The transition was a smooth one, with the end of his mountain bike career followed by a move into the coaching profession. At the beginning of 2017, Martin Gujan joined Swiss Cycling as assistant to the then U19 men's national coach Beat Müller. Now, six years later, Gujan will be working with Müller again. While Müller took over the elite national squad in the cross-country discipline in December, Gujan has been promoted to U23 men's national coach. The duo succeed Bruno Diethelm, who is leaving Swiss Cycling as announced in November.

Gujan, who has been head coach of the U19 national squad since 2019, will combine his current role with his future one and increase his workload for this purpose. The 40-year-old from Graubünden, who represented Swiss Cycling 13 times at the European and World Championships as an active cyclist, already has a wealth of experience, having been involved in a leading role in the development and operation of the training base in Eastern Switzerland, among other things."Our strategy is to employ and promote the coaches we train within the association structures wherever possible. Martin Gujan has done an excellent job at U17 and U19 level; he knows the U23 athletes from their time in the U19 squad. We are happy that Martin is now taking the next step," says Head of Competitive Sports Patrick Müller.Martin Gujan's successor in the polycyclic U17 national squad - which he managed together with Julien Bossens - will be decided in the coming weeks.

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