July 16, 2008

SCOTT and Swisspower enter into a bright future together

Seven years ago, Andi Seeli and Thomas Frischknecht (Pro Sport Racing GmbH) founded the Swisspower Mountainbike Team together with the company Swisspower. Team leader Thomas Frischknecht's concept of advancing young riders turned out to be a huge success. Since the teams inception, Nino Schurter and Florian Vogel have grown into world class athletes and the team is known as one of the best on the international racing scene.
    The two top Swisspower athletes at Worlds, on their way to the podium

Since the partnership has been a successful one, SCOTT and Swisspower will continue their partnership. In the upcoming year 2009, the team will be known by a new name, the SCOTT-SWISSPOWER MOUNTAINBIKE-TEAM. The future team will be lead by Andi Seeli, while Thomas Frischknecht will continue as the team manager. The two top riders, Nino Schurter and Florian Vogel, are already under contract.

Team Manager Thomas Frischknecht and Team Leader Andreas Seeli

This is a very positive and fortunate decision for all parties. In the future, the existing synergies will be used and improved, also allowing us to strengthen our current relationships with all the involved people. The results of the past efforts will be huge benefits for everyone involved.
The best example of this success was at the recent 2008 World Championships. Florian Vogel was second in the Elite category, while Nino Schurter won for the third time in the U-23 category. Both riders also secured European champion titles in their respective categories. Therefore, the direction is clear, and these two riders can be 100% focused on the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing.

The near future will show which additional riders will join the team, and what sponsors and technical partners will help guide the boat securely on the right course.


Florian Vogel

Nino Schurter