"My physical, mental and technical condition is actually better than ever before and I still enjoy riding," says Reto Indergand, and yet he competed in his last World Cup in Val di Sole - the 32-year-old finished 37th and 28th overall. "Despite being in great shape, there are still a lot of younger racers who are better. When it comes down to it, I'm no longer where I would actually like to be," says Indergand, citing one of several reasons why he prefers "normal" professional life to top-class sport in future. "But above all, I'm looking forward to having more time for my family. It's not always so easy to reconcile top-class sport and family life."

What "normal" professional life will look like is still open at the moment: "I'm still looking around, but I have a few options. It will be a while before I know exactly where I want to go professionally," says the man from Uri. For the time being, he is not changing his work clothes, the season is still running. Indergand's last races are the cross-country race in Silenen - his home race, the final of the ÖKK Bike Revolution in Huttwil and the final of the Proffix Swiss Bike Cup in Gstaad.

Into the top 10 in the world

Reto Indergand has celebrated some notable successes in his ten years as a professional, but also in the junior categories. As a junior, he won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Canberra (AUS) and became Swiss U23 champion in 2013. Indergand finished tenth in the elite category at the 2017 Cross Country World Championships in Cairns and, wearing the colors of BMC, rode into the top 10 several times in the World Cup between 2016 and 2019, both in cross country and short track. He also won the Swiss Epic in 2016 together with his then team colleague Lukas Flückiger. He switched from BMC to Giant for the 2020 season and delivered good results in the Cross Country World Cup up to the current season, finishing in the top 20.