"Of course I'm disappointed. A ten-day quarantine is the worst possible way to prepare for the World Championships. But I'm trying to stay positive and keep hoping that I'll make it to the start line of the World Championships in time." In the worst-case scenario that the defending champion actually falls ill with Covid-19, all timetable games would of course be obsolete. However, if Schneitter remains healthy, the World Championships will begin for her with a prologue, in which the aim is to get to Salzburgerland in time to be able to train on the course. First she has to be tested again, as a negative test less than 72 hours old is required to be allowed onto the competition site.
The e-mountain bikers' first training session is scheduled for 5 October, a few hours after the quarantine is officially over. 24 hours later, the e-racers will be allowed on the track for the second time for an hour and a half. The last training session will take place on the morning of the race day. The start of the women's world championship race is at 4.15 pm.
Let's hope that Nathalie Schneitter's experience from 2019, when she broke her foot three months before the World Championships, will help her. Her current situation is a lot more difficult emotionally, but at least she can distract herself with roller training, she reports from her quarantine quarters.