The first showdown of the season at the CIC Swiss Bike Cup in Gränichen went perfectly for Thömus maxon. While Alessandra Keller won the women’s race in superior style, Lars Forster and Vital Albin secured a double victory in the men’s race!
The Swiss mountain bike team “Thömus maxon” launched the new season yesterday, Thursday, February 29, at the Swiss Bike Park in Oberried. In the presence of numerous media representatives and partners of the team, the importance of 2024 and the major goals associated with it were discussed. Thömus also presented a new cross-country bike, the “Lightrider R3 Worldcup”. A bike that sets new standards in many respects.
Perfect start to 2024 for Thömus maxon. Alessandra Keller won her third title in a row at the Swiss Cyclo-cross Championships in Meilen.
A dramatic and ultimately successful end to the season for Thömus maxon! At the last World Cup race of the season in Mont-Sainte-Anne (Can) Mathias Flückiger is the strongest. Twice in the lead, the Swiss champion gets a flat tire and still finishes on a great second place. In addition, Thömus maxon takes the award as the best team of the whole season.
Unfortunate outcome of the last XCC World Cup race of the season in Mont-Sainte-Anne (Can). Lars Forster had the podium in sight, but made a mistake shortly before the finish and brought himself down. Alessandra Keller did not achieve a top result, but was able to secure second place in the overall XCC World Cup standings.
Mathias Flückiger of the Swiss MTB team Thömus maxon showed a strong performance at the Cross-Country World Cup in Snowshoe (USA) and finished fourth – just ten seconds behind the winner Jordan Sarrou.
The start of the second last World Cup of the season in Snowshoe (USA) was only partly successful for Team Thömus maxon. The fourth place for Alessandra Keller was the highlight, but the Swiss champion was not satisfied with it.
For the second time in a row Vital Albin won the overall ranking of the CIC ON Swiss Bike Cup, the traditional Swiss race series. A fourth place in the final race in Gstaad was enough for Albin to put on the red jersey of the overall winner. At the same time, Alessandra Keller competed in the test event for the Olympic Games in Paris and gained valuable experience in view of the big goal next year.
Luke Wiedmann provides the highlight in Sunday's cross country races with his fifth place. In the elite categories, neither Alessandra Keller nor the men were able to match the performances of the previous weekends. Team manager Ralph Näf nevertheless does…
The Thömus maxon team started the third last World Cup weekend with a podium place for Alessandra Keller and two top ten results in the men’s race. The long straights and the dry surface made for exciting and close decisions.