The Scott Swisspower team has deliberately not communicated anything in this direction to date, as nothing has been confirmed yet. There can be no talk of a "change", at most a detour, as Thomas Frischknecht writes in a press release. Schurter will continue to focus on mountain biking in 2014. However, he would like to fulfill a boyhood dream and compete in the Tour de Suisse once in his career. But there is an even more important motivation.

In sport, standing still means taking a step backwards. For this reason, it is important for Nino Schurter's future career to keep adding new stimuli and accents in order to gain new experiences. The boy's dream is one reason, a serious and training-relevant background is the other. Scott as the main sponsor and Thomas Frischknecht as team manager support this idea. Frischknecht has raced on the road throughout his career and knows how important variety is in top-class sport.

Talks have been held with the ORICA-Greenedge Pro Tour team, which is also sponsored by Scott. ORICA is also interested in a temporary inclusion of Nino Schurter and would integrate him into the team for the Tour de Romandie in April and the Tour de Suisse in June. However, the UCI regulations do not permit such short-term detours into the Pro Tour. This means that many questions remain unanswered. Nothing has been decided yet. However, Frischknecht hopes to have clarity on this issue soon.Even if Nino Schurter were to take a detour to the road, his main goal for the 2014 season remains the same, namely to defend his world championship title. Because mountain biking is and will remain his sole focus. As a consequence, he would only have to miss the World Cup race in Cairns, Australia, and the European Championships. Schurter would remain true to mountain biking for the majority of the season. In 2015 and 2016, mountain biking will clearly take center stage again due to the Olympic Games in Rio.

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