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dumpling festival

It is said that there was a world record broken in St. Johann today. Interested to find out what that record was? Today was the 27th Annual Knödelfest in St. Johann in Tirol. Apart from having a nightmare trying to find a spot to park, everything else felling to place nicely. A quick stroll through…
schladming UCI world cup – part II

Last Saturday was the downhill event for both Men and Women in Schladming. So how much did we enjoy this? For me it can be summed up as…
schladming UCI world cup – part I

I’m ashamed to say this is the first UCI event that I’ve ever attended. Was it worth it? Would we come back? By heck yes! Want to know why? Firstly we…
feast of assumption

This might appear to be far off topic from mountain biking. However, it is a fact that for many in Austria, catholicism is an important part of their lives. Not wishing to be flippant but from a mountain bikers…
harvest celebration

Festivals, festivals, festivals and if there isn’t one available the Austrians are world class leaders at finding an excuse for a celebration. It is hard work on the farm and rightly…
midsummers night

It isn’t every day that you are able to look out of the window and see the whole of the skyline lit up with burning fires. Not forest…



