Felt Felbermayr professional cyclist Hermann Pernsteiner has today been crowned

Austrian national champion in the 2024 mountain bike marathon. The

Lower Austrian won the Mountain Bike Challenge in Krumbach in the

Buckelige Welt - not far from his home - with a lead of almost 4 minutes over

his closest rival. A total of 70 kilometres and 2,300 metres in altitude

had to be completed. Right from the start, the 33-year-old rode in tropical

temperatures of around 35 degrees Celsius with Daniel Geismayr at the front and

after his solo escape after one and a half hours of racing, he left no doubt

that victory would only go to the Felt Felbermayr professional cyclist.

As with his first mountain bike victory in Ischgl, Pernsteiner mastered the climbs.

Pernsteiner mastered the climbs confidently, did not risk too much on the descents and

and managed his lead. Pernsteiner won after 3:09:23 hours ahead of

Daniel Geismayr (+03:55 minutes) and Uwe Hochenwarter, who was already 09:43

minutes behind. ‘This Austrian championship title is something very

special for me. I'm really happy to wear the championship jersey in front of my home crowd.

in front of a home crowd. I had to push myself to the limit, the temperatures

were extreme,’ emphasised Pernsteiner at the finish.

Caption: (Photos free of charge, photo credits RSW) Hermann Pernsteiner is

Austrian national champion in the marathon mountain bike 2024