Colombo particularly motivated at home race

According to the motto "standing still means going backwards", the Proffix Swiss Bike Cup has more news after the season opener. For the first time in history, Swiss championships will be held in the still young and extremely spectacular discipline of short track. The city center of Lugano will serve as the perfect backdrop. The city center course will become the center of Swiss cycling on 28 and 29 May. As part of the four-day "Lugano Bike Emotions" festival, the Swiss Short Track Championships will be one of the main attractions. The 24-year-old Filippo Colombo from Ticino will certainly ensure a good atmosphere.

For the Tokyo Olympian, short track is an asset for the sport of mountain biking and the start in Lugano is firmly marked in his calendar: "I was born in Lugano, went to high school and university here and practically all my friends are from Lugano. It goes without saying that I'm very motivated for this first title fight in short track." Colombo, who has made a furious start to the season so far with three podium finishes, also emphasizes that short track is a great opportunity for the sport of biking to develop further. Last year's European Championship bronze medallist adds: "We go into the city, directly to the people. The format offers extremely exciting sport for the spectators."

Leysin wants to make a long-term and sustainable investment in the sport of biking

The Swiss Cross Country Championships also have a new venue and therefore a new route. Leysin (VD) has been secured as a new host partner for a multi-year commitment to the PROFFIX Swiss Bike Cup series. However, mountain biking in Leysin is nothing new: the Swiss Downhill Championships were already held last year. The local organizing committee, consisting of the Ski Club Leysin and former mountain bike world champion Christoph Sauser, provide the best conditions for top-class championships. Sauser, who has lived in Yvorne, not far from Leysin, for many years and runs his own roasting business in Leysin, brings his enormous wealth of experience and know-how to the organization in many areas.Sauser, who has been Swiss champion six times in his career, is looking forward to the big mountain biking treat in the Vaud Alps: "It's great that Leysin will be able to host the 2022 national championships and that all the world-class Swiss athletes will be competing for the coveted title here. The commitment to the Proffix Swiss Bike Cup is a sustainable project, because Leysin has a clear strategy and wants to become a real bike destination in the long term."

Seven events in all parts of the country

This year, the Proffix Swiss Bike Cup consists of a total of seven event weekends and stops in all parts of Switzerland

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• March 12 and 13 - Rickenbach (LU), UCI C2. The premiere at the start of the season
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• April 30 and May 1 - Savognin (GR), UCI C1. Spring awakening in the beautiful Val Surses.
• 28 and 29 May - Lugano (TI), SM XCC (Short Track). First Short Track SM in the center of Lugano.
• June 4 and 5 - Leysin (VD), SM XCO (Cross Country). Neff, Frei, Schurter, Flückiger and co as guests in the Vaud Alps.
• June 18 and 19 - Gränichen (AG), UCI HC & Junior Series. The top international classic in the gravel pits of Gränichen.
• August 20 and 21 - Basel/Muttenz (BL), UCI C1 & Junior Series. The Formula 1 circuit of bike sport as part of the Bikefestival Basel.
• October 1 and 2 - Gstaad (BE), UCI C1. The big season finale in the Saanenland
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