For once, the media stage belongs to him: Fabian Dankl, trial mountain biker from Zell am See. The fact that he stands in the shadow of his compatriot and uber-biker Fabio Wibmer cannot be denied. But now he has performed a stunt that has moved him up a few notches in the Fame rankings. On a steel cable from lift mast to lift mast, at a height of 20 meters.

The idea came to him during his winter job as a snow groomer driver. It took him two years of preparation before he managed the unknown number of meters on the rope without falling. He rolls over the 52-millimeter-thick wire rope for just under a minute. The reassuring thing is that he was always secured, so there was no risk of serious injury. Nevertheless, the POV shot of an involuntary descent looks unpleasant.

The gradient of the rope helped the Austrian. This allowed him to take one foot off the pedal and use it for balancing. Purists will chalk this up to a flaw. But the stunt is still a huge feat of riding technique and mental strength and most people will be glad that they didn't have to use the rope.