http://www.cyclingdirt.org/rss/speaker/3301-Christoph-Sauser Nickname: Susi
Adress: Grönstrasse4, 3655 Sigriswil
Date of Birth: 13. April 1976
Birthplace: Sigriswil
Educaton: Metallurgylaboratorist
Maritual Status: Single
Racing Since: 1993
Personal Sponsors: DCM chrome, Sigriswil, Sponser Nutrition, VW Multivan, Fitnesspark Oberhofen
Weight: 63-68kg
Height: 1.81m
Puls range: 36bpm-185bpm ]]> http://dyfb4wahkziyr.cloudfront.net/core/images/empty_speaker_m.gif http://www.cyclingdirt.org/rss/speaker/3301-Christoph-Sauser en-us Sat, 26 May 2012 15:30:17 GMT Sat, 26 May 2012 15:30:17 GMT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/249347-2012-World-Cup-4-La-Bresse-France/video/636337-La-Bresse-Highlights-2012-XC-World-Cup-4 Tue, 22 May 2012 20:42:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/249347-2012-World-Cup-4-La-Bresse-France/video/636337-La-Bresse-Highlights-2012-XC-World-Cup-4 http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248956-2012-World-Cup-2-Houffalize-Belgium/video/628378-Houffalize-Flashback-2010-World-Cup Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:11:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248956-2012-World-Cup-2-Houffalize-Belgium/video/628378-Houffalize-Flashback-2010-World-Cup http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/626688-Stage-7-Highlights-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:04:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/626688-Stage-7-Highlights-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/626343-Stage-6-Highlights-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic
1 Kevin Evans (RSA) & David George (RSA) 360Life 3:38:06
2 Christoph Sauser (Swi) & Burry Stander (RSA) 36One-Songo-Specialized 0:06:45
3 Alban Lakata (Aut) & Robert Mennen (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing 0:08:56
4 Hannes Genze (Ger) & Andreas Kugler (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking 0:09:00
5 Thomas Dietsch (Fra) & Tim Boehme (Ger) Bulls 0:09:24
6 Karl Platt (Ger) & Stefan Sahm (Ger) Bulls 0:12:29
7 Brandon Stewart (RSA) & Jacques Rossouw (RSA) Fedgroup-Itec Connect 0:14:19
8 Axel Bult (Ned) & Bram Rood (Ned) Vredestein-De Flexwinkel By Koga 0:18:09
9 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) & Jeroen Boelen (Ned) Milka-Superior 0:19:59
10 Max Knox (RSA) & Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) Songo-Specialized 0:20:49
11 Neil MacDonald (RSA) & Waylon Woolcock (RSA) Re:Cm 0:21:15
12 Nico Bell (RSA) & Gawie Combrinck (RSA) Westvaal-Columbia 0:21:18
13 Urs Huber (Swi) & Konny Looser (Swi) Stöckli Pro 0:21:37
14 Markus Kaufmann (Ger) & Daniel Geismayr (Aut) Centurion-Vaude 0:22:52
15 Shan Wilson (RSA) & Bas Peters (Ned) Craft 0:29:16
16 Erik Skovgaard Knudsen (Den) & Thomas Bundgaard (Den) Racing29Ers 0:29:38
17 Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) & Sébastien Carabin (Bel) Versluys - Craft 0:30:46
18 Jason Sager (USA) & Justin Lindine (USA) World Bicycle Relief 0:34:07
19 Hannes Hanekom (RSA) & Sakkie Hanekom (RSA) Tru-Cape 0:35:49
20 Mannie Heymans (Nam) & Raynard Tissink (RSA) JAG Foundation 0:42:31 ]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:16:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/626343-Stage-6-Highlights-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/624923-Stage-5-Highlights-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic
1 Christoph Sauser (Swi) & Burry Stander (RSA) 36One-Songo-Specialized 5:06:45
2 Thomas Dietsch (Fra) & Tim Boehme (Ger) Bulls 0:00:01
3 Hannes Genze (Ger) & Andreas Kugler (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking 0:01:04
4 Alban Lakata (Aut) & Robert Mennen (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing 0:01:09
5 Kevin Evans (RSA) & David George (RSA) 360Life 0:07:40
6 Max Knox (RSA) & Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) Songo-Specialized 0:11:42
7 Nico Bell (RSA) & Gawie Combrinck (RSA) Westvaal-Columbia 0:14:16
8 Axel Bult (Ned) & Bram Rood (Ned) Vredestein-De Flexwinkel By Koga 0:14:28
9 Brandon Stewart (RSA) & Jacques Rossouw (RSA) Fedgroup-Itec Connect 0:19:56
10 Erik Skovgaard Knudsen (Den) & Thomas Bundgaard (Den) Racing29Ers 0:29:10]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:00:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/624923-Stage-5-Highlights-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/624300-Stage-4-Highlights-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic
1 Christoph Sauser (Swi) & Burry Stander (RSA) 36One-Songo-Specialized 4:42:30
2 Kevin Evans (RSA) & David George (RSA) 360Life 0:00:44
3 Hannes Genze (Ger) & Andreas Kugler (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking 0:02:41
4 Thomas Dietsch (Fra) & Tim Boehme (Ger) Bulls 0:05:20
5 Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) & Sébastien Carabin (Bel) Versluys - Craft 0:05:26
6 Brandon Stewart (RSA) & Jacques Rossouw (RSA) Fedgroup-Itec Connect 0:06:37
7 Alban Lakata (Aut) & Robert Mennen (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing 0:09:17
8 Karl Platt (Ger) & Stefan Sahm (Ger) Bulls 0:14:53
9 Urs Huber (Swi) & Konny Looser (Swi) Stöckli Pro 0:15:23
