Promoting Young Talent in Biking

Sat 19. Oct 2024 15:00 – 15:30
Deep Space 8K

At Bike Visions 2024, Julian Bauer (NGR) and Bettina Ratzinger (MTB Kids Academy by Babsi Mayer) will give an insight into the athletes’ skills in the Deep Space 8K of the Ars Electronica Center and show what it means to compete in the demanding Austria Youngsters Cup.

Note: This event is part of

Language: German


The independent training group Next Generation Racing Team (NGR) has been pursuing the goal of offering young, ambitious up-and-coming athletes an environment in which they can further develop their sporting excellence in the challenges of competitive mountain bike cross-country racing for three years.

Training at the MTB Kids Academy by Babsi Mayer focuses on learning the perfect MTB technique. And that from the age of 4. The MTB Kids Academy has been running for 7 years. A team of 8 trainers looks after 2 fixed locations in Lichtenberg near Linz and St. Georgen im Attergau and loves to welcome around 120 children to the courses every week from March to November. They learn how to handle a mountain bike in a playful way and simply have fun.