Julia the speedy mountain goat
Up the Grossglockner.
Meet Julia.
Julia is a 21 year old competitive speed skating athlete. She races the 3000m and the 5000m on the ice, at home in Germany.
Julie grew up in Inzell, Bavaria and she studies sport science simultaneously. Her main goal? Represent Germany at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Julia’s training differs in the summers and the winters. While her winters are built in the summer, there is one common factor for her: the bike. During the winter time (September - March) she races and is on ice almost every day. She rides to maintain fitness and endurance, on top of the 2x weight sessions a week.
During the summer, the focus shifts to the dry land aspect of speed skating training which emphasizes cycling, jumps, imitations and inline skating. She spends most of her hours doing long rides on her dream bike which she bought in 2021. When I say long rides, I mean LONG rides like this one time when she rode a total of 236km with 3000m elevation. The ride started in Inzell and went to the Grossglockner and back (You should google this mountain pass and you’ll see the incredible views) But this is just another regular day in Julia’s athletic life.
Julia’s enthusiasm and joy for cycling makes her hungry for new adventures that include coffees and cakes of course ;)
Julia on ice with the team.
Happily riding in Inzell.
This or that:
Long distance cycling or Sprints? Long.
Short hills or long climbs? Long climbs.
Coffee or tea? Coffee.
Cats or dogs? Dogs.
Skating or cycling? Skating as a competitive sport - cycling for fun
Playlists or podcasts? Podcasts.
Shoes or slippers? Slippers
Swimming pool or beach? Beach.
Summer or winter? Summer.
Text or call? Call.
Early sleep or stay up late? Depends 😂
Aero or lightweight? Lightweight.
Climbing or flat rides? Climbing
Mountains or hills? Mountains
Drops or hoods? Hoods.
White shoes or other color(and what color)? White Shoes.
Socks over or under leg warmers. Socks Over.
Speed skating or cycling. Both :)
Long climb or coffee ride. Coffee Ride.
Gravel, mtb or road? Road.
Comfort or performance? Performance.
Z2 or intervals? Z2
Gels or haribo? Haribo
Never skate again or never ride again? Never Skate Again.
Solo rides or group rides? Group.
Would you rather wear skates on your bike or cycling shoes on ice? Skates on Bike.
Run up grossglockner or ride up it? Run and ride. Did both!
Watch Worlds Speed Skating or Tour de France? Worlds Speed Skating.
Getting ready for the ice.