10 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) & Jeroen Boelen (Ned) Milka-Superior 0:20:06]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:38:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/624300-Stage-4-Highlights-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/624248-Stage-3-Highlights-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic
1 Christoph Sauser (Swi) & Burry Stander (RSA) 36One-Songo-Specialized 5:31:04
2 Kevin Evans (RSA) & David George (RSA) 360Life 0:00:03
3 Hannes Genze (Ger) & Andreas Kugler (Swi) Multivan Merida Biking 0:08:43
4 Thomas Dietsch (Fra) & Tim Boehme (Ger) Bulls 0:08:44
5 Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel) & Sébastien Carabin (Bel) Versluys - Craft 0:08:45
6 Alban Lakata (Aut) & Robert Mennen (Ger) Topeak Ergon Racing 0:09:07
7 Urs Huber (Swi) & Konny Looser (Swi) Stöckli Pro 0:09:08
8 Karl Platt (Ger) & Stefan Sahm (Ger) Bulls 0:09:08
9 Nico Bell (RSA) & Gawie Combrinck (RSA) Westvaal-Columbia 0:12:55
10 Max Knox (RSA) & Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) Songo-Specialized 0:13:26
11 Neil MacDonald (RSA) & Waylon Woolcock (RSA) Re:Cm 0:13:40
12 Markus Kaufmann (Ger) & Daniel Geismayr (Aut) Centurion-Vaude 0:14:41
13 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) & Jacques Jansevan Rensburg (RSA) MTN Qhubeka 0:14:57
14 Charles Keey (RSA) & David Morison (RSA) Blend Property Group 0:15:03
15 Alexandre Moos (Swi) & Moritz Milatz (Ger) BMC Mountainbike Racing 0:16:20
16 Erik Skovgaard Knudsen (Den) & Thomas Bundgaard (Den) Racing29Ers 0:17:10
17 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) & Jeroen Boelen (Ned) Milka-Superior 0:20:04
18 Jason Sager (USA) & Justin Lindine (USA) World Bicycle Relief 0:20:27
19 Brandon Stewart (RSA) & Jacques Rossouw (RSA) Fedgroup-Itec Connect 0:23:13
20 Ismael Ventura (Spa) & Joan Llordella (Spa) Esmtb.com 0:31:57]]> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:48:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/624248-Stage-3-Highlights-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/624107-Stage-2-Highlights-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:53:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/624107-Stage-2-Highlights-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/624104-Specialized-Racing-At-Cape-Epic-Stage-2 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:18:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/624104-Specialized-Racing-At-Cape-Epic-Stage-2 http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/623998-Stage-1-Highlights-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:02:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/623998-Stage-1-Highlights-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/623377-Prologue-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:00:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/623377-Prologue-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/623381-Prologue-Riders-Thoughts-on-the-Day-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:20:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/623381-Prologue-Riders-Thoughts-on-the-Day-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/622586-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Rider-Brief Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:38:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/622586-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Rider-Brief http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248464-2012-World-Cup-Pietermaritzburg-South-Africa/video/622153-Specialized-Racing-At-Pietermaritzburg-World-Cup-2012 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:37:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248464-2012-World-Cup-Pietermaritzburg-South-Africa/video/622153-Specialized-Racing-At-Pietermaritzburg-World-Cup-2012 http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/620535-36ONE-SONGO-SPECIALIZED-Team-Profile-2012-Cape-Epic Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:31:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/248439-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/620535-36ONE-SONGO-SPECIALIZED-Team-Profile-2012-Cape-Epic http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/512026-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Route-Launch Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:41:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/512026-2012-Absa-Cape-Epic-Route-Launch http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238957-Windham-Mountain-UCI-World-Cup-2011/video/501401-XC-26min-Highlight-Show-UCI-MTB-WORLD-CUP-2011-Windham had attained a 40 second gap over the rest of the field by the end of the first of five laps and never looked back. The duo rode together for the rest of the race with victory coming down to the climb on the last lap. Bresset had the better attack and came over the top in the lead, while Pendrel had some mechanical problems on the descent. Bresset's winning time was 1:35:36, with Pendrel
claiming second, 39 seconds back. "I'm very happy with my win," commented Bresset. "Catharine was very fast today. I attacked at the right time and she couldn't follow me. Catharine was more comfortable on the downhills than I was, and she attacked me many times, but I still had enough strength left to launch the final attack."
