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.
I look back on the 2023 World Championships with mixed feelings. The start with the sprint went quite well for me. In the long distance, my legs were not quite ready. In the middle distance they would have been ready, but my saddle said goodbye early. And then came a food poisoning, which robbed me of my last two chances.
The World Championships 2023 will take place in August in Jicin in the Czech Republic. In order to prepare ourselves optimally, the entire Swiss team travelled to Doksy, where the famous MTBO 5-Days took place.
This year the European Championships took place in the very south of Portugal, more precisely in Loulé. The program included 4 races with a middle distance, a mass start, a sprint race and a mixed relay. The summery weather with highs of 30-35°C was usually easy to bear thanks to our villa with pool and perfectly placed balcony. Only during the races the cooling possibilities were a bit limited…