Multivan Merida Biking Team

Hannes Genze
Multivan Merida Biking Team

HANNES GENZE

Hannes Genze

Hannes Genze is one of the most valuable marathon specialistsof the «Multivan Merida Biking Team». Teaming up with Andreas Kugler, he forms one of the strongest teams in theworld. These two are set to compete for the overall victory in races such as the Cape-Epic, the TransSchwarzwald or thelegendary Transalp. Last season, this duo won yet another edition of the «Trans-Schwarzwald» race, and Genze continued on hisown to win the Birkebeiner Rittet marathon race in Norway. With two German champion titles, one European champion title anda number of victories at prestigious marathon races on his tally, Hannes Genze is one of the strongest long-distance specialists ofthe world. Apart from being a mountain bike racer, Genze also is involved in the development department of Merida & CenturionGermany as a graduate engineer, and on top of that he is an avid alpinist.

SIZE 178 cm
WEIGHT 73 kg
PLACE OF RESIDENCE Sindelfingen, Germany
DATE OF BIRTH 16.11.1981
LEARNED JOB Technical Engineer
COACH Bernd Ebler
HOBBIES Hiking, ski touring, cross country skiing, cooking
MARITAL STATE single
WEBSITE www.hannesgenze.de

2009

1st at Trans-Schwarzwald, 1st at Trans-Germany (team ranking), 2nd overall at Bike Transalp, 9th at European marathon championships, 19th at World marathon championships

2008

3rd overall at TransSchwarzwald

2007

various victories in long-distance races

2006

German national marathon championb, winner TransSchwarzwald (team)

2005

European marathon champion

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