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Gerhard Kerschbaumer stops professional activity

A few days before the Cup final in Val di Sole, and after the victory of the Italian XCO, Gerhard Kerschbaumer makes an announcement that shakes the environment: at 31 he stops racing.

Written by

David Finetto

2 September 2022

Credits: @michalcervenyphoto

It's time to say goodbye. I'm ending my career as a professional Cross Country mountain biker.

I was eleven when I did my first race, and now twenty years later, I will have my XCO final in Val di Sole. I have had a successful career, but now my life priorities have changed. I am the husband and father of two beautiful boys, which motivates me to turn the page and focus on family. I want to see my kids grow and live life with them more deeply.

I thank my team for the perfect moment (Specialized Factory, ed) in the last two years and the Italian national team that I have been a part of for many years. Thanks to all my fans, friends and especially my family. To my parents, who have always supported me since my first race, and to my wife and children. Now a new chapter in my life will begin, and I am ready for it - Gerhard Kerschbaumer

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THE ANSWER OF NINO SCHURTER

PALMARES BY GERHARD KERSCHBAUMER

Mountain Bike World Championships
Bronze	Sun Valley 2008	XC Staff.
Gold	Canberra 2009	XC Jun.
Gold	Canberra 2009	XC Staff.
Bronze	Champery 2011	XC Staff.
Gold	Pietermaritzburg 2013	XC Staff.
Gold	Pietermaritzburg 2013	XC U23
Silver	Lenzerheide 2018	XC Elite

ITALIAN Champion in 2009 (Juniores), 2011-2012-2013 (U23), 2017-2018-2019-2022 (Elite)

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Written by David Finetto

[email protected] I am a fan of everything that has 2 wheels: at a young age I practiced road and track cycling (Italian Allievi champion). At the age of 18 I passed into the cross country competing at national/international level as an Under23. Past Elite, I made the choice to take things more lightly from a training point of view, and my love for gravity disciplines was born, training me as an FCI MTB instructor and guide. Now I have made passion my profession by managing 2 MTB centers on the island of Elba (Bike Center Elba and Elba MTB), creating the FANTAmtb and telling in an ironic but professional way everything that revolves around MTB thanks to 365mountainbike and 365TV (YouTube'PULITI dentro BIKER fuori').