Markus Stöckl

Markus Stöckl (c. 1975) is an extreme cyclist from Oberndorf bei Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria. He holds or has held numerous records, especially in the area of ​​high-speed downhill on a mountain bike, called in this combination also speed bike.

Records:

• World speed record for production bikes: 187.013 km / h on snow, Les Arce, circa 1999
• World speed record for production bikes: 210.4 km / h on snow slope, Intense M6 FRO, Chilean Andes ( another source: Argentina ), 2007, duration 40 seconds
• Was on sand and gravel, volcanic cone of Cerro Negro, Nicaragua, 2011 Length of 164.95 km / h 550 meters at 45 ° slope ( The former, 9 years old record of the Frenchman Eric Barone: world speed record for serial mountain bikes exceeded by 1 km / h. barons, who fell in the discharge of his attempt, and since then can not be self- active, worked for this new experiment as an organizer. )

In addition to his ambitions in the setting up of new high- speed records, Markus Stöckl also operates its own international mountain bike racing team called MS -RACING, which he founded together with Lukas Haider 2003. Since its inception, the team has several national and international titles once rich and is one of the best racing programs in the world.

Quotes

• Only at the maximum speed you drive reasonably stable. (2011, based on the record attempt on Cerro Negro)

Sources / References

• TV contribution to world record in the ZDF broadcast sports report on ZDF 5 June 2011 at 17:10 clock.