Programme
Bike Festival in Bad Goisern
Party, party, party on the market square in Bad Goisern!
Enjoy the great vibes with our top hosts Heinz Hörhager and Jakob Fischer on the ORF stage!
With this program there is never a dull moment!
Thursday, July 16th 2026
from 07.00 pm live music in the Werkstatt-Beisl
07.30 pm Presentation & Talk by and with Lukas Kaufmann at the municipal office: “Freedom Begins at the Limit”. Featuring images from the Salzkammergut Trophy and the Race Across America. Afterwards, Lukas will be available for questions. Admission is free.
Friday, July 17th 2026
from 11.00 am Bike-Expo at the start/finish area (until 08.00 pm)
11.00 am Technical-skills training with Lukas Kaufmann (until 11.45 am)
from 12:00 noon Opportunity for a “course inspection” by helicopter (until 06.00 pm)
from 12:00 noon Bike check behind the Grand Hall (until 07.00 pm)
from 12:00 noon TACX Uphill Challenge at the Garmin booth (until 07.00 pm)
from 01.00 pm Grilled chicken and warm meals in the festival pavilion
from 01.00 pm Kid's Program including active center
from 01.00 p.m. Pedalling and Sewing: The Challenge at the Löffler booth (until 07.00 pm)
01.00 pm Technical training with Lukas Kaufmann (until 01.45 pm)
01.30 pm Race number pickup for MTB- and Gravel-Marathon” in the Volksschule (until 08.30 pm)
02.00 pm Trial-workshop with Dominic Grill at the pump track (behind the Grand Hall)
03.00 pm Pasta-Party in the Festival Hall (until 09.00 pm)
03.00 pm Trial-workshop with Dominic Grill at the pump track (behind the Grand Hall)
03.30 pm eMTB tour with Andi Goldberger to Chorinskyklause
from 04.00 pm TACX Uphill Challenge at the Garmin expo-tent
05.30 pm Trial Show with Trial World Cup participant Dominic Grill on the Marktstraße in front of the festival pavillon
06.00 pm Yoga by the Traun with Tatiana Pernkopf
06.30 pm Sunsetride with the Trophy Guides to the "Ewige Wand"
07.00 pm Rider presentation and briefing in the pavilion
from 08.00 pm Evening get-together in the festival tent
from 9.00 pm Pre-Race-Party in Schloss Neuwildenstein with DJ Francis (until 01.00 am)
Saturday, July 18th 2026
from 04.00 am Breakfast in the Maislinger bakery
05.00 am Start Course A on the market square in Bad Goisern
from 07.00 am Race number pick-up for MTB and Gravel.three at the Volksschule - (elementary school) Information on pick-up for the start in Obertraun (Course C) / start in Bad Ischl (Gravel.one & .two)
from 08.00 am Sightseeing flights and shuttle service by helicopter (until 07.00 pm)
from 09.00 am Bike-Expo at the start/finish area (until 08.00 pm)
from 09.00 am Drinks in the festival tent (until midnight)
09.00 am Start Course B on the market square (1st wave - duration less than 7 h 15 m)
09.05 am 2nd start wave - duration less than 8 h 45 min
09.10 am 3rd start wave - duration more than 8 h 45 min
09.45 am eMTB-Tour to the "Ewige Wand", where the leader of the B course is expected around 10.20 am
from 10:00 am Grilled chicken and warm dishes in the pavilion
from 10.00 am Kid's program including active center
from 10.00 am Challenges at the Garmin and Löffler booths
10.15 am Start Course C in Obertraun (1st wave - duration less than 4 h 30 m)
10.18 am 2nd start wave - duration less than 5 h 30 min
10.21 am 3rd start wave - duration more than 5 h 30 min
11:00 am Start Course E on the market square (1st wave - duration less than 3 h 15 min)
11.05 am 2nd start wave - duration less than 3 h 45 min
11.10 am 3rd start wave - duration more than 3 h 45 min
11:30 a.m. eMTB tour with Heidi Messner (@heidi.from.the.mountains), meeting point at the Skoda booth
11.30 am Start course F on the market square in Bad Goisern
11.30 am Start Course Gravel.one in Bad Ischl
12.00 noon Start Course Gravel.two in Bad Ischl
12.00 noon Start Course D on the market square in Bad Goisern
12.20 pm Start course G & Gravel.three & Unicycle-Marathon on the market square in Bad Goisern
approx. from 12.50 pm First finishers of courses F, G and Gravel.three
from 01:00 pm Pasta Party in the Grand Hall (until 09:00 pm)
01.00 pm Trial-workshop with Dominic Grill at the pump track (behind the Grand Hall)
01.00 pm eMTB tour with eMTB-Champion Anna Spielmann
approx. from 01.20 pm First finisher of courses E and C arriving
approx. from 01.50 pm Finish of the men's winners of Course A and Course B
02:00 pm Race number pickup Junior Trophy and scavanger hunt in the elementary school (until 07.00 pm)
02:00 pm Distribution of participants' T-shirts in the elementary school (until 10 p.m.)
