Pushbikers
Racing

A mixture of road cycling, mountain biking and adventure – that’s how you could describe gravel. Races such as Unbound Gravel and The Traka have long enjoyed cult status. Since the first UCI Gravel World Championships, it has also been clear that this young discipline combines lifestyle with a great deal of riding technique, body awareness and situational awareness. Not to mention the vertical meters, steep climbs and descents in the terrain that the riders have to master in international gravel races. Two Pushbikers will be taking part in the 2026 Gravel World Championships.

The wooden oval is the origin of the Pushbikers story. Whether at the six-day races from October to February, at the Revolution race series in Great Britain or the big track races on the disc in Melbourne or on concrete in Bendigo, Australia – the Pushbikers have made a name for themselves in the endurance disciplines on the track. In the Madison, points race, elimination race and even the single/team pursuit, endurance, good race overview and tactics, as well as coordination, precise use of slipstream and line choice are essential. It is not for nothing that so many of the well-known road pros come from the track.

Fast pace on a circuit course: the riders complete many laps in the criterium. Often in city centers or industrial areas, spectators can see the peloton again and again. Points can be collected through intermediate sprints. Victory does not go to the rider who finishes first, but to the rider with the most points. Technically demanding, fast and winding – national and international criteria have been part of the Pushbikers racing calendar from the very beginning. The double Pushbikers victory at the New York Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classics, for example, remains unforgettable.