A young woman has turned her dream of living in the mountains into reality and made Ötztal her new home. This is the story of Vreni Meijerink, one of Tirol’s 739,000 inhabitants.
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Like many sports, mountain biking has its own terms. Single track, for example, describes a type of mountain biking trail that is approximately the width of the bike – the narrow, snaking trails where rides get fast and fun. It is often smooth and flowing, but may also feature technical rocky sections, go over tree…
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Innsbruck has a new mission: Tirol’s capital will transform itself into the next big destination for bikers over the next few years. The successful bid for the 2018 Road World Championships was the driving force for Innsbruck to further develop in the field of road biking. At the same time, the network of mountain biking…
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Mountain biking is obviously our passion, and it is great to share our passion with our six-year-old son. On our search for an appropriate “mountain bike playground” we ventured out to Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis where we test rode the family-friendly Bike Park – and where we discovered the ten kilometer long signature trail.
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Summer in the Zillertal Valley is most commonly associated with towering mountains, craggy peaks and panoramic views of the Hintertux Glacier. Within Tirol the Zillertal Alps are known first and foremost as a haven for mountaineers in summer and skiers in winter. However, there is also plenty to keep mountain bikers busy in the Zillertal-Arena,…
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The Grubigstein mountain is known first and foremost in the mountainbike scene for its excellent circular rides. But in recent years it has also gained a reputation as a small but perfectly formed destination for trailriding. With a new trail added in recent years, I thought it was time to take a look myself.
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In Tirol’s Wild West, high above the shores of the spectacular Lake Reschensee, lies what was once an insider tip among Tirol’s trailriding community but has now gained an enviable reputation throughout the region and beyond. Where Austria, Italy and Switzerland converge, a trails network known as the 3-Country Enduro Trails has become one of…
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Sölden in the Ötztal Valley has created a new republic – the Bike Republic. What better reason to pay this pretty mountainbike region a visit? Sölden offers a total of 18 trails, and the terrain is so spread out that on some rides you will not meet another soul. Ready for a real adventure in…
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Located in the Tirolean Unterland, surrounded by the rolling green foothills of the Kitzbühel Alps, lies Kirchberg. This region is well-known among trailriding enthusiasts in Tirol, not least thanks to Kurt Exenberger‘s Bikeacademy and the fact that World Cup winner Lisi Osl lives here and trains on the trails around Kirchberg. Reason enough, then, to…
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