The highlight of this year’s season took place in the sandy forests just east of the Polish capital Warsaw. The weather was extremely warm and dry, not only during the World Championships, but also in the weeks leading up to them. This meant that the sandy ground became even deeper and slower to ride on than it already was. This was also the biggest difference compared to the preparatory competitions we held in June in directly adjacent terrain.
The last few weeks have been very intense. I travelled from one Bike-O event to the next and tried to squeeze my 80% workload in between. The intensive phase began in Poland in mid-June.
I can look back on a fantastic European Championships in Lithuania. My form, the organisation, the terrain: all this contributed to an unforgettable European Championships! Even though the expectations for international competitions in Lithuania were already high due to the previous editions, everything was surpassed once again. And I myself was finally able to make the long-awaited leap into the top 6 and bring home a diploma.
The temperatures are rising, the first flowers are blooming. Spring is on its way, and with it the first races of the 2025 season. Here I take a brief look back at my winter training, my current level of fitness and an outlook on which races are coming up this season.
I can look back on another intense season. It’s already my tenth international season, if you include the coronavirus year 2020. Read my review to find out what I experienced in an exciting year with a packed program.
This year, the World Championships also marked the end of the season. After an already long and intensive season, the aim was to get back into top form and successfully utilise all the experience gained. Strengthened by an altitude training camp in St. Moritz, the Swiss team travelled to Bulgaria in high spirits. A large part of the team already has some experience of Bulgarian terrain from the 2022 World Cup.
The second World Cup round after the European Championships in Poland took place around a month later in Smiltene, Latvia. The Swiss team travelled there just under a week in advance. We wanted to prepare for the Latvian terrain, which was unfamiliar to most of… Read More »World Cup in Smiltene
The 2024 European Championships took place in the north-eastern part of Poland, more precisely in Ostròda. The titles in the sprint, long distance, middle distance and mixed relay disciplines were contested in the forest of Stare Jablonki. The terrain is characterised by sandy soil, varied… Read More »European Championships in Ostròda, Poland
It’s about to really get going, the start of the 2024 World Cup season is just around the corner. After a long preparation period with many hours of training, I started the 2024 competition season at the beginning of April. Later than usual and without… Read More »Preview of the European Championships in Ostròda, Poland
The MTBO World Cup will end this year in Trentino with three races. In Lavorno there will first be a middle distance and the next day a long distance, before the international season ends in Folgaria with a mixed relay. The competitions all take place in alpine terrain at 1200 – 1400 m. above sea level. The terrain is quite steep and there are trails of varying rideability.