approx. from 02.15 pm First finisher of course D and Gravel.two
approx. from 02.50 pm First finisher of course Gravel.one
03.00 pm Trial-workshop with Dominic Grill at the pump track (behind the Grand Hall)
03.00 pm eMTB tour with Heidi Messner (@heidi.from.the.mountains), meeting point at the Skoda booth
04.00 pm Prize draw at the Dips&Drops booth and come-together with the HUMANPWR team
approx. from 04.15 pm Finish of the first-placed women on Course A
05.30 pm Award ceremony age groups and all special ratings of the courses G + Gravel.three
06.00 pm Award ceremony age groups and all special ratings of the courses F + Gravel.two
06.30 pm Award ceremony age groups and all special ratings of the course E
06.30 pm Sunsetride with Thomas Sykora and the Trophy-Guides to the "Ewige Wand"
07.00 pm Award ceremony age groups and all special ratings of the course D
07.00 pm Inspection of vintage bikes at the Pancho Wheels expo-stand (until 7:30 p.m.)
07.55 pm Donation check handover to DEBRA Austria
08.00 pm Award ceremony age groups and all special ratings of the courses C + Gravel.one
approx. from 08:45 pm Last finishers of the Extreme Course arriving
09.30 pm Award ceremony age groups and all special ratings of the course B
10.00 pm Award ceremony age groups and all special ratings of the course A
10.30 pm Award ceremony Fire Brigade-MTB-Marathon and Slow-Motion-Rating
11.00 pm Raffle of non-cash prizes worth 5.000 Euro among all present participants. (Please drop your lots into the green winner's box right next to the stage in the festival pavilion between 08.00 pm and 10.45 pm.)
from 11.00 pm "After-Race-Party" in Schloss Neuwildenstein (until 02.30 am)
Sunday, July 19th 2026
from 08.00 am Race number pickup Junior Trophy and Scavenger Hunt in the elementary school
from 09.00 am bike-expo at the start/finish area (until 12.30 pm)
from 09.00 am Optional sightseeing flights with the helicopter (until 01.00 pm)
from 9:00 a.m. Drinks in the festival pavillion (until 4:00 p.m.)
09.00 am Technical skills training with Lukas Kaufmann (until 9.45 am)
09.00 am eMTB-Tour with Thomas Sykora along the scavenger hunt route (approx. 35 km)
from 09.00 Individual start for the Bosch (e)MTB scavenger hunt at the Expo area (until 11.00 am)
09.30 am Chill-Out-Tour with Monika Dorfner along the scavenger hunt route (approx. 30 km)
09.45 am eMTB-Tour with Walter Köberl along the scavenger hunt route (approx. 25 km)
from 10.00 Kid's program including active center
10.00 am eBike tour with Lukas Kaufmann along the scavenger hunt route (approx. 35 km)
10.00 am Start Junior-Trophy U15 male+female at the market square
from 10.00 am Mining Duck Sally comes to the parcours competition (until 12.30 pm)
10.00 am Single starts Junior-Trophy Parcours 12"
from 11:00 am Grilled chicken and warm dishes in the pavilion
11.00 am Coffee ride with Barbara Mayer and Manuel Pliem, meeting point at the Dips&Drops booth
11.00 am Single starts Junior-Trophy Parcours 14 - 16"
11.10 am Start Junior-Trophy U13 male at the Marktplatz
11.13 am Start Junior-Trophy U13 female at the Marktplatz
12.20 pm Start Junior-Trophy U11 female at the Marktplatz
12.30 pm Single starts Junior-Trophy Parcours 18 - 22"
12.50 pm Start Junior-Trophy U11 male at the Marktplatz
12.50 pm TACX Uphill Challenge award ceremony in the pavillion
01.00 pm Award ceremony Junior-Trophy U13 and U15, followed by Tombola for age groups born 2012 to 2015
01.20 pm Start Junior-Trophy U9 female at the Marktplatz
01.30 pm Award ceremony for vintage bikes in the pavillion
01.50 pm Start Junior-Trophy U9 male at the Marktplatz
02.00 pm Single start Junior-Trophy Parcours 24 - 29"
02.20 pm Start Junior-Trophy U7 female at the Marktplatz
02.45 pm Award ceremony and tombola for the Bosch eMTB scavenger hunt in the festival pavillon
02.50 pm Start Junior-Trophy U7 male at the Marktplatz
03.15 pm Award ceremony Junior-Trophy U7 - U11, followed by a tombola for the age groups born 2016 to 2023
