South Tyrol's mountain bikers in crisis: The background

There was also little to gain for South Tyrol's cross-country specialists in the third World Cup stage (this is about the race report) . Gerhard Kerschbaumer has an idea why he currently has the worm in him. “I’m exactly where I was last year. “Unfortunately, I took the same path again,” recalls “Gery,” who didn’t get higher than 52nd place, remembering the catastrophic last season, when top rankings were virtually non-existent. He's currently lacking form and he simply didn't get into the racing rhythm on Sunday either. After the last difficult season, he wanted to change a lot in terms of training and train more according to his feeling instead of working strictly with training programs. But he hasn't really been able to implement this yet; a real change in training has not yet been possible for various reasons. But Kerschbaumer doesn't want to give up so quickly anyway. “Maybe I just need some time. The season is still long,” he explained. You also have to be patient sometimes. Now he wants to take a short break and put his bike away completely for the week. “And spend time with the family,” said the contractor after the race. "I do not know why. If I knew, it would be easy." Eve Lechner "I do not know why. If I knew, it would be easy,” explained Eva Lechner. This time too she was far away from the top ranks – too far. In 33rd place, she was almost 8 minutes behind the victorious Australian Rebecca Ellen McConnell. But she doesn't want to worry about it anymore. She is now experienced enough for that. “Just keep going and do your best,” is how she sets out the route. Greta Seiwald did a little better, but she is also far from achieving her goals. “I'm happy this time because things went a little better than a week ago in Albstadt. But of course I’m not yet where I want to be this year,” she explained. For Jakob Dorigoni, however, this year it is primarily about gaining more experience. Just a week ago, the 24-year-old from Pfatten celebrated his debut in the Elite World Cup and took 54th place, this time he ended up in 55th place.

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South Tyrol's mountain bikers in crisis: The background

Things are currently anything but smooth for South Tyrol's mountain bike aces. Gerhard Kerschbaumer and Co. are following behind in the World Cup.

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