SCOTT USA announced today that it is the new title sponsor of what was Swisspower MTB Racing Team. The team staged a hugely successful campaign during the years 2002-2008, amassing over fifty medals at international championships. The input of these professional riders has produced two of the lightest, most competitive XC racing bikes in the world, the Scale hardtail and the Spark full suspension bikes.
SCOTT-Swisspower MTB Racing is the team's new name. While the name is new, the concept remains the same; the best Swiss mountain bike talents riding for an experienced, professional team under the guidance of manager Thomas Frischknecht and director Andi Seeli. The team also welcomes two new names, Marcel Wildhaber, a cyclo-cross specialist in the elite category and Roger Walder, a talented junior rider. With the continuing and enhanced sponsorship of SCOTT Bicycles, the team can count on the best equipment available to continue their winning ways.
Nino Schurter, Florian Vogel and other members of SCOTT-Swisspower MTB Racing got a jump on the season during a three-week training camp in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Their efforts were well rewarded this past weekend when the 2009 mountain bike season kicked off at the Maremma Cup in Massa Marittima, Tuscany. Florian capitalized on his early season form by taking out the win, and Nino followed him onto the podium making it a SCOTT-Swisspower MTB Racing one two.