Nino Schurter

Nino Schurter (born 13 May 1986 in Tersnaus, Graubünden) is a Swiss cross-country cyclist who races for the Scott-Odlo-MTB racing team.

He won the 2009, 2012, and 2013 World Championships and is the 2010, 2012, and 2013 UCI World Cup winner. He is the 2012 Olympics silver medalist, the 2008 Olympics bronze medalist and the 2012 Swiss National Champion. He is to join with Orica–GreenEDGE for a limited number of road races during the 2014 season.

Career

Nino Schurter grew up in Tersnaus, Val Lumnezia in the Romansch-speaking part of Switzerland. He spent a lot of his free time in nature playing different sports and quickly got fascinated by mountain biking. He took part in the Swiss racing competition Swisspower cup where he won his first victories. In 2003, he became a member of the professional team of Thomas Frischknecht and he turned professional in 2007 when he joined the Swisspower MTB team.

2004

In his first junior international competition on 31 July in Walbrzych, Poland, Nino Schurter finished first at the European Championships.