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Multivan Merida Biking Team
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MULTIVAN MERIDA BIKING TEAM

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Our outdoor endorphin department!

Gunn-Rita Dahle-Flesjå even for an athlete of extraordinary format returning to the top level of the sport is not easy. Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå had planned to return to the elite ranks of the sport in 2010 after having taken a maternity leave in 2009. and she had been training hard and systematically to make this happen, but the results were not what she had hoped for. more...

 

José Antonio Hermida Wearing the rainbow jersey that he had been chasing for so long, José Hermida showed his real strengths throughout 2011’s season: on a wide variety of courses the spaniard was racing courageously, almost always finishing far up front. the only thing missing was a major victory – except for his win at the spanish national championships. more...

 

Ralph Näf looks back on a frustrating season: Due to various physical problems, the swiss rider never really lived up to his class in 2011. On the contrary, he had to abandon races repeatedly due to bad back pain. this forced him to the drastic decision to forego competing at the World Championships in his native switzer- land and put an early end to the season. more...

 

Rudi van Houts in 2011, Dutchman Rudi van Houts made a successful return to racing on a top level. in noorbeek, he won the Dutch National Crosscountry Championships, at the european Championships he finished in fifth and in Offenburg, he narrowly missed out on a top 10 finish in the worldcup with an 11th place. more...

 

Jochen Käß has evolved into a strong all-rounder by boosting his performance in long-distance racing throughout the last couple of years. in 2010 he came close to winning the German National Championship races in both Cross Country and Marathon. the season 2011 did not run that smoothly however, with a fourth-place finish at the German National Cross Country Championships being the best result. more...

 

Hannes Genze Whether in marathon races on his own or teaming up with Andreas Kugler or Jochen Käß in stage races: Within the MULTIVAN MERIDA BIKING TEAM, Hannes genze is one of the key players when it comes to long-distance racing. With a fourth-place finish at the european Marathon Championships and a bronze medal at the German Marathon Championships, Genze fell a bit short of his own expectations in 2011. more...

 

Anreas Kugler 2011 was a bit of a so-so year for Andreas Kugler: to his credit there’s the overall victory in the trans schwarzwald and a stage win in the transalp, teaming up with Hannes Genze. more...

Endorphins are those “happiness hormones” created by the human body in connection with sustainable endurance sports. They motivate us to perform extraordinarily – i. e. to achieve a top rank after an extremely exhausting finish. Since 2003, MERIDA has successfully been employing a special endorphin department: Our MULTIVAN MERIDA BIKING TEAM represents an outstanding combination of talent, tough training, excellent management and best possible equipment. Its success speaks for itself: After Olympic Gold and Silver in 2004, our top athletes so far have been scoring ten World and eleven European Championship titles as well as over 30 wins within the International UCI XC World Cup series! These are our best bikers – happily sharing their endorphins with all those supporting them enthusiastically during competition and beyond.

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