12 World Cup Wins for Nino! The battle between the two best mountain bikers in the world continues. This time it was Nino Schurter's turn, with Nino grabbing his 12th World Cup victory!
After some welcome Brezels, Croissants and Cappuccinos at the Contessa Café Bar, the whole Contessa Team, including Kathrin, Lisa, Andi, Fien and Karen was there to guide the 20 participants over the weekend.
Jordi Tixier and Dylan Ferrandis both finished in podium positions at the 15th round of the MX2 World Championship, claiming second and third respectively', on the rough, sandy track of Lommel (Belgium).
Jordi Tixier claimed his first ever MX2 Grand Prix win this weekend in Loket (Czech Republic), round fourteen of the World Championship. The Frenchman beat all the big names of the series, except series leader, Jeffrey Herlings, who missed the event due to a leg breaking crash earlier in the week.
Marino Vanhoenacker wins the second edition of IM Whistler thanks to a superb performance on his new SCOTT Plasma 5 to secure a spot at the World Championships in Hawaii later this year.
Cyril Viennot wins IM Bolton (UK) only 6 months after a near-fatal training accident on the island of Lanzarote leaving him with several broken ribs and a punctured lung.
The latest Contessa Riding Day took place on Saturday, the 12th of June in Tegernsee, Germany. 26 women had the chance to test SCOTT’s newest bikes, including the Genius, Genius LT and Spark on some world class trails with Contessa Team members Fien, Andi, Kathrin, and Karen Eller.