Around 500 mountain bikers and over 1.500 viewers come to Zöbing near Langenlois in Lower Austria every year and enjoy the legendary event and a great atmosphere. When the starting shot for the race is fired and athletes from over 17 nations start moving, a unique mountain bike race is bound to occur: The course profiles are perfectly thought out and the like-minded viewers do the rest for two unforgettable days of racing.

Since 1991 the largest cross-country MTB race in Austria, which is part of the "MTB LIGA AUSTRIA", has been taking place on the most famous Rieslingberg in the world.

In 1999, this race was staged as European Cup Race (C1) for the first time. All national top athletes of the mountain bike scene, such as the multiple Austrian champion and the Olympic athlete Max Foidl, Mario Bair, Gregor Raggl, and top athletes like Laura Stigger, Mona Mitterwallner but also international champions like Ondrej Cink (CZE), Yana Belomoina (UKR), Jitka ČÁBELICKÁ (CZE) and many other former European and World Champions will show up.