Fabian Cancellara holds a record of four World Time Trial Championships titles, is a gold medalist at the Beijing Olympic Games and has won three out of five Monuments of Cycling: Milan-Sanremo (2008), Tour of Flanders (2010) and Paris-Roubaix (2006 and 2010). Read Article
Chris McCormack is a four Time World Champion Triathlete, having competed as a professional athlete for almost two decades. Author of the New York Best selling book, I'm Here to Win, he continues to split his time between Australia, Los Angeles and Zurich during the year. Read Article
Iker Martinez is a versatile sailor, with accomplishments ranging from winning a World Championship in an Olympic high-performance skiff one year, to coming in second in a double-handed Around the World Race the next. Read Article
Reto Schoch is an extreme athlete, dedicated to the sport of ultracycling. He has won the Race Across America, Tortour Switzerland, and the Race across the Alps in 2011/2012. Reto holds a Ph.D. in Microsystems and Microelectronics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, and has worked as a postdoctoral candidate at MIT and Stanford. Additionally, he has founded his own tech start-up, swissfluidics ag, in 2010. Read Article
Dani Wyss is a family man and a maintenance technician in a Chemicals factory in the Swiss canton of Wallis, but he is also one of the greatest cyclists on the globe. Read Article
Ronnie Schildknecht, Ironman champion, is a passionate athlete. He loves to swim, bike and run on a daily basis. Read Article
Date — 11 September, 2012
Nino Schurter is a competitive person, who likes to achieve in various sports. He grew up in Tersnaus, Val Lumnezia in the Romansch-speaking part of Switzerland. His primary passion is mountain biking. Now an avid cyclist for seven years, he can compete professionally. In 2009, he was the youngest world champion in the history of mountain biking, and he hopes to continue to achieve in this sport. He won the silver medal during the Olympics 2012 in London and is cross country mountain bike world champion 2012.
To me, fun has to be the main factor.
What is your greatest challenge in training?
To stay focused on the goal. Each training session is one step towards the target.
What has been your greatest accomplishment to date?
Winning the World Championship in Canberra 2009 as the youngest rider ever.
How do you ensure you find adequate time for training?
As a professional athlete, training, preparation and recovery has highest priority- so you find the time.
What is the best advice you can give to anyone competing in a sporting challenge?
To me, fun has to be the main factor.
What drives you and makes you passionate for your sport?
The combination of endurance and technical skills, and the possibility to train out in nature.
Do you rehearse strategies, execution, & feelings for every competition?
Sure, the races you win are won in your head. It’s really important to rehearse strategy, execution and feelings before each the race.
Do you draw lessons after every competition towards better performance?
I always examine my performances with my team manager an trainer at the end of a race. Drawing learnings is the best preparation.
Do you think sport is good preparation for life?
Yes. It’s one of the best schools of life.
Fabian Cancellara holds a record of four World Time Trial Championships titles, is a gold medalist at the Beijing Olympic Games and has won three out of five Monuments of Cycling: Milan-Sanremo (2008), Tour of Flanders (2010) and Paris-Roubaix (2006 and 2010). Read Article
Chris McCormack is a four Time World Champion Triathlete, having competed as a professional athlete for almost two decades. Author of the New York Best selling book, I'm Here to Win, he continues to split his time between Australia, Los Angeles and Zurich during the year. Read Article
Iker Martinez is a versatile sailor, with accomplishments ranging from winning a World Championship in an Olympic high-performance skiff one year, to coming in second in a double-handed Around the World Race the next. Read Article
Reto Schoch is an extreme athlete, dedicated to the sport of ultracycling. He has won the Race Across America, Tortour Switzerland, and the Race across the Alps in 2011/2012. Reto holds a Ph.D. in Microsystems and Microelectronics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, and has worked as a postdoctoral candidate at MIT and Stanford. Additionally, he has founded his own tech start-up, swissfluidics ag, in 2010. Read Article
Dani Wyss is a family man and a maintenance technician in a Chemicals factory in the Swiss canton of Wallis, but he is also one of the greatest cyclists on the globe. Read Article
Ronnie Schildknecht, Ironman champion, is a passionate athlete. He loves to swim, bike and run on a daily basis. Read Article
