Athlete of the Month

Team MIG – exciting mountain bike sport

N.B. › 24.05.2012

Photo impressions of our May sportspersons of the month

Team MIG stands for honest and exciting mountain bike sport. Whether it’s the World Cup, the Bundesliga, national or international championships: the young sportspersons in the FOCUS-sponsored teams pursue their goals with ambition and professionalism. They are accompanied on the way by a dedicated team and a photographer, who captures their experiences and proves once more: a picture is worth 1000 words.

See for yourselves!

The season to date and highlights in pictures from Team MIG.

Photo 1: 19 February 2012: Shlomi Haimy started amongst a world-class field in Cyprus.
Photo 2: In the Cyprus Sunshine Cup, the high starting tempo took its toll on the young Israeli.
Photo 3: But in the end he was pleased with a good race as well as 33rd place...
Photo 4: ...and we were happy with the first race photographs of the year.
Photo 5: 17-18 March World Cup opener in Pietermaritzburg: 3rd place and the first podium for Markus Schulte-Lünzum.
Photo 6: First sighting after a one year break: Julie Krasniak finished in 30th place after starting on the last row in the elite ladies race.
Photo 7: The ladies U23 race started in a downpour, which brought difficult conditions and large intervals between racers. Barbara Benko, marked with mud, finished in 4th place.
Photo 8: 13 -15 April World Cup classic in Houffalize, Belgium
Photo 9: On 21 and 22 April, the Bundesliga race in Münsingen became a messy affair. Shlomi Haimy was unable to qualify for the sprint final. However his colleagues Markus, Wenzel and Sabrina came 4th, 6th and 6th respectively to ensure a good points haul.
Photo 10: Markus Schulte-Lünzum surprised the elite. Although still eligible for the U23 race, he is competing in the men’s Bundesliga this season and with a 4th place finish, he achieved a perfectly respectable result.
Photo 11: World Cup in Nove Mesto from 11 to 13 May. Bad luck for Barbara Benko: Following a good start, she stayed at the head of the field for a long while. But a fall put her much further back. Lap by lap, Barbara fought her way back towards the front and by finishing 15th, she at least took a few important world ranking points.
Photo 12: Being fifth to cross the line in the U23 race brought restrained joy for Markus Schulte-Lünzum. After a good performance in the elite race the previous week, he had set his standard very high.
Photo 13: Shlomi Haimy delivered a great picture during his elite men’s race. But the result – one place from gaining some world ranking points, was unfortunately not quite as successful.
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