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… Read More »World cup final in Trentino, Italy
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… Read More »Throwback to the World Championships in Czech Republic
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… Read More »European Championships 2023 in Portugal
The 2023 season started for me in Italy. In two races over the middle distance and the long distance I tested my form, my new bike and my orienteering skills.
The last round of the 2022 World Cup took place in Targovishte (Търговище), which is located in central Bulgaria. Due to the rather sparse offer of travel options from Switzerland, we arrived already on Tuesday. Thus, despite the massive delay of the plane, we were… Read More »World cup finals in Targovishte, Bulgaria
The 2022 World Bike-OL Championships were held in Falun and Säter in Sweden. Falun is about a 2.5 hours’ drive northwest of Stockholm and is better known for cross-country skiing / ski jumping competitions than for mountain bike racing. But shortly before our World Championships,… Read More »World MTBO Championships in Falun, Sweden