Alessandra Keller achieved another strong 5th place at the XCO World Cup in Mont-Sainte-Anne (Can) at the end of the season. U23 rider Luke Wiedmann also impressed, finishing in 4th place, bringing Team Thömus maxon to the end of a successful 2024 with no fewer than 19 victories, 2 overall World Cup wins, 18 podium places, 2 Olympic diplomas, 2 Swiss Champion titles and a European Championship medal.
Early on, Alessandra Keller has won the overall World Cup in cross country for the second time in her career. As she did in 2022, she has thus clinched the double: the overall and XCC discipline rankings. Lars Forster showed his excellent late season form in the men’s race and finished a strong fourth.
The premiere on the World Cup track in Lake Placid (USA) was characterised by very exciting races. The Thömus maxon team was at the forefront at all times. While Mathias Flückiger fought for victory right up to the last few…
Last Sunday, Luke Wiedmann won a C1 Elite Men race for the first time in his career. At the season finale of the CIC Swiss Bike Cup in Lenzerheide, he relegated the reigning Swiss champion Filippo Colombo to second place. A perfect start to the end of the season, with the last two World Cups scheduled for the next two weekends.
At Mathias Flückiger’s home race, the final round of the ÖKK Bike Revolution in Huttwil, Thömus maxon could celebrate three victories. Local hero Flückiger won in front of his large home crowd, as did Alessandra Keller. While Luke Wiedmann took the U23 victory, Keller also won the women’s overall classification after her fourth series victory in a row.
The World Championships in Vallnord (Andorra) ended without any medals for the Thömus maxon team. While Luke Wiedmann missed out on bronze in the U23 race by just a few seconds, Mathias Flückiger put in an impressive performance in eighth…
In changeable conditions, Alessandra Keller secured a comfortable victory in the in Gruyère. With this victory, she is also the early winner of the annual ranking in the race series. Mathias Flückiger wins the men’s race by a large margin. Lars Forster finished a solid fourth.
The goals and expectations were high. But in the end, Alessandra Keller had to give up the fight for the short track medals at the World Championships in Vallnord (Andorra) early.
Last Sunday, Mathias Flückiger had to have his appendix removed in an emergency. The operation went according to plan and the recovery process is going well. Whether the Olympic silver medallist from Tokyo will be able to compete in the cross-country race at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Andorra on Sunday will be decided at short notice.
The 26-year-old Vital Albin is in excellent form. In the HC race of the CIC Swiss Bike Cup, he takes his third victory in a row – not even a spectacular crash can stop him.