Koller and Terpstra clear the Cape Epic, the French in Ticino

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At her first Cape Epic participation, the Swiss Nicole Koller and her Dutch team colleague Anne Terpstra immediately take victory. At the Swiss Cup on Monte Tamaro, however, the Swiss come away empty-handed, while the French are the big winners. The big winners at Crankworx in New Zealand were the women, who amazed the spectators for the first time at the slopestyle contest. Mathieu van der Poel also amazed the crowd. The exceptional cyclist signed with Canyon for another ten years! The BiXS Performance Race Team and the Mondraker Walter Mountain Bike Team, on the other hand, announced new riders.

BiXS Performance Race Team with a new look towards Mission 25

Das BiXS Performance Race Team mit Gian Schmid, Timon, Rüegg, Yanick Binz, Micha Alder, Marcel Guerrini, Joel Roth, Seraina Leugger und Muriel Furrer.

The BiXS Performance Race Team (BPRT) is starting its third cross-country season in 2024 with a new, fresh look in line with the new BiXS image. With the team's internal "Mission 25" in sight, the successful participation in the Mountain Bike World Championships in Valais 2025, the team will reach a decisive milestone this year: qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, which will be decided at the first three World Cup races.

CHRIS sports and the Walter Mountainbike Team go to the start together

Mondraker Walter Mountainbike Team mit Maro Hassler, Andri Walter und Simon Walter.

The Walter Mountainbike Team from Sulgen and the Thurgau sporting goods importer CHRIS sports are starting the 2024 mountain bike season together. The team from the Swiss municipality of Sulgen is now competing under the name "Mondraker Walter Mountainbike Team" and will be equipped from "head to profile" with products from the CHRIS sports range.

Van der Poel rides Canyon for another ten years!

Mathieu van der Poel feiert mit dem Cross-WM-Titel seinen jüngsten Grosserfolg auf Canyon.

Canyon Bicycles, one of the world's leading bicycle brands, has signed a historic contract with Mathieu van der Poel, sealing a long-term partnership between the Dutch athlete and the bicycle brand of his choice. This extension of the partnership gives the reigning road cycling world champion the longest contract in modern cycling.

Crankworx: the women make history, the men write the protest letter

v.l. Harriet Burbidge-Smith, Robin Goomes und Caroline Buchanan.

The Crankworx Festival in Rotorua hosted the start of this gravity festival. But of all things, the slopestyle final, which was billed as the big highlight, was shunned by the assembled male elite. Instead, the women made Crankworx history with their very first slopestyle final.

Koller brings the Cape Epic title to Switzerland

Nicole Koller und Anne Terpstra räumen am Cape Epic ab.

At the 20th edition of the Absa Cape Epic, Nicole Koller and her team colleague Anne Terpstra not only win the overall classification. The Swiss-Dutch duo took all eight stage victories in the internationally strong field. In the men's race, Nino Schurter and Sebastian Fini got off to a flying start. However, bad luck and a very strong duo of Matthew Beers and Howartd Grotts prevented Schurter and Fini from achieving overall success.

The French dominate the Swiss Bike Cup on Monte Tamaro

Jordan Sarrou lässt am Monte Tamaro seine Klasse aufblitzen.

On the technically demanding course in predominantly natural terrain, the French won the day. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot came out on top in the women's race, while there was a one-two-three in the men's race, led by winner Jordan Sarrou. The best Swiss performance came from Jolanda Neff (2nd) with a brilliant chase.