ScottMile Eater Bronze440042016/01
Miller, ScottMile Eater Silber440042016/11
Mohd Ali , Mohd Hanif Bin Mile Eater824632023/10
Pellet, RobertMile Eater836062024/02
Petrisor, MarcelMile Eater774762021/07
Pok­iva, ZlatanMile Eater532612012/07
Prockl, VincentMile Eater816702022/08
Rehm, Heiner Mile Eater Bronze821332024/08
Röper, ThomasMile Eater467652012/11
Rohda, HarryMile Eater390722012/11
Rosenfeld, MarcusMile Eater Silber640042016/10
Rosenfeld, MarcusMile Eater Silber640042020/11
Rusu, AlexandruMile Eater847052023/11
Sandrock, DieterMile Eater Silber641672017/09
Scheffer, DirkMile Eater795792022/04
Schiemann, Doris (S)Mile Eater430042013/11
Schiemann, Doris (S)Mile Eater Silber430042012/11
Schiemann, WernerMile Eater Gold430032013/11
Schiemann, WernerMile Eater Silber430032012/08
Schiemann, WernerMile Eater Silber430032012/11
Schiemann, WernerMile Eater Silber430032013/11
Siemund, Sergej Mile Eater730512024/06
Schliefke, UweMile Eater551072016/08
Schmidt, SlavaMile Eater855552025/05
Schneller, AndreasMile Eater622032018/12
Schregel, RainerMile Eater467362012/08
Sieland, BjörnMile Eater532992012/11
Simku, RobertMile Eater767942020/08
Šilinger, Robert Mile Eater835992023/10
Soares, VitorMile Eater742502020/11
Stawitzki, MartinMile Eater821322023/05
Stegmann, AndreasMile Eater768342021/05
Stephan, DirkMile Eater705532018/08
Stowasser, Oliver Mile Eater730502023/09
Strauch, PeterMile Eater467212012/08
Suhr, GerdMile Eater577682022/04
ter Hofstede, KoenMile Eater766502020/11
Vanscheidt, ManfredMile Eater533002017/05
Varsbergs, Ansis Mile Eater726542023/04
Wauschke, ErwinMile Eater430942015/04
Weber, Felix M.Mile Eater835902024/08
Weber, RobertMile Eater Bronze680432020/11
Wehausen, JörgMile Eater430292012/11
Wiedemann, Frank Mile Eater812602023/07
Wolfgruber, RüdigerMile Eater Gold551152015/09
Wolfgruber, RüdigerMile Eater Gold551152017/12
Wolfgruber, RüdigerMile Eater Platin551152017/12
Wolfgruber, RüdigerMile Eater Silber551152013/11
Wolfgruber, RüdigerMile Eater Silber551152014/10
Wolfgruber, RüdigerMile Eater Silber551152015/09
Wolfgruber, RüdigerMile Eater Silber551152015/11
Wolfgruber, RüdigerMile Eater Silber551152017/07
Wolfgruber, RüdigerMile Eater Silber551152017/12
Ziglioli, Marco Mile Eater827642023/05