The Red Bulletin May 2020 (UK)

PROMOTION
long-distance routes on the
continent. And the Grossglockner
High Alpine Road offers elite-level
road cycling on a route purposebuilt
to provide a passage through
Austria’s majestic mountains.
At ski resort Maiskogel in Kaprun,
there’s a bike park complete with
drops, kickers and pump track. Or
trial the region’s renowned downhill
trails. Rob Warner became the first
British rider to win a round of the
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup here
in 1996. The Austrian mountain was
also the setting for Nicolas Vouilloz’s
seventh and final men’s elite World
Champs win in 2002, when he beat
Brit Steve Peat by half a second to
end his career on a high.
There’s two-wheeled fun of a different
kind at the e-motocross park on
Schmittenhöhe, which offers families
a full-throttle adrenalin kick without
harmful emissions, and if you're more
a fan of Tiger Woods than being in the
woods, one of the best golf clubs in
Austria (complete with two 18-hole
golf courses) awaits. It’s a stone’s
throw from Lake Zell, where locals
swim, waterski, surf, kayak, dive and
SUP to their heart’s content.
In Zell, you can sample snow on the
Kitzsteinhorn Glacier, waterski on the
crystal-clear water of Lake Zell, take
in a wealth of unforgettable views and
access world-class biking trails, all in
one trip. It’s the best of the Alps in one
of Austria’s most beautiful settings.
Fact file
Nearest airport:
Salzburg Airport (76km)
Elevation: 768m – 3,029m
Summer season:
May 15 – October 15
Free public transport (bus
and train): May 1 – October 31
Events: The Grossglockner
Ultra-Trail, a 110km route
through seven valleys (July
24-26); Ironman 70.3, one of
the most beautiful triathlons
in Europe (Aug 30)
Population: 9,880 in Zell am
See and 3,000 in Kaprun
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