In cross country, the ensemble of national coaches Bruno Diethelm (men's elite & U23), Edi Telser (women) and Martin Gujan (men's U19) will be competing with medal candidates in all categories. Jolanda Neff (elite), Sina Frei (U23) and Jacqueline Schneebeli (U19) all won the title at the European Championships in Brno at the end of July; they are also among the favorites at global level.


Nino Schurter will contest the world championship race as defending champion, Mathias Flückiger as the first challenger in the absence of Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel. Filippo Colombo (U23) and Janis Baumann (U19) both won silver at the European Championships. The man from Ticino and the man from Graubünden have the potential to ride onto the podium in Canada too. In the men's elite category, the eighth and final starting place will be awarded after Sunday's World Cup race in Lenzerheide.

Small but mighty: Downhill national coach Alice Kühne's selection is in excellent shape. Camille Balanche brought the team its first podium finish of the season last weekend with third place in Val di Sole. Emilie Siegenthaler and junior Janosch Klaus both took fifth place - the form curve of most athletes is pointing upwards.

Compared to last year, when Swiss Cycling was represented at the World Championships in Lenzerheide with 57 athletes, the delegation flying to Canada is small. There is a simple explanation behind the considerable difference, says Head of Competitive Sports Beat Müller. "In Lenzerheide, we wanted to give as many athletes as possible the chance to compete in a major event in front of a home crowd. Now, as usual, we have only selected athletes who have the potential to achieve a top place."

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World Championship squad cross country

Men Elite
Mathias Flückiger, 1988, Leimiswil
Andri Frischknecht, 1994, Feldbach
Reto Indergand, 1991, Schönenwerd
Thomas Litscher, 1989, Rheineck
Nino Schurter, 1986, Chur
Matthias Stirnemann, 1991, Gränichen
Florian Vogel, 1982, Jona

Lukas Flückiger, 1984, Wynigen *
Lars Forster, 1993, Neuhaus SG *
Fabian Giger, 1987, Rieden SG *

* The eighth starting place will be awarded to Lukas Flückiger, Lars Forster or Fabian Giger after the race in Lenzerheide
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Women's elite
Ramona Forchini, 1994, Wattwil
Linda Indergand, 1993, Silenen

Alessandra Keller, 1996, Ennetbürgen

Jolanda Neff, 1993, Thal

U23 men
Vital Albin, 1998, Tersnaus
Alexandre Balmer, 2000, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Filippo Colombo, 1997, Bironico
Fabio Püntener, 1999, Silenen
Joel Roth, 1999, Kölliken
Ursin Spescha, 1998, Sevgein

U23 women
Sina Frei, 1997, Uetikon am See
Nicole Koller, 1997, Schmerikon

Juniors u19
Janis Baumann, 2002, Igis
Dario Lillo, 2002, Eschenbach
Luke Wiedmann, 2002, Bellach

Junior girls u19
Ronja Blöchlinger, 2001, Heiden
Jacqueline Schneebeli, 2001, Hauptikon

WM Downhill squad

Men Elite
Basil Weber, 1992, Laax
Lutz Weber, 1992, Laax

Women Elite
Camille Balanche, 1990, Biel
Carina Cappellari, 1991, Chur
Emilie Siegenthaler, 1986, Biel

Juniors
Yannick Bächler, 2001, Giffers
Janosch Klaus, 2001, Bülach