Annika Langvad (Team Easton Rockets) outsprinted Marie-Helene Premont (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) for thrd, with Georgia Golud (Luna) taking fifth.
Bresset leads the points standings with 1110. Pendrel remains in second with 920. Bresset seems to have a lock on the series title unless she has some disastrous finishes in the remaining two races in the Czech Republic and Italy. Premont is third in the series with 630 points. In the Under-23 women's four lap race, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Lapierre International) took her third straight win to cement her lead in the series. The French rider rode clear the rest of the field on the first climb, however, Norwegian Elisabeth Sveum (Team Merida Smart Safety) and Kathrin Stirnemann (Central Haibike) kept Ferrand-Prevot) closer than previous races, finishing 18 and 27 seconds behind her respectively. Jaroslav Kulhavy (Specialized) led the men's in Windham from start to finish. His race was one of true dominance, with the Czech rider able to open a lead on the first climb, stretching it to 11 seconds by the end of the first lap and increasing it every lap from there. It was a truly dominating performance, affording Kulhavy the luxury of backing off on the final lap but still winning by a margin of 29 seconds over second place. Kulhavy's winning time was 1:35:34 for six laps of the race course, as he took his third World Cup victory of the season.
"This course does not suit me as well as Mont Ste Anne last week," commented Kulhavy. "But I decided that I would try to take the lead on the first lap on the climb, and it worked."
While Kulhavy had a lock on first place, there was a fierce battle for second among eight riders. Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower) prevailed, after dropping world Marathon champion Christoph Sauser (Specialized) in the final descent. Burry Stander took fourth to put a third Specialized rider
on the podium, and Maxime Marotte (BH - Suntour - Peisey Vallandry) took the fifth and final podium spot.
With his third win of the season Kulhavy now has 1110 points to second placed Schurter's 870. In third place in the points race is Julien Absalon, who decided not to race in North America. Even with only three races to his credit this season Absalon has 650 points.]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:52:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238957-Windham-Mountain-UCI-World-Cup-2011/video/501401-XC-26min-Highlight-Show-UCI-MTB-WORLD-CUP-2011-Windham http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498864-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-7 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:50:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498864-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-7 http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498863-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-6 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:49:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498863-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-6 http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498862-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-5 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:48:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498862-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-5 http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498861-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-4 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:47:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498861-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-4 http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498860-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-3 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:46:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498860-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-3 http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498859-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-2 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:45:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498859-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-2 http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498858-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-1 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:44:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498858-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Stage-1 http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498856-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Prologue Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:43:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/238931-Cape-Epic-2011/video/498856-2011-Absa-Cape-Epic-Prologue http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3301-Christoph-Sauser/video/498700-UCI-MTB-Marathon-Worlds-2011
In front of huge crowds, Sauser, already Marathon World Champion in 2007 and Olympic cross-country World Champion in 2008, once again claimed the rainbow jersey. He covered the 115.7 km in 4:24:48, finishing 3m10 in front of Jaroslav Kulhavy (CZE). Last year's silver medallist, Mirko Celestino (ITA), took the bronze medal.

In the Elite Women's race, the podium was made up of the same three athletes as last year but in a different order. Surprising more than a few, last year's bronze medallist Annika Langvad, became the new World Champion, covering the 98.3km in 4:20:33. Germany's Sabine Spitz took silver for the second year running while the 2010 World Champion Esther Süss (SUI) finished third.

The 2011 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships were raced in hot, sunny conditions, drawing a large crowd of enthusiastic spectators. Following the tradition, two popular races and children's events were organised on Saturday with more than 2'000 athletes participating in Montello throughout the weekend.]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:43:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/speaker/3301-Christoph-Sauser/video/498700-UCI-MTB-Marathon-Worlds-2011 http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/237001-UCI-World-Cup-2-Houffalize/video/331746-2010-Houffalize-World-Cup-Christoph-Sauser-Interview Tue, 04 May 2010 23:50:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/237001-UCI-World-Cup-2-Houffalize/video/331746-2010-Houffalize-World-Cup-Christoph-Sauser-Interview http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/236807-2010-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/322837-Stage-8-2010-Cape-Epic-Lourensford- Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:11:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/236807-2010-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/322837-Stage-8-2010-Cape-Epic-Lourensford- http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/236807-2010-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/322249-Stage-7-2010-Cape-Epic-Oak-Valley Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:44:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/236807-2010-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/322249-Stage-7-2010-Cape-Epic-Oak-Valley http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/236807-2010-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/321393-Stage-6-2010-Cape-Epic-Elgin Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:50:00 CDT http://www.cyclingdirt.org/coverage/236807-2010-Cape-Epic-Stage-Race/video/321393-Stage-6-2010-Cape-Epic-Elgin