Education
for BikeGUIDE Level 1
The BikeGUIDE Level 1 training offers you an easy entry into the diverse professional world of bike guiding. It follows the concept of the Bikeguide Austria association and provides you with up-to-date content. This ensures high-quality training and opens up countless opportunities in the (e-)mountain biking sector.
Thanks to our many years of experience in running a bike school, we prepare you optimally for your role as a bike guide!
- Learn from the best: Our training team consists of experienced educators, active coaches, and a former downhill pro – you’ll benefit from solid teaching methods and real-world know-how from elite sports
- Hands-on from day one: Our program is designed around realistic scenarios and practical exercises – theory is immediately connected to practice
- Guaranteed practical placement: Everyone who completes the training with us automatically receives a fixed practical placement
- Strong community: You’ll become part of an engaged network of coaches, professionals, and bike enthusiasts that continues to support you even after your training
- Career opportunities included: After completing the training, you have the opportunity to become a permanent member of our coaching team and turn your passion for biking into a profession
- Improvement of personal riding technique for accurate self-assessment
- Guiding tours on familiar routes, including emergency management
- Didactic and methodological skills to improve the riding technique of beginners and moderately advanced riders
- Responsibility towards the motivations, needs, and expectations of guests, as well as contributing to regional added value
Content & process
Basic module (8 days)
- Practical methodological exercises
- Riding technique
- Tour guiding
- Theory of professional knowledge
- Law & environment
- Sports biology
- Equipment knowledge
- Teaching riding technique
- Navigation
- Tour planning
Internship and practice (30 hours)
- Practical experience: proof of 30 hours at a certified training company
- Guaranteed practical placement at one of the BIKE SCHOOL PEKOLL locations
- Preparatory work for the examination module
Examination module (4 days)
- Reflection on internship and practical experience
- Riding technique – trail skills
- Examination in: guiding
- Teaching demonstration
- Personal riding skills assessment
- Theory
More information about the structure
Requirements
• Training can begin at the age of 16
• Eight-hour first aid course completed within the past five years
• Riding skills: confident and fluid riding on single trails with a difficulty level of S1 to S2
(e.g. Schwarzleotrail – Leogang, Arzler-Alm Trail – Innsbruck, Schönstatttrail – Wienerwald, Singletrail – Wexl, Enzi-Trail – Graz, Rookie DH – Schladming, Fleckalmtrail – Kirchberg in Tirol, Hochalmtrail – Reiteralm, Z-Line – Saalbach)
• Experience with full-day tours in different regions as well as in bike parks/trail centers with lift access
A tour log must be submitted with the registration, including:
- Five MTB full-day tours with at least 500 meters of elevation gain and 20 km distance
(for e-MTB: at least 1000 meters of elevation gain and 40 km) - Three visits to bike parks/trail centers with a total of at least 1500 meters of descent
What to bring
• A fully functional mountainbike with like-new brake pads, good-condition knobby tires, and a working gear system
• A fully functional e-mountainbike with like-new brake pads, good-condition knobby tires, and working gears
(for one tour and one skills session – can also be rented on-site at one of the local shops)
• Weather-appropriate bike clothing and spare clothes
• A bike backpack for the tours
• Writing materials for taking notes, or a notebook/laptop for digital note-taking
• A smartphone with camera function for documentation and (if available) for digital navigation (bike computer if available)
Dates
Training – Basic Modules Bikeguide Level 1:
(The training in Graz is split into two parts)
• March 5–8, 2026 – Stattegg (Part 1)
• March 19–22, 2026 – Stattegg (Part 2)
(Training in Schladming – 8 days in a row)
• September 5-12, 2026 – Schladming
Examination Modules Bikeguide Level 1:
• June 18–21, 2026 – Stattegg / Graz
• October 8–11, 2026 – Schladming
The basic and examination modules take place in the Graz Region and Schladming–Dachstein, with training locations selected based on the course content. This includes the use of the Bikeparks Schöckl, Planai & Reiteralm, as well as the touring networks of the respective regions.
Registration
To register, please send your CV or contact details along with a portrait photo (including first and last name, date of birth, and phone number) via email to: 📧 👉 office@bikeschoolpekoll.com
The following documents are required no later than two weeks before the start of the training:
➡️ Proof of a first aid course (minimum of 8 hours, completed within the last five years)
➡️ Proof of riding experience: a tour log with at least 5 tours of minimum 500 vertical meters and 20 km each (for E-MTB: 1000 vertical meters and 40 km each), plus three visits to a bike park or trail center with at least 1500 vertical meters of descent in total
Prices 2025
| Education | Units | Value |
| Basic module including teaching materials | 1 | 1150€ |
| Exam module | 1 | 490€ |