Givisiez, Switzerland, March 15th, 2022. The world’s fastest MTB XC team, SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing is paving the way for their future success after renewing contracts with key partners and athletes. Ahead of time, both 9 x World Champion Nino Schurter and Kate Courtney have extended their contracts until 2024. Furthermore, the team, which is still under contract with all its sponsors until the end of 2022, has also extended contracts with SRAM and RockShox until 2024.
Nino Schurter: “I don’t what to change anything in this winning formula.”
The living legend of the sport, Nino Schurter, has been racing on SCOTT forever, and in Thomas Frischknecht’s team since 2003, previously under the name of Swisspower MTB Racing. As with the rest of the team, Schurter had a contract until the end of 2022 and has now renewed until 2024.
At the age of 35, the winner of three Olympic medals, an incredible 9 World Championships, 7 World Cup Champion titles, and 32 World Cup races commits to two more years racing at the highest level, until the end of 2024. 2024 marks another special year with the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.
Kate Courtney: “It takes a team to perform consistently at the top level.”
Kate Courtney, who has been part of the SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing team since 2019, states: “While mountain biking may appear to be an individual sport, it absolutely takes a team to perform consistently at the top level. SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing has a track record that speaks for itself, but the team environment is what truly sets it apart. We prepare, battle, win and lose as a family. “
“SRAM has been committed to racing at the highest level since its founding in 1987. Our partnership with SCOTT dates back to the very early days of MTB racing. The SCOTT-SRAM partnership today is one of our most valued. With legends like Frischi, Nino, and Kate leading the efforts, we couldn’t be prouder of all that they accomplish year after year. We look forward to this relationship lasting forever, and that it shall continue to compete at the highest level with the most talented competitors.”
David Zimberoff
VP of Marketing
SRAM
“At SCOTT, racing has been in our DNA since the beginning. Working with world-class athletes allows us to test our product innovations at the most elite level and design products to support their success. The SCOTT-SRAM team has been part of the SCOTT family for more than 20 years and no one represents our “No Shortcuts” philosophy better. Becoming the most successful MTB racing team in history has been hard-earned and well-deserved. Today, we’re incredibly proud to have the industry’s best partners on our side and look forward to continuing this path of success together.”
Reto Aeschbacher
CMO & Brand Manager
SCOTT Sports