Lars Forster (Thömus maxon) secured his first national MTB title in the Elite category at the Swiss Short Track Championships (XCC). The two-time European champion won for the third time this season at the start of the Swiss nationals weekend in Echallens (VD), taking the tenth Swiss champion title of his career.
Mathias Flückiger and Alessandra Keller impressed at the World Cup in Les Gets (Fra), taking second and third place on the podium in the cross-country race. The Thömus maxon duo thus proved that they are on the track for the Olympic Games in Paris.
Alessandra Keller has won the short track race in Les Gets (Fra) at the sixth World Cup of the season, celebrating her sixth World Cup victory of her career. The 28-year-old won in superior style after an impressive attack in the final lap.
At the ÖKK Bike Revolution in Davos, Team Thömus maxon scored three double victories. Both Alessandra Keller and Mathias Flückiger won in superior style. Lars Forster ensured a double victory in the men's race with his second place. In addition,…
Mathias Flückiger and Alessandra Keller both finish in a marvellous second place at their home World Cup in Crans-Montana. To top off a perfect day, Keller also took the lead in the overall women’s World Cup.
Alessandra Keller takes second place in the short track at her home World Cup in Crans-Montana. The Swiss champion thus defends her top position in the World Cup discipline rankings. Lars Forster and Vital Albin also impressed in the men’s XCC race, finishing 11th and 22nd respectively.
Lars Forster fought for the podium at the XCO World Cup in Val di Sole (Ita) right up to the last lap, but narrowly missed out on eighth place in a closely fought race by 15 seconds. Alessandra Keller in tenth and Mathias Flückiger in twelfth showed solid performances, but were unable to reach their full potential.
The fourth World Cup race of the season in Val di Sole (Ita) started with the short track on a new course. Luke Wiedmann (U23) in fourth and Alessandra Keller in fifth were the best results for Team Thömus maxon. Meanwhile, the three men Mathias Flückiger, Lars Forster and Vital Albin did not achieve an absolute top result, but nevertheless sent out positive signals for the XCO race on Sunday.
Team leader Alessandra Keller rode to an unchallenged start-finish victory in cold and wet conditions at her home race in Engelberg. Lars Forster also put in a strong performance until a front wheel defect slowed him down and ruined his podium chances.
Milestone for the Swiss MTB team Thömus maxon. The two team leaders Alessandra Keller and Mathias Flückiger have been selected by Swiss Olympic for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. For Keller, it will be the first Summer Games; Flückiger will be taking part in the biggest and most important MTB race for the third time in a row after Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.