Nicola Rohrbach rode for many national and international teams during his career, but has spent the last few years as a privateer. In a country like Switzerland, where the level of performance is so high, this may not be a good starting point. In Rohrbach's case, however, it wasn't a bad one either, as he ultimately achieved his best results in the World Cup and at top international events as a private rider.

However, the 2019 season did not go according to plan for the 34-year-old. Health problems prevented him from building on his extremely successful 2018. This, in turn, triggered a lack of understanding from his supplier of last year, after which he began to reorganize his situation on two tracks.

Rohrbach says goodbye to the privateer existence and becomes head of his own team. There, he wants to regain his old strength, but at the same time promote young riders from Team Goldwurst-Power with his team.

"There are currently four of us. But that could change in the future," says the Basel native. In addition to him as an elite rider, Nils Landenberger (junior), Seraina Leugger and Hannes Jecker (U23) complete the Goldwurst-Power team.

After ending its collaboration with Silverback Bikes, Rohrbach found the perfect partner for the team and its future in the young, innovative Swiss bike manufacturer Arc8 (Arcade speaking). Arc8 have extensive knowledge in carbon production and offer high-end products at fair prices.

In addition, it is not only Rohrbach's goal to make the brand better known together with his team. Arc8 also hopes to gain valuable input for further development: "We are very happy to be working with such an experienced rider. He will not only contribute to the growth of Arc8, but also make a major contribution to new developments."

This is Arc8's first involvement in racing, but it began long before the company was founded. Nicola Rohrbach and Jonas Müller have known each other for some time from dirt jumping. When Müller founded the Arc8 brand together with Serafin Pazdera, Rohrbach expressed his interest in the brand back then - and now it has become a partnership.

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