The exciting season of Nadine Ellecosta

"It was an exciting season. One highlight was certainly the World Championships in Canazei in Val di Fassa in mid-September," says Nadine Ellecosta, looking back on her enduro season in an interview with s+. The mountain biker from St. Lorenzen switched from cross country to enduro four years ago. Her goal: to establish herself among the world's elite. The 4-year-old is well on her way to achieving this goal; she was the best "Azzurra" in the World Championships, coming 25th. "I'm very happy with that, the goal was a top 9 place," said the Pustertaler. These were the first ever World Championships in this MTB discipline. At the Italian Championships, which officially ended the season on the first weekend in October, she won her second gold medal after 2021. The young woman from Pustertal also impressed in the World Cup, the World Series, which, like the World Championships, is organized by the international cycling association UCI and takes place partly in parallel with the cross-country and downhill competitions. At the start in Finale Ligure, she achieved her best result of the season, 8th place. dream of professional sport Enduro sport is still in a difficult position, partly because the MTB market is in a bit of a crisis. "But a lot is happening, especially in Italy," says Ellecosta. At the World Championships, the national team was officially called up, and the first championship was "a big step" anyway. But it is still difficult to concentrate fully on the sport. Ellecosta currently works full-time during the winter months for an event agency that, among other things, looks after the Ski World Cup at Kronplatz, and in the summer she works part-time. Ellecosta's dream is to practice the sport as a professional at some point. There are also Olympic hopes. But the inclusion of the MTB discipline Enduro is of course a long way off. "The downhillers would probably be next," says the Pustertal native. “But a lot is happening, especially in Italy.” Nadine Ellecosta on Enduro sport As a reminder: In terms of the demands on the riders and the mountain bikes, the enduro is a mixture of downhill and cross country. With the enduro bike, the time is measured on certain trail sections, the so-called stages. In contrast to downhill races, the enduro is not just downhill, but also involves pedaling. A race can therefore last several hours. Concentration, physical fitness, good technique and above all mental strength are required; with the enduro, the overall package has to be right.

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The exciting season of Nadine Ellecosta

Four years ago, Nadine Ellecosta switched from mountain biking to enduro. Since then, the Pustertal native has been on the rise.

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