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This was my first race in a few weeks so I was very interested to see how my form had progressed since racing in Bluff in early January. I lead into the first singletrack and shortly after up the first climb Dirk Peters came flying past so I jumped on his tail and over the…

This race for me was important to get a good indication of where my form was at the beginning of the season. The field was small but strong and I made sure I entered the singletrack climb first so that I could lead into the downhill which I was able to open up a gap…

I am very excited to announce that I have signed with the Cannondale Factory Racing MTB team for 2 years starting on the 1st of January 2013. This will be a great step forward in my career as I step up from Under 19 to the Under 23 category and face new challenges. I’m really…

What an amazing last couple of weeks it has been… It still feels almost unreal to think that I have accomplished my childhood dream of becoming a Mountain Bike World Champion. All the training and hours put into becoming the best rider I can possibly be over the last few years culminated at the perfect…

On Thursday evening I arrived at Zurich airport and was greeted by my team mate Mathias Fluekiger who then drove me to his older brother Lukas house where I am staying with him and his wife Fabi for the week. They live in a beautiful area out in the Swiss countryside, everything is green and…

Today was my last day of training  in Spain before heading to Switzerland tomorrow to spend the week there training and racing. I have had a great week here in Spain riding in some of the most amazing spots on some of the best tracks I have ever experienced. I have been very blessed to…