Markus Pekoll
| To person | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13th October 1987 (age 32) |
| nation |
 Austria
|
| discipline | Downhill and Enduro |
| Team (s) | |
| 2005–2007 2008–2010 2011 2012–2017 |
Specialized Andas Biken Graz Fast4ward Racing Solid Bikes MS Evil Racing MS Mondraker Team |
| Most important successes | |
|
|
| Last updated: April 26, 2018 | |
Markus Pekoll (born October 13, 1987 in Schladming ) is a former Austrian mountain biker in the downhill discipline .
Career
Markus Pekoll began downhill mountain biking in 2004, started his first World Cup in Schladming in 2004 and was the first Austrian to make the top seven in the world rankings. He is a six-time downhill national champion , overall European Cup winner (2011) and European champion (2013).
So far, Markus Pekoll has ridden for the following teams: Specialized Andas Biken Graz (2005–2007), Fast4ward Racing Solid Bikes (2008–2010), MS Evil Racing (2011) and MS Mondraker Team (since 2012).
In 2017, Pekoll became national downhill champion for the sixth time and also national enduro champion at the Schöckl near Graz .
In August, the then 29-year-old declared his active time over.
Sporting successes
- 2017
-
Austrian champion - Enduro
-
Austrian champion - downhill
- 2016
- Ride Hard on Snow, Lienz
- 2015
-
Austrian Championships - Downhill
- 2014
-
Austrian champion - downhill
- 2013
-
European champion - downhill
- 2012
- iXS EDC, Todtnau (GER)
-
Austrian Championships - Downhill
- 2011
- Overall winner iXS European Downhill Cup
-
Austrian champion - downhill
- iXS EDC, Monte Tamaro
- iXS EDC, Spicak (CZE)
- 2010
-
Downhill European Championship, Hafjell (NOR) -
Austrian champion - downhill
- 2009
-
Austrian Championships - Downhill
- 2008
-
Austrian champion - downhill
- 2007
-
Austrian champion - downhill
Web links
- Official website
- Markus Pekoll in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Markus Pekoll in the lines-mag.at database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b About Me | Markus Pekoll. (No longer available online.) Www.markuspekoll.com, archived from the original on June 13, 2016 ; accessed on June 13, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Markus Pekoll ends downhill career (August 21, 2017)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pekoll, Markus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian downhill mountain biker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schladming |