Kossmann Vidaurre has already entered the history of MTB by right, becoming the first South American athlete capable of winning the world championship in the under 23 category.
Chilean, born in 2022, the young rider of the Lexware team has been since 25 August 2021, when he won the world championship in Val di Sole, which does not lose a World Cup competition. This season he has collected an impressive row, managing to win all the stages.
His experience on two wheels began at 2 years old, following in the footsteps of his father Cristobal, also a Pan American Cross Country champion. He began competing at 6 years old, and has never stopped competing since.
The first rides
But the apprenticeship was long, while his young rivals raced with the latest model of bike, his father wanted him to use what was at home, in order to form the character of the future champion. It is in 2015 that Vidaurre's career begins to take shape, also thanks to the physiologist Jorge Cajigal (still his coach today); who wanted to subject the boy to some tests to see what his potential was. thanks to the results of the tests he wanted to train him, thus allowing him to grow and improve
"The trust that is established with the coach is essential to give the maximum in a discipline like the cross country”These are the words of the young Chilean.
Its origins
Kossmann is not a typically Chilean name, in fact the origins on his mother's side are German) as the team he competes for ed). "At the beginning of my career, knowing German also helped me get closer to international competitions and increase the number of friends in the world".
We are sure we will hear a lot more about this athlete.
