Willy is tired of frittering away his precious free time on the sofa. That's when he meets Timo, an enthusiastic racing cyclist. He persuades the couch potato to give road cycling a try. Willy's enthusiasm for the sport soon becomes so great that he takes part in the cycle race, named: »Glocknerkoenig« (King of Grossglockner) with Timo out of curiosity. He takes a severe beating in the process, but his ambition is aroused and the idea of rolling through the finish line ahead of Timo is born. He stubbornly pursues this plan and starts working with a coach. The fact that the coach is a woman really helps Willy with his motivation and the training often has surprises in store for Willy. A lot happens, not everything works out as planned. Can he handle failure? Will he manage to reach his goal in the end?