Scott-Odlo team presentation: Olympic Games as the big goal

Thomas Frischknecht's jersey order was extremely extensive this year. With the world champion, Swiss champion, Dutch champion and Swedish champion jerseys, there was a whole series of special orders to be made. The jerseys are distributed fairly among the team members Nino Schurter, Andri Frischknecht, Michiel van der Heijden and Jenny Rissveds.

With Nino Schurter (World and Swiss Elite Champion), Andri Friscknecht (U23 Swiss Champion), Michiel van der Heijden (Dutch Elite Champion) and Jenny Rissveds (Swedish Elite Champion), several championship titles are shared among the team members. In addition, Jenny Rissveds has two Eliminator titles and Marcel Wildhaber is Swiss champion. The athletes must therefore pay close attention to which jersey may be worn at which event. Thomas Friscknecht is responsible for organizational matters within the team. He has been responsible for the organization of the Scott-Odlo team since 2002. Another member of the team is Yanick Gyger, who works as a mechanic.

Racing program and goals

The Scott-Odlo team's world tour includes 17 stops. Any tour shirt would therefore have to be in size XXL. In addition to the Swiss Bike Cups, the focus is primarily on the World Cups. With Rissveds for Sweden, van der Heijden for the Netherlands and Nino Schurter for Switzerland, there are three potential Olympic candidates in the team. The selections of the different countries have different requirements. Sweden still needs a quota place for the women - so Rissveds is still dependent on the help of other riders from her home country. The place in Holland for van der Heijden would be ready - if he meets the federation's requirements in the next three races.

With the World Championships in June, however, a first highlight is already looming early in the year. Jenny Rissveds is considered a medal candidate in the Eliminator and Cross Country, Nino Schurter is considered the favorite as soon as he is on the start list. The situation is different for Marcel Wildhaber - no more Swiss Eliminator Championships will be held this year, only athletes who also compete in the cross-country races will be nominated for the World Championships, Wildhaber is concentrating primarily on the cyclo-cross season. Andri Frischknecht has another opportunity to compete in the U23.

New material for 2016

The team around Thomas Frischknecht has always set the trend when it comes to equipment. The team riders were one of the first to use collés instead of tires. The 27.5-inch avalanche was also triggered by Nino Schurter's new bike in the run-up to the Olympic Games in London. Another new race bike is to be presented in summer 2016. The team has already been riding the new 12-speed Sram drivetrain since the training camp in South Africa. Many of the team sponsors have been with the team since the beginning in 2002, a sign of the good cooperation with the team and the team managers.