RALPH NäF

After having won the European cross country championships in2009, Ralph Näf continued to add a second European marathon title to his tally the year after, and at the marathon World championships,he missed out on the victory ever so closely. That way, he could not repeat his double from 2006 when he won boththe marathon’s European and World championships. Näf’s focus is still on the Olympic cross country races, however, where heclimbed to the podium in three worldcup races in 2010. Next season, Näf has to do his best in order to position himself well inthe tough race for one of Switzerland’s three-men starting contingent at the Olympic games. And Näf has a reputation for peakingand excelling when it really counts.

size 175 cm
weight 70 kg
place of residence Andwil, Switzerland
date of birth May 10th, 1980
learned job Bricklayer
coach Thomas Schediwie
hobbies Family, sport, mountains, freeriding and my coffeehouse
marital state married / two children
website www.ralphnaef.ch

2010

European champion marathon, 5th worldcup Dalby Forest, Houffalize and Val di Sole, 1st
MTB-Bundesliga Münsingen, 2nd Racer Bikes Cup Muttenz, 2nd national championships
marathon

2009

1st at the European cross country championships,
4 podium finishes in Worldcup races at Houffalize, Madrid, Bromont and Champéry respectively

2008

Bronze medal at the World championships cross country, 4th place finish at the European championships, 5th place finish at the World championships marathon, 1st Swisspower Cup Gränichen, Worldcup finishes: 1st (Canberra), 18th (Andorra), 21st (Houffalize)

2007

Silver medal at the World championships cross country, 4th place finish Worldcup St.Félicien, 5th place finish Worldcup Champéry, winner MTB Bundesliga Münsingen, 2nd Swisspower Cup Berne

2006

UCI World champion marathon, European champion marathon, 4th place World championships cross country, 3rd at Europaean championships cross country, 3rd place finish Worldcup Schladming, Spa and Madrid, Winner of the Sea Otter time trial

2005

1st at Fort William’s Worldcup, 3rd at Worldcup Balnéario Camboriu, various wins in the Swisspower Cup

2004

Swiss national champion cross country, 6th place and an Olympic certificate at the Athen’s Olympic games, 3rd European championships cross country, 1st at MTB Bundesliga finals in Hamburg, 1st at Elsa Bike Tropy, 3rd at Olympic test race in Athens