Christoph Strasser

Christoph Strasser has been participating in ultra cycling races since 2002 and has developed into the number one in the world over the years. His records and victories at the Race Across America are material for the history books. After a total of 9 attempts and 6 victories in the toughest ultracycling race in the world, along with a 24-hour world record of 1026 km, Strasser sought a new challenge: ultracycling unsupported.

Completely on his own and equipped only with a racing bike and the necessary essentials, Strasser set out for a new challenge. And he found it - the Transcontinental Race. The race spans thousands of kilometers across Europe, which just a few years ago was still a utopia in the mind of the exceptional athlete from Styria. Unlike the previously achieved goals, which Strasser always experienced with his support team, unsupported races, as the name suggests, take place without outside help and without a team. Although, in addition to the physical strain, there is also the organizational aspect where he has to plan the route, nutrition, and sleep strategy for a distance of up to 5000 kilometers himself, in the end, it is still about one thing in unsupported races: moving forward.

Christoph Strasser takes his audience on a very personal and athletic journey. How has the first part of his athletic existence influenced the second part? How has he grown as a person, and what lessons does he take from the past 20 years of ultracycling to tackle personal and athletic challenges? How does he manage the balance between supported and unsupported races, and above all, how does one cope with stepping out of their comfort zone and facing entirely new challenges? Trying new things, adapting, and adjusting to current circumstances is never easy, but it is necessary - because life is full of changes.

This multimedia presentation features images and videos of the greatest defeats and the most beautiful victories. It is about records, humorous stories, and how each person in the room can take their personal progress into their own hands and positively influence it based on the content of the presentation.