How 23-year-old Gabriel Wibmer lands "Impossible" tricks on his mountain bike
Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast
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4.7 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 3 February 2026
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Gabriel Wibmer is a 23-year-old Austrian free ride and trials rider who's built a massive YouTube following with his creative urban riding videos, including the viral late for school series that's racked up nearly 25 million views, sponsored by Canyon bikes and hailing from East Tyrol, Austria, Gabriel has proven himself both as a Downhill Racer and as one of the most innovative content creators in mountain biking today.
- How did motocross and trials riding shape your mountain biking style? Who are your biggest influences?
- How has YouTube changed since your "Late for School" video in 2019? Do you think it is harder to go viral now?
- Is it true you came up with the "Wibmer Impossible" concept after having a bike stolen in Prague?
- Do you usually start with a location and build a story, or does the concept come first?
- What was the most challenging trick in "Wibmer Impossible"?
- How is your Canyon Torque DH bike set up? What modifications do you make?
- How did you prepare for the tricks in "Gravel Mania"? Do you ride drop bar bikes regularly?
- What was the hardest part about riding bike park features on a gravel bike?
- Where is your favorite place to ride?
- Do you have interest in racing downhill or trials again? What about urban downhill like Red Bull Valparaíso?
- What projects are planned for 2026?
Follow Gabriel @wibmergabriel on Instagram and his YouTube channel. Cover photo: © Hannes Berger
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| 0:00.0 | Now, are all the traitors present? |
| 0:02.0 | Let's get started, shall we? |
| 0:04.0 | From rags to riches. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm so sick of this. |
| 0:07.0 | Working like a dog and being treated worse. |
| 0:09.0 | Yorkshire to New York. |
| 0:10.0 | Poor climbers, you and me. |
| 0:12.0 | A life dedicated to revenge. |
| 0:14.0 | Let's make this an occasion to remember. |
| 0:16.0 | A Woman of Substance on Channel 4. |
| 0:19.0 | Stream now. |
| 0:20.0 | Hey everybody, welcome to the single tracks podcast. |
| 0:23.7 | I'm your host, Jeff Barber, and today I'm excited to be joined by Gabriel Wipmer. |
| 0:29.0 | Gabriel is a 23-year-old Austrian free ride and trials rider who's built a massive YouTube |
| 0:35.1 | following with his creative urban writing videos, including the |
| 0:39.3 | viral Late for School series that's racked up nearly 25 million views. Sponsored by Canyon Bikes |
| 0:45.6 | and hailing from East Tyrol, Austria. Gabriel has proven himself both as a downhill racer |
| 0:51.5 | and as one of the most innovative content creators in mountain biking today. |
| 0:56.5 | Gabriel, thanks so much for joining us today. |
| 0:59.5 | Yeah, hello everyone, and thanks for having me. |
| 1:02.4 | I'm really stoked to do this, and let's see where this goes today. |
| 1:06.8 | Awesome. |
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