Originally, the 19-year-old from Windhoek only wanted to travel to Europe for a few weeks to compete in the BMC Racing Cup race in Gränichen, among other things. Now weeks have turned into around six months, during which Martin Freyer will be competing for the Fischer Junior MTB Team. The reason for this is Eric de Boor, a friend of his family, who has a very good relationship with team boss Roland Fischer. When Freyer asks to stay with de Boor for a few days, he is surprised to hear that he is interested in riding for a small Swiss mountain bike team. Freyer does not hesitate for long and sends his dossier to de Boo and Fischer. Freyer then receives a contract as a guest rider, with the plan to compete in all races of the BMC Racing Cup and the Argovia Vittoria Fischer Cup.

Freyer gratefully accepts this offer, as the young Namibian hopeful has set the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio as his medium-term goal. Racing in Switzerland can be a good lesson for this goal. His chances of securing a place for Rio are also good. After his first U23 year, Freyer is already ranked 338th in the world rankings as the third-best Namibian. A good starting position to make up further positions.

Martin Freyer's short-term goals for the upcoming season are the Namibian cross-country championships, which he wants to win, and the African continental championships, where he wants to finish in the top 5 again in the U23 category. He also wants to take part in at least one Cross-Country World Cup and be allowed to compete for his country at the World Championships. The 19-year-old is still keeping his goals under wraps. After all, he still has no reference to his European colleagues.By the way: if you want to exchange a few words with the Namibian biker on the race course, you don't need to worry about your own English skills. Martin Freyer speaks fluent German.

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Source: Allgemeine Zeitung Namibia - www.az.com.na