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Saalfelden Leogang:

Smiles all around at the Biketember-Festival

Saalfelden Leogang, Salzburger Land, Austria, September 23rd

, 2014 The

debut of the Biketember Festival was a complete success with over 600

bikers attending this epic 2014 seasons end-off. Three great events were

combined to create an exciting season finale for visitors and passionatemountain bikers in Saalfelden Leogang. Cheering spectators lined the tape

down the speedster track for the final of the iXS European Downhill Cup

and younger enthusiasts rocked the Scott Junior Trophy. The hometown

crowd had many reasons to be proud asAustrians David Trummer (AUT

RRP Ghost) took the overall win in the SRAM Specialized Enduro Series with

Manuel Gruber (AUT Radon) in second.

The Biketember-Festival kicked off on Friday evening with the all time favorite whip

off contest. Soon after, on Saturday morning the downhill bikers took to the track for

their seeding runs in the hope of scoring a place in the last European race of the

year. 300 riders from 25 nations had made their way to the finals of the iXS

European Downhill Cup in Saalfelden Leogang. The finals were no walk in the park.Racers had to conquer the demanding Speedster world cup course, which is 2,3km

/ 1.4 miles long with an altitude difference of 480m / 1575ft.

In the finals on Sunday, Zarja Cernilogar (CZE GT Blackthorn) sealed the deal with

a solid win in the elite women class. Her win in Bikepark Leogang resulted in her

consecutive iXS European Downhill Cup overall victory. Alba Wunderlin (CH

Stzrdli) and Alia Marcellini (IT LeeCougan Dirty Factory) stood next to her on the

podium in second and third.

In the elite men class one Austrian in particular showed great skill. At just 18 years

of age, Andreas Kolb (Sports Nut DH Team) took 8thplace. This was his first top 10

result in the elite category. Despite the close competition, Johannes Fischbach (GER RPR Ghost) remained unbeatable. Following swiftly behind in second and third

place was Robin Wallner (SWE Team W-Racing) and Philip Atwill (GBR RPR

Ghost).

The first time, the iXS European Downhill Cup race in Saalfelden Leogang was

covered live and if you missed the action, you can still watch the webcast replay on


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www.ixsdownhillcup.com/en. The high success of coverage

is good news. In 2015 the entire iXS European Downhill Cup will be broadcasted live.

Over 220 riders turned out for the second SRAM Enduro Series edition in Saalfelden

Leogang. This final race of the series was the ultimate stomping ground. The 55km

track featured everything from roots, rocks and technical steps to flowy freeride

sections. Pro class winner Tobias Reiser (GER Focus Trail Team) finished the course

in 33:48.15 minutes. Daniel Schemmel (AUT Do-Biker Bruck) ended up second

followed by Markus Reiser (GER Focus Trail Team) ranked third. Despite an 8th

place finish, the overall victory went to Fabian Scholz (GER Focus Trail Team) here

in Leogang.

The female pro class was dominated by Anneke Beerten from the Netherlands (NL

Specialized Racing), with 40:38.54 minutes, who took the overall win as well. In

second and third were Birgit Baumann (AUT Trek Gravity Girls) and Antje Kramer

(GER Giant Germany).

All information about the Specialized-SRAM Enduro Series can be found on

www.enduroseries.net/en .

The third highlight, the Scott Junior Trophy was an event for children. Kids between

3 and 16 years of age could compete in different classes and were able to experience

the thrills of racing first hand. They had to master distances between 250m / 820 ft.and 6km /3,7 miles around the Ritzensee. Aimed at promoting a friendly and fun

competitive atmosphere, everyone was rewarded for their efforts and no one left

empty handed.

Further information about the Scott Junior Trophy can be found on bike.saalfelden-

leogang.com/en/events/2014/scott-junior-trophy.

At the end of an exciting weekend with amazing races and great side events, the

Biketember festival put smiles on everyones faces. The event will return in 2015 on

18 20thSeptember. However, the season is not yet over. Bikepark Leogang will

hold a special Fan Weekend on 3rd

-5thOctober to bring the season to an end. More

information can be found on: bike.saalfelden-leogang.com/de/events/2014/fan-

weekend.For more information please visit: www.biketember.com

Further information about the Bikepark Leogang is available on:

bike.saalfelden-leogang.com/de/bikeparkleogang/or on facebook:

www.facebook.com/Leogang.Bikepark?fref=ts


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Further information about the region Saalfelden Leogang is

available on: www.saalfelden-leogang.com/en/

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Contact:

rasoulution Marketing & Kommunikations GmbHThomas-Wimmer-Ring 9

80539 MnchenTelefon: +49 (0) 89 386 67 09 0

E-Mail: [email protected]

About the region Saalfelden LeogangThe Saalfelden Leogang region is situated in the heart of Salzburger Land, in amongst the beautiful

Steinernes Meer and Leoganger Steinberge mountain ranges. The towns of Saalfelden and

Leogang have partnered up to create a dynamic tourism region. Their cooperation is verysuccessful as one could see during the commendable hosting of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials

World Championships last year. The diversity of over 700km / 435 miles of mountain bike trailsattracts thousands of bike visitors every year.

Bikepark Leogang, as the beating bike heart of the region, is well respected as one of the best bikeparks throughout Europe. In 2013, more than 170,000 bikers travelled to Bikepark Leogang to

enjoy the various tracks and trails. Moreover, Bikepark Leogang is one of only twelve, carefully

selected GraVity Bikeparks in Europe. With international high-class level events like the UCI

Mountain Bike World Cup or the Dirtjump Contest 26TRIX the Bikepark Leogang became anintegral part of the international mountainbike scene over the past few years.

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