Andreas Strobel (born 13 May 1972) is a German

ski mountaineer Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipmen ...

and

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

mountain biker Mountain biking is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and pe ...

. Strobel was born in

Selb Selb is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Fichtelgebirge, on the border with the Czech Republic, 20 km northwest of Cheb and 23 km southeast of Hof. Selb is well known fo ...

, and started bike sports as condition training in 1991. After bad results at the "Ronda Extrema" race in

Riva del Garda Riva del Garda (''Rìva'' in local dialect) is a town and ''comune'' in the northern Italian province of Trento of the Trentino Alto Adige region. It is also known simply as ''Riva'' and is located at the northern tip of Lake Garda. History Riv ...

in 1997, he intensified the training. He is also member of the national ski mountaineering team.

Selected results

Ski mountaineering

* 2006: ** 4th, German Championship single * 2005: ** 2nd, German Championship

vertical race A Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical Races for women and men are ...

* 2007: ** 2nd, Dammkarwurm race * 2008: ** 1st, German Championship vertical race ** 3rd, German Championship single ** 3rd, German Championship team ** 6th,

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

relay race (together with Toni Steurer,

Stefan Klinger Stefan Klinger (born 24 April 1978) is a German ski mountaineer. Klinger was born in Anger. He inspired his girl friend Stefanie Koch to compete also in the national ski mountaineering team. Selected results * 2003: ** 1st, Predigtstuhl race ...

and Konrad Lex) * 2009: ** 2nd, German Championship vertical race ** 9th, European Championship relay race (together with Toni Steurer, Konrad Lex and Alexander Schuster) * 2010: ** 9th,

relay race (together with Martin Echtler, Konrad Lex and Alexander Schuster)5. ISMF World Championships - relays men (AD)
, www.skimountaineering.org

Mountain biking

* 2003: ** 1st,

Transrockies The TransRockies is an annual 7-day, 600 km mountain bicycle race from Fernie, British Columbia to Canmore, Alberta. Described in its early days as the "toughest mountain bike race on earth", the TransRockies had a reputation for tough climbs ...

race ** 3rd, Transalpchallenge * 2004: ** 1st,

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

n Championship ** 1st, MV-Marathon serie ** 2nd,

Cape Epic The Absa Cape Epic, founded by Kevin Vermaak and also known as the Cape Epic, is an annual mountain bike stage race held in the Western Cape, South Africa. First staged in 2004, it has been accredited as ''hors catégorie'' (beyond categoriza ...

race ** 3rd, German Championship of bike marathon * 2005: ** 1st, Transcreta race * 2006: ** 1st,

n Championship ** 1st, Ritchey MTB Challenge

References

External links

Andreas Strobel
at ''skimountaineering.com''

(German), Dammkarwurm 2007 {{DEFAULTSORT:Strobel, Andreas 1972 births Living people German male ski mountaineers German male cyclists People from Wunsiedel (district) Sportspeople from Upper Franconia Marathon mountain bikers Cape Epic cyclists German mountain bikers Cyclists from Bavaria