The calendar partners are also new: after five years, Merida is being replaced by the Swiss bike brand Price. Also new are the brands X-Bionic, Schmolke, Continental and Better Bodies. As a further change, the calendar will be available for the first time in a limited edition with immediate effect.

Sporty, natural and sexy

Initiator and model Kristin Atzeni raves about the production and reveals the process: "It was a great four days of shooting in Switzerland this year. My aim for 2019 was to create another typically Swiss calendar with sporty girls. This took us to the well-known vacation resort of Zermatt, to Alp Sunegga and to the Matterhorn. With Daniel Geiger, we once again had an excellent and proven photographer at our side." Experience from social media was an important help for Atzeni when choosing the subject. "I keep noticing on my Instagram profile that the landscape pictures with bikes are simply great. And when producing the new calendar, I also made sure that every picture didn't have a sexy look, but also a natural smile. Not everything always has to be posed." The passionate cyclist and initiator also adds that the general style of the new calendar is very sporty. For example, there are more and more cycling pictures, such as the one of the famous Tremola on the Gotthard Pass, which Kristin Atzeni likes so much. This year's cover picture features Maria Wilke, a well-known 24-hour cyclist from Germany.

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