Instructors
Get to know your coach
At Mountainbikeskolan, you are guided by professional instructors, regardless of whether you take a guided tour or attend one of our mountain bike courses.
OUR INSTRUCTORS
Get to know our instructors who run our mountainbike courses and guided tours. Our coaches often have a special interest, such as trail cycling or enduro. The coaches are of all ages. We have great youth coaches who playfully teach mountain biking to children and young people, and we have experienced coaches who lead the most advanced courses. All instructors at Mountainbikeskolan have completed the Mountainbikeskolan instructor’s training.
Magnus Tillström
Magnus was active in motorcross in his youth. He has taken his talent further and is now one of Mountainbikeskolan’s most qualified and experienced mountain bike coaches. Magnus co-founded Mountainbikeskolan in 2014.
- Senior coach with 10 years of experience as a mountain bike instructor.
- Specializes in trail cycling.
- Riding a Trek Supercaliber 9.9.
- PMBIA certified mountain bike instructor level 1 & 2 USA, Utah 2019.
Torbjörn Olsson
Tobbe is a coach through and through and has been involved in sports all his life, previously climbing, as a gym teacher and now MTB. Tobbe is as agile as a 20-year-old and there are few things he can’t do on his mountain bike.
- Senior coach in sports, Mountain bike instructor since 2019.
- Instructor in both trail cycling, jumping and downhill cycling.
- Riding a Trek Top Fuel 9.8 and a Fuel Ex 8 gen. 6.
Frida Åström
Frida herself has attended many of Mountainbikeskolan’s courses and now cycles superbly and with excellent technique. Frida was recruited in 2022 by Mountainbikeskolan and has since then led most of Mountainbikeskolan’s women’s courses and basic courses. Frida knows Hellas like the back of her hand and is confident both as a coach and as a person.
- Mountainbike coach since 2022, basic courses, private and children.
- Likes trail cycling and downhill cycling whenever possible.
- Riding a Trek Fuel Ex 8.7 gen. 5.
Niklas Westblad
Niklas, king of Enduro. There are few who can keep up with Niklas when he sets his beautiful lines in the Hellas forests. Former professional bandy player on ice. Has hundreds of credits in sport and exercise physiology. Niklas is responsible for Mountainbikeskolan’s instructor training and course structure.
- Niklas started as a coach in 2020 at Mountainbikeskolan.
- Specialty downhill cycling.
- Riding an upgraded Trek Fuel Ex 9.8 gen. 6.
Kristian Hartman
Kristian is perhaps our most experienced cyclist. He also lives next door and knows every path and probably has the most “KOMs” of anyone in Hellas. Kristian has been with us since the start of the “new era” in 2019, when we established ourselves in Hellas. Kristian is an initiator of downhill cycling courses. Kristian has previously worked as a mountain bike guide in Åre.
- Coach since 2019 at Mountainbikeskolan.
- Trail and downhill cycling, Enduro.
- Rides on Trek Top Fuel 9.8 and Slash 8.
Zackarias Ullberg
One of Mountainbikeskolan’s upcoming stars. An incredible talent in cycling. Has a background in BMX racing. Zacke is the one you send when you need to take a really cool mountain bike picture or when you need to show something crazy difficult on the Enduro trails. Zackarias has attended Mountainbikeskolan’s youth courses and is one of Magnus Tillström’s mentees. Works in the workshop at weekends.
- Mountainbike coach, children and youth since 2021.
- Specializes in downhill cycling and enduro.
- Rides a Fuel Ex 9.7 gen. 6
Mari Roel
Mari is one of Hellas most passionate mountain bikers. Mari has taken most of Mountainbikeskolan’s courses, and then trained as an instructor herself. Mari is a champion in many ways, one of them is her pleasant manner and another is her great cycling and coaching skills.
- Mountain bike coach since 2022, basic courses, children and youth.
- Likes technical trail cycling, has been cycling since the 90s in Hellas.
- Rides a Trek Fuel Ex 9.8 gen. 5.
Teo Perrin
Great guy with the right focus in life, skater, skier, dirt cyclist and does Enduro like a god. Teo is one of the designers of Mountainbikeskolan’s bike park. He is also able to perform of the highest and most beautiful jumps in the park. With humor and the right technique, he confidently runs Mountainbikeskolan’s youth courses. Everyone likes Teo!
- Youth mountain bike coach since 2021.
- Mostly like Dirt, jumps and bike park.
