René Wildhaber reports that his training went very well over the winter. But instead of being in top form, the Trek rider returns from the training camp with a ligament injury. On the second-last day of training in the Fenasosa Bike Park in Spain, he made a mistake while trying to avoid a fall. "The impact was violent and twisted my right foot. I immediately felt that something was wrong," says Wildhaber, who was initially diagnosed with a pulled muscle in Switzerland. On the second examination, however, the diagnosis was different: the anterior syndesmosis (ligament structure between the tibia and fibula) was completely severed and the posterior one partially severed. The outer ligaments are also affected. If the posterior ligament had also been completely torn, an operation would have been necessary. However, Wildhaber can now recover from his injury without surgery.

Delayed start on the Emerald Isle
René Wildhaber will therefore miss the first two races of the Enduro World Series in Chile and Argentina. However, if the recovery goes according to plan, the ligaments should be ready for use again by mid-May. Wildhaber is confident that he will then be able to start the enduro season at the World Series race in Ireland. Wildi" should have no shortage of good memories at this race. After all, he proved there last year that he is still one of the world's best enduro riders with his seventh place finish.

The mountain bike is off limits for the time being, but Wildhaber is already allowed to exercise on the ergometer.

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