At the 13th International Fullgaz Crosscountry Race, which is part of the Bundesliga race series, the Swiss men were also able to celebrate a triple victory in the mountain bike category. Thomas Litscher won ahead of the two BIXS Performance Race Team athletes Luca Schätti and Timon Rüegg. In the elite women's race, the two Swiss riders Ginia Caluori and Steffi Häberlin were only beaten by Caroline Bohe from the GHOST Factory Racing Team.

Isla Short is the new face of the GHOST Factory Racing Team. The Scottish rider's lively, unique and open character immediately gave both the support staff and the other athletes a positive feeling when they first met her. After one of the most successful years in the team's history, it was also important to focus on consistency with the equipment and the environment.

Ghost launches the six-part documentary series "Breaking the tape". It deals with various topics and gives Ghost athletes as well as other important personalities from the mountain bike world a chance to have their say.

The all-female team "Ghost Factory Racing" has signed Finja Lipp, an up-and-coming young athlete. The German is not the only addition to the team, however, as they are delighted to welcome Maloja as their new clothing partner.

Where an Olympic season under normal circumstances hardly allows for any notable team changes, this one brings a few changes with it. And these include Sina Frei, who is the new Specialized team colleague of world champion Jordan Sarrou. But Nicole Koller is also looking forward to a new work tool, as is young talent Janis Baumann.

Ghost, the German bike manufacturer, is embracing big data: around 100,000 cyclists have been analyzed, the engineers have used this data to create so-called clusters and algorithms have been used to create the geometries. For fine-tuning, tools such as Allen keys and measuring tape are provided to ensure that grips and saddle fit like a glove.

The 2018 season was the most successful in the history of the GHOST team. Seven World Cup victories, national championship titles and medals at the World Championships are just some of last year's successes. Marika Tovo has now joined the team from Waldsassen for the next two years. A new tire sponsor is also on board on the way to the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The "Ghost Factory Racing Team" is strengthening itself with two new athletes for the coming season. The already familiar names of Dutch Olympic athlete Anne Terpstra, Denmark's Malene Degn and runner-up Lisa Pasteiner from Austria will be joined by Hungarian champion Barbara Benko and reigning U23 world and European champion Sina Frei from Switzerland.

The Asket from Ghost is a trail hardtail that is minimalist in appearance, but should provide a lot of fun on the trail. It comes with an aluminum frame, 27.5-inch and 29-inch wheels and in two equipment variants. In terms of price, it should also be extremely interesting as a second bike, for example for purists and after-work bikers.