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New 2023 Team Roster

Jan 3, 2023 | News | 0 comments

Let’s welcome the one-to-watch Filippo Colombo to SCOTT-SRAM for the 2023 season and beyond.

Feldbach, Switzerland. The SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing Team proudly presents the newest edition to the team – Filippo Colombo!
While Lars Forster is leaving the team for Thömus Racing, we are excited about the arrival of the 25 year old Swiss, coming from the Absolute Absalon BMC Racing Team, who will complete the team’s setup alongside Nino Schurter, Kate Courtney and Andri Frischknecht.

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It’s fair to say Filippo Colombo had a breaktrough 2022 MTB season. Vice-World Champion in XCC, two XCC World Cup victories, a 2nd place at the XCO World Cup in Mont Saint Anne as well as the bronze medal at the XCO European Championship speaks for itself. His strong 2022 campaign moved him up to 5th place in the UCI World Ranking, just one spot behind World Champion Nino Schurter.
“Since the beginning of my career Nino Schurter is my idol and SCOTT-SRAM my dream team. I’m super excited to be joining them to further develop my career.”

Filippo Colombo
Vice-World Champion XCC
Bronze medallist XCO European Championship
SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing

Filippo Colombo on his training track at Monte Ceneri.
Imagery by Tom Alemanno
The young Swiss, coming from the south part of Switzerland, is a very versatile athlete. But Filippo, who also represented Switzerland at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, has to offer more than just talent on the bike. At the age of 25 he’s got a bachelor in Economic Sciences, speaks 4 languages fluently and is a very approachable guy.

Lars Forster

Lars will join the other successful Swiss MTB team THÖMUS, where he will be with Ralph Näf in good hands.
“It’s always emotionally difficult to say goodbye to an athlete with who we have had such great moments together over the years,” says Team Manager Thomas Frischknecht.. “We would like to thank him from the heart for all he did for us, including winning the European Champion title, the Cape Epic and Swiss Epic. We wish him all the best for his future career.”

“It’s always emotionally difficult to say goodbye to an athlete with who we have had such great moments together over the years. We will keep great memories of the four years Lars was with us. We would like to thank him from the heart for all he did for us, including winning the European Champion title, the Cape Epic and Swiss Epic. We wish him all the best for his future career.”

Thomas Frischknecht
Team Director
SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing

Race Ready ft. Andri Frischknecht

Why Gravel Biking? If you ever wondered why there’s such a hype about gravel bikes you must see the latest Race Ready edit of Andri Frischknecht. He will give you the answer. Definitely worth watching!
Join Andri & his girlfriend as they explore their favorite gravel rides & escape to Tuscany. Small roads leading through both the forest & beach acts as a perfect season break enabling Andri to unwind & enjoy the beautiful country side on his gravel bike. Discover how Andri approaches his tire choice & gear for his journey in Tuscany.

SCOTT SCALE RC

Last but not least we would like to present another exciting team member: The all new SCOTT SCALE RC! Alongside the race proven Spark RC, SCOTT-SRAM team riders will have the all-new Scale RC completing the the team’s bike range. Kate Courtney, as one of the first team riders, received her special Contessa Edition Scale RC to get it broken in for the 2023 season.
Discover the all-new Scale RC at the link below.

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SCOTT Scale RC
Time to say goodbye to 2022 and welcome a new exciting year for 2023.
Let’s go #nextlevel!

Frischi & Team