- Rides a super-special steel enduro and a Pool Dirt bike.
Eddie Galmar
Eddie “grew up” at Mountainbikeskolan like his friend Zacke. Eddie is usually the one who can keep Magnus Tillström’s rear wheels on the trails of Hellas. As well as being a great mountainbiker, Eddie is responsible for the shop and purchases, and works in the bicycle workshop at weekends. A young, responsible and very nice coach.
- Working as a mountain bike coach since 2022 at Mountainbikeskolan.
- Trail cycling and Cross Country, quick as a weasel.
- Flys forward on a Trek Supercaliber 9.8
Olov Christiansen
Olov’s passion in life is mountainbiking. Olov lives next door, in Älta, and makes sure he’s out there doing his workouts every spare minute. A nice and humble guy who has his feet on the ground. Olov has quickly set the technique and together with Magnus and Christian is our fastest coaches on the trails.
- Working as a mountain bike coach since 2023 at Mountainbikeskolan.
- Trail cycling and cross country, likes to compete.
- Rides a white painted Trek Supercaliber 9.8.
Johan Strandberg
Johan is a multi-sportsman and cross-country skier. His favorite sport is trail cycling in Hellas and like Kristian is a very experienced mountain biker. Johan started early with the new fad of mountain biking when it came to Sweden in the 90s. Being a northerner, he prefers cycling to chatting, and this gives results both on his own and his students’ bicycle legs. Fast, strong and wise!
- Johan started as a coach around 2017 at Mountainbikeskolan.
- Johan does trail cycling without knee pads and with tight-fitting tights, as it should be.
- He rides a Trek Supercaliber 9.9.
Jonas Paulsson
Jonas started mountain biking relatively late in life, but thanks to his background as a mountaineer, Jonas quickly found the right track. Besides being an exceptionally nice and skilled mountain bike coach, Jonas helps Mountainbikeskolan with photography for web and print.
- Jonas joined Mountainbikeskolan as a coach in 2023.
- Likes trail cycling, enduro and bike parks.
- Rides a Trek Top Fuel 8 and a weighted trail bike.
Ola Gustavsson
Ola cycles every weekend in Hellas and knows almost every trail in the forest. With his pleasant approach, Ola has become highly appreciated as a mountain bike coach. It’s especially nice to see how his students have found joy and comraderie around mountain biking. Ola is a keen downhill cycling himself and, with his wife Katarina, one of the most familiar faces at Kafé Källtorp even before he puts on his instructor’s helmet.
- Coach since 2023, basic courses and Wednesday classes / parents’ group.
- Likes to cycle on trails but is most interested in enduro.
- Rides a Trek Slash.
Simon Buckard
He has been cycling in the forest since he was tiny. Simon rides like a god down the most hair-raising enduro passages. Strength and agility thanks to his climbing, he is a natural on his enduro bike. Instructor for children, young people and adults. Just returned from military service and now just want to ride a bike!
- Coach on children and youth courses since 2020.
- Busts all the descents and passages in Hellas.
- Rides a Trek Slash 9.7.
Kacper Zarzeczny
Kacper is fairly new to mountain biking, but what a talent! Kacper trained as a Youth Coach Step 2 at Mountainbikeskolan in 2022. He has since made great strides and is already confident in his role as a guide and mountain bike coach, one of the children’s favorites at last year’s summercamp.
- Newly qualified coach, youth Step 2, at Mountainbikeskolan.
- Kacper is a tireless trail cyclist, has super good physique and mentality.
- Cycles on Roscoe 7 and Fuel Ex 8.
Olof Hagwall
Olof grew up with Mountainbikeskolan and took his first own mountain bike lesson when he was 7 years old with us. He has since attended our courses and is now himself an assistant instructor in the children and youth courses. Olof is great on his bike, both in jumps and on the trails.
- Child and youth leader since 2022.
- Likes cycling in all forms, both bike park, jump, trail and downhill.
- Rides a Trek Fuel Ex 8.
Felix Padilla Prado
We welcome Felix as a new coach at the Mountain Bike School! During the summer of 2024, Felix has attended Mountainbikeskolan’s internal training at the undergraduate level. Felix has been cycling intensively since 2018. Felix works as a physical education teacher and has with his pleasant manners, already made a success as a mountain bike guide at Mountainbikeskolan.
- Started as a coach in the summer of 2024
- Trail cycling and downhill cycling is Felix’s cup of tea.