From new sponsors to familiar winners

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The stage race season has begun and a Swiss rider is already at the top. The reigning Swiss marathon champion is also part of the action, announcing a new bike sponsor at the same time. There's also news from the enduro and pump track departments, with successful Swiss riders, "snappy" brand changes and the new venue for the world championships.

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Swiss champion Lüthi will ride Canyon in the future

Ariane Lüthi 2020 auf Canyon

The reigning Swiss mountain bike marathon champion, Ariane Lüthi, will be competing on Canyon bikes this year. The five-time winner of the Absa Cape Epic, who lives in Stellenbosch, South Africa, will also be competing in this prestigious race for the tenth time. Lüthi is considered a personality on the mountain bike scene in South Africa and a promoter of women's cycling.

Giger and Vitzthum in fifth place in Spain

Fabian Giger and Simon Vitzthum finish the four-day stage race "Costa Blanca Bike Race" in Alicante in fifth place. Konny Looser finishes seventh with partner Enrique Morillo. The overall victory goes to Hans Becking (NED) and Tiago Ferreira (POR). Githa Michiels and Rebecca McConnell won the women's event, while Switzerland's Katja Montani came fourth with partner Veerle Cleiren.

Successful Swiss at Enduro Winter Trophy

Starke Schweizer an Enduro Winter Trophy Italien 2020

Swiss enduro riders shine at the Enduro Winter Trophy in tranquil Ricco del Golfo in northern Italy. Anita Gehrig wins the women's race ahead of Ines Thoma (GER) and Carolin Gehrig. In the men's race, Maxime Chapuis rode to third place behind world-class athletes Dimitri Tordo (FRA) and Jack Moir (AUS).

Leogang makes the double world championship with downhill and pump track

Pumptrack-Weltmeisterschaften 2020 in Leogang

This year, the cross-country and downhill world championships will take place separately: While Albstadt will host the cross-country competitions, it's not just the downhillers who will be plunging downhill in Leogang - there will also be pumping for gold. The second official "Red Bull UCI Pump Track World Championships" will also be held in the Austrian gravity paradise.

Canyon acquires Shark Attack Jack

Canyon holt sich Jack Moir 2020

There are few people who can claim to have survived a shark attack. And apart from Jack Moir, there is no one who can say that he is one of the best downhillers in the world. But the story of "Shark Attack Jack" contains precisely these chapters. Now there is a new one: With the move to Canyon, Moir is switching to enduro racing in the 2020 season.

Huber and Stiebjahn take overall victory on the Tankwa Trek

Huber und Stiebjahn gewinnen Tankwa Trek 2020

Swiss rider Urs Huber and his German team-mate Simon Stiebjahn ride to overall victory in the four-day Tankwa Trek stage race in South Africa. In the women's race, overall victory went to South Africans Mariske Strauss and Candice Lill. Swiss champion Ariane Lüthi takes fourth place with her German partner.