Markus Stoeckl

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Markus Stöckl (* around 1975) is an extreme cyclist from Oberndorf near Kitzbühel , Tyrol , Austria . He holds or held numerous records especially in the field of high-speed downhill on the mountain bike, also known as speed bike in this combination .

Records:

  • World speed record for production bikes: 187.013 km / h on snow, Les Arces , approx. 1999
  • World speed record for series bikes: 210.4 km / h on snow slopes, Intense M6 FRO , Chilean Andes (other source: Argentina ), 2007, duration approx. 40 seconds
  • World speed record for serial mountain bikes: 164.95 km / h on sand and scree, volcanic cone of Cerro Negro , Nicaragua , 2011, route length 550 meters at 45 ° slope; the previous nine-year-old record of the French Éric Barone was beaten by 1 km / h; Barone, who fell severely in the end of his experiment and has since been unable to be active himself, worked as an organizer for Stöckl's experiment

In addition to his ambitions to set new high-speed records, Markus Stöckl runs his own international mountain bike racing team called MS-RACING, which he founded together with Lukas Haider in 2003. Since then, the team has won various national and international titles and is one of the best racing teams in the world.

Quotes

  • You only drive reasonably stable at top speed. (2011, based on the record attempt on Cerro Negro)

Sources / references

  • Report on the world record in the program ZDF sports report , June 5, 2011

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Stoeckl, Markus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian extreme cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH around 1975