Three-time cross-country world champion Ramona Forchini will be racing for the BIXS Performance Race Team from the 2025 season. She will compete in her first race for the new team on March 23, 2025 at the Swiss Bike Cup in Lugano. Forchini is one of the most successful female mountain bikers of her generation and has already celebrated numerous successes in the Elite Women and U23 categories. Her biggest titles include:

• World Champion MTB Marathon Elite
• World Champion MTB Cross-Country U23
• World Champion MTB Team Relay Elite
• World Championship bronze in MTB Eliminator Elite
• European Champion MTB Cross-Country Team Elite

Another milestone in her career was her first World Cup podium in the Elite class in 2022, when she finished third in Andorra.

With the support of the BIXS Performance Race Team, the 31-year-old Forchini is working specifically on optimizing her performance. Her clear goal: a strong performance at the World Championships in Valais. The switch to BIXS marks a new phase in her career, in which she wants to use her experience and ambition to further establish herself at the top of the world.

On the brink of retirement in January

Until recently, it seemed that Forchini's career could come to an abrupt end. She was under contract for the 2025 season with a new racing team with obviously dubious figures in the background. In January, it emerged that the team had no main sponsor, contrary to what had been announced, was facing a financial shambles and had not registered as a World Cup team. Forchini was left with nothing overnight, especially as the registration window for World Cup riders was closed. With an exceptional permit, the tide turned for Forchini at the last moment, so to speak.