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
Nino Schurter grew up in Tersnaus, Val Lumnezia in the Romansch-speaking part of Switzerland. He is one of the best cross country mountain bike racers in the world and won the silver medal during the Olympics 2012 in London and is cross country mountain bike world champion 2012. 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
Date — 11 July, 2012
Ronnie Schildknecht, Ironman champion, is a passionate athlete. He loves to swim, bike and run on a daily basis.
His next big goal is to finish first at the ultimate triathlon- Ironman Hawaii – where the combination of heat, humidity and wind are the most challenging in the discipline.
Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win. That's life.
What is your greatest challenge in training?
Dealing with emotions and going through a workout mentally when I am having a bad day and feeling tired.
What has been your greatest accomplishment to date?
Having won 4th place at the Ironman Hawaii, and finishing under 8 Hours at Ironman Florida
How do you ensure you find adequate time for training?
Good planning. It is simply the priority.
What is the best advice you can give to anyone competing in a sporting challenge?
Set a goal that motivates you every day, and then go out and make the best of it.
What drives you and makes you passionate for your sport?
Triathlon is so versatile, and therefore there is always something to improve. This makes it interesting and drives me every day.
Do you rehearse strategies, execution, & feelings for every competition?
Yes. Before an Ironman event, I go through the whole race mentally and visualize every possible situation. That relaxes me, because I know how to deal with any issues during the race when they pop up.
Do you enjoy positive rivalries with opponents and teammates?
I enjoy it a lot during training, but in the race, I don’t care: there, I am on my own.
Do you draw lessons after every competition towards better performance?
Absolutely, this is crucial. What I do and how I approach training and racing today is all a learning from my previous good and bad performances.
Do you think sport is good preparation for life?
I think performance sports require a strong will if you are to succeed. Nothing can be taken for granted- its all hard work. Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win. That’s life. I think I have taken a lot from sports into my daily life. Sports has formed my character today.
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
Nino Schurter grew up in Tersnaus, Val Lumnezia in the Romansch-speaking part of Switzerland. He is one of the best cross country mountain bike racers in the world and won the silver medal during the Olympics 2012 in London and is cross country mountain bike world champion 2012. 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
