Date