The "Giant Swiss Team" breaks new ground

After seven years as a successful cross-country team, "Giant Swiss" is reorienting itself. The team under the leadership of Roland Abächerli was a solid value in the Swiss mountain bike scene. In future, Giant will focus on mass sports and enduro and freeride competitions.

The "Giant Swiss Team" was often a springboard for talented young riders, including names such as Jérémy Huguenin and Martin Fanger - who both made the leap to an international team with the switch to BMC. Lukas Loretz is another strong rider leaving the Giant team and hanging up his bike in favor of his studies. The remaining team riders Marco Arnold and Mirco Widmer are also saying goodbye to cross-country racing, but will remain loyal to the team as enduro riders. Mirco Widmer will compete in cross-country eliminator races in addition to enduro races and downhill marathons. The 22-year-old proved that he has a good chance of achieving top rankings in these races with third place at the World Cup in Nove Mesto and ninth place at the World Championships in Saalfelden.

Due to the departures, resignations and discipline changes, Giant will no longer operate as a racing team in the cross-country sector. In the future, Giant will increasingly support the dealer team riders in the hobby sector with a professional event setup at national and regional races and offer a meeting point for all Giant riders.

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