Mountain bike World Cup riders very personal

We have interviewed a few of the stars of the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill and Cross Country World Cups for you. Get to know the athletes Vali Höll, Loic Bruni, Laura Stigger and Nino Schurter a little better. Dive into their private lives and find out what they are particularly looking forward to this year in Leogang.

VALI HÖLL

 

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE WORLD CUP SEASON 2022? 
My goals are to perform consistently and have less crashes than last year. I just want to have fun with it, although the 4th place at the first World Cup in 2022 was not what I wanted. But I still know that the whole weekend was extremely good. I had a good qualification, and no one beat my time at the end. It is cool of course, but I still need to give as much pressure in the race run as in the qualification.

 

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO, WHEN YOU COME TO LEOGANG THIS YEAR?
I am looking forward to finally having a race at home again and that my family and friends can be part of it. I hope that this year there is a great afterparty. These are the things I am looking forward to the most and I hope that the weather is nice.

 

WHAT COULD YOU NEVER GO WITHOUT IN YOUR LIFE? 
Ben and Jerry ice cream.

 

WHAT IS YOUR MOST FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK/SONG FOR BIKING? 
I am currently a big fan of the band Wet Leg, their new album is nice, and it fits well to my riding style.

 

WHAT'S YOUR NO.1 PRO TIP FOR EVERY BIKE FAN? 
Be a part of it, watch the races, cheer for us and go shredding the next day.

LOIC BRUNI

Loic Bruni has unfortunately injured herself in Nove Mesto and can not start in Leogang. Nevertheless, we did not want to withhold his interview from
you.

 

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE WORLD CUP SEASON 2022? 
Make myself and my team proud, send some really cool runs and get some glory on the way would be great.

 

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO, WHEN YOU COME TO LEOGANG THIS YEAR?
When I come to Leogang I am so excited for the whole package. It goes from the place we are staying, to the mountains, to the landscapes, to the jumps, to everything. I love this place and I can not wait to go there.

 

WHAT COULD YOU NEVER GO WITHOUT IN YOUR LIFE? 
Some people that I love and some people who love me because whithout having those people there is nothing you can fight for.

 

WHAT IS YOUR MOST FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK/SONG FOR BIKING? 
For biking I used to like not long ago Solar System from Sub Focus.

 

WHAT'S YOUR NO.1 PRO TIP FOR EVERY BIKE FAN? 
Be yourself and not someone else just because it is cool!

LAURA STIGGER

 

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE WORLD CUP SEASON 2022? 
As the last season was quite an up and down for me, I want to bring more consistency to my performances this year. My goal is to achieve a podium place this year at the Word Championships, which I'm still competing in the U23 class. However, the most important thing for me, is to have fun on my bike.

 

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO, WHEN YOU COME TO LEOGANG THIS YEAR?
I’m looking forward to hopefully a cool race with many enthusiastic fans. I still remember my 3rd place in the cross-country race last year. After a long break, even spectators were allowed. This really gives you a lot of motivation as a rider.

 

WHAT COULD YOU NEVER GO WITHOUT IN YOUR LIFE? 
Spending time with my family. This is tremendously important.

 

WHAT IS YOUR MOST FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK/SONG FOR BIKING? 
"Run" from OneRepublic.

 

WHAT'S YOUR NO.1 PRO TIP FOR EVERY BIKE FAN? 
#OlmVolle - Enjoy your time in nature! And do not forget to wear your helmet, even when riding uphill!!!

NINO SCHURTER 

 

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE WORLD CUP SEASON 2022? 
I have already achieved one! I’ve won my 33rd World Cup race. Of course, it would be extremely cool if I could become the sole record holder in the World Cup with a 34th World Cup victory. But I am not stressing about that now.

 

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO, WHEN YOU COME TO LEOGANG THIS YEAR?
I still have an old score to settle with Leogang. It's a great event, but I didn't get a good result the last two times. So, I want to change that now.

 

WHAT COULD YOU NEVER GO WITHOUT IN YOUR LIFE? 
My family.

 

WHAT IS YOUR MOST FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK/SONG FOR BIKING?
Kavinsky, Odd Look.

 

WHAT'S YOUR NO.1 PRO TIP FOR EVERY BIKE FAN? 
Keep it fun! Because fun is fast and fast is fun.