Filippo Colombo had a ground-breaking mountain bike season in 2022: successes such as second place at the World Championships in Short Track, two World Cup victories in the same discipline, a second place at the Cross-Country World Cup in Mont Saint Anne and a bronze medal at the European Cross-Country Championships speak for themselves. His strong season took him to fifth place in the UCI world rankings, just one place behind world champion Nino Schurter.

"Since the beginning of my career, Nino has been my idol and Scott-Sram my dream team. I'm really happy that I can now join this team to further develop my career," says a delighted Filippo Colombo.

The young Swiss rider from the south of Switzerland is a very versatile athlete. But Filippo, who also represented Switzerland at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, has more to offer than just talent on the bike. At 25, he has a bachelor's degree in economics, speaks four languages fluently and, according to team boss Thomas Frischknecht, is a very sociable guy.

But Frischknecht also has words of praise for the departing Lars Forster: "It's always emotionally difficult to say goodbye to an athlete with whom we've shared such great moments over the years. We thank him from the bottom of our hearts for everything he has done for us, including winning the European Championship title and the victories at the Cape Epic and Swiss Epic. We wish him all the best for his future career. Lars has joined the other successful Swiss mountain bike team "Thömus Maxon", where he will be in good hands with Ralph Näf."

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