Record biker Tom Öhler: The top 5 of the trial world champion

Young Tom began his two-wheeled career on a tricycle, followed by a mini-cross bike, until he finally discovered trial bikes at the age of 12 and found his passion. In 1997, he took part in his first competitions and just one year later, at the age of 15, he was already competing on the international stage. At the age of 17, Tom became Austrian champion for the first time - a title he won a total of five times. He also achieved further top placings: in 1999 he came sixth at the UCI World Championships, in 2001 he was UCI Junior World Vice Champion, in 2006 he was crowned European Indoor Champion and in 2008 he became Bike Trial World Champion.

Tom also holds three world records: in 2009, he beat the existing high jump world record in Kaprun with a jump height of 2.89 metres. In 2013, he became the fastest person on a trial bike over the 400 metre hurdle distance in Linz. This feat also landed him on the main evening programme of "Wetten, dass...". In 2024, Tom climbed the most peaks ever conquered in one day on an e-mountainbike (15 peaks). Tom Öhler ended his active career in 2008, moved to Innsbruck in 2011 and has since focussed on show appearances and technical, high-alpine mountain biking. Challenging trails at previously unattainable heights are exactly his thing, and as one of the best trial mountain bikers in the world, he inspires us with his breathtaking adventures in film and video projects.

Music

1. Picture book
2. Texts
3. Flower pot
4. AC/DC
5. Helge Schneider

Sports

1. Mountain bike (clear 😉)
2. Off-piste skiing
3. Swimming
4. Hiking
5. SUP

Cinema films

1. Hot Rod
2. The Big Lebowski
3. Forest Gump
4. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
5. Into the Wild

Pro-Rider

1. Chris Akrigg
2. Ali Clarkson
3. Hans Rey
4. Braydon Bringhurst
5. Bryn Atkinson

Waste of time

1. Bureaucracy
2. Doom scrolling on IG
3. Television
4. talk around the essentials
5. getting annoyed about things you can't change

Riding Spots

1. Davos Klosters (CH)
2. Hometrails (Tyrol/ AT)
3. Zermatt (CH)
4. Mt Etna (Sicily IT)
5. Wexl Trails (AT)

Good Times

1. Sunrise at the summit,
2. Road trips in a van
3. SUPing
4. Family time
5. Family time on 2 wheels

Influences

1. Family
2. Nature & mountains
3. A thirst for adventure
4. Wanderlust
5. other athletes and disciplines.

Cars

1. VanTourer 600L (clear)
2. Lamborghini Countach
3. Fiat Panda 4x4
4. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
5. Rivian R1T

Fun tools

1. Insta 360 camera
2. DJI Mini 3 drone
3. Slackline
4. SUP board
5. Camper

Heroes

1. Hans Rey
2. Travis Pastrana (MX)
3. Walter Röhrl (Rally)
4. Ines (my wife)
5. Martyn Ashton (Trial)

No Goes (No Goes)

1. Littering
2. Biking without a helmet
3. Posing without skill
4. Complaining without tackling
5. Racism

Temptations

1. Shop camper accessories
2. Pizza
3. Chocolate bananas
4. Adrenalin kicks
5. Espresso

Must Dos

1. Travelling
2. Leaving the comfort zone
3. Quality time with the family
4. Set off into the unknown
5. New learning

Dreams

1. World tour in a camper & bike (incl. family)
2. Crossing the Atacama Desert on an ebike
3. Ride a 6000 metre mountain with the Ebike
4. Experience Baja California
5. Learn to surf

Life lessons

1. Less is often more
2. The best moments are unplannable
3. Progress is not a sprint but a marathon
4. Those who do not appreciate the small are not worth the big
5. Take everything with humour