Lukas Stöckli will be riding Rocky Mountain bikes and the entire Chris Sports brand portfolio on his tours from the 2016 season. Christoph Noser from Chris Sports comments on the new alliance: "We are delighted to have found a bike pioneer from the very beginning in Lukas Stöckli, who lives the Rocky Mountain spirit on his tours every day. Like no other brand, Rocky Mountain stands for an unforgettable mountain bike experience and for bikes with soul and passion. For all those who, like Lukas Stöckli, only do one thing: Love the ride!".

Why Chris Sports? Why Rocky Mountain?
Lukas Stöckli: "Quality, authenticity, individuality and personality are the core values of all my tours. The perfect choice of route is just as important to me. We often ride on unknown and spectacular trails that are at best used by locals. The aim of my tours is to ride 100 percent singletrack. I've been riding mountain bikes since 1988 and feel the bike spirit like on the first day. This spirit triggers powerful emotions that characterize us bikers - and this is exactly what I convey to my bike friends who are on the road with me. Biking is not just a sport, biking is also a way of life. Chris Sports and Rocky Mountain celebrate and live this just like I do. This is very motivating, because our shared dreams, emotions and bike spirit inspire each other, but also our mutual bike friends. Love the ride!"

Lukas Stöckli - a pioneer on studded tires
Lukas Stöckli, born in 1972, from Stans in the canton of Nidwalden, is considered the single trail guide par excellence. In recent years, he has made a name for himself as a bike guide for exquisite single trail camps, Alpine crossings and as a riding technique guide. Stöckli is constantly discovering new bike regions and first-class single trails. It is no coincidence that the ex-mountain bike pro and former national team member is the first in the German-speaking world to offer the complete west-east traverse of the Pyrenees as an exquisite singletrail cross.

The summiteer of the Alps
In 2005, Lukas Stöckli completed the first complete east-west traverse of the Alps from Vienna to Nice: 144 passes, 2,882 kilometers and 92,989 vertical meters. In 2007, he successfully completed the "Gipfelstürmer" project in 7 days from Montreux to Lugano with the first ascent of an Alpine 4,000-meter peak - the Breithorn at 4,164 meters. The tour covered 680 kilometers and 32,000 vertical meters. In 2010, Lukas Stöckli set another highlight with a bike tour of more than 10,000 vertical meters in one day. In 18 ½ hours, he covered 230 kilometers around Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland and overcame an incredible 10,062 meters of altitude. Stöckli attaches great importance to the history, culture and cuisine of the regions he visits.

What new equipment does Stöckli use?
In future, Stöckli will not only be accompanied on his adventures by bikes from Rocky Mountain, but the summiteer can also count on comprehensive equipment from the broad portfolio of Chris Sports. These include brands such as Giro, Onza, Race Face, Evoc, Cateye and Blackburn.

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