Career
In his youth he was quite active and enjoyed such sports as football. At the age of 18 his interests shifted and he began to ride mountainbike. In 2002 he took part in his first 24-hour cycling event.
In 2005, at the age of 22, he became the youngest person to enter and complete the "Race Across the Alps".
In 2009, on his first attempt, he qualified for the Race Across America but had to quit due to health problems after 2400 km (at that point he was in 4th place). On March 21, 2015, Strasser set a new record for the most distance ridden on a road bike in 24 hours, riding 556.856 miles (896173 kilometers) at the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin.
He is currently living in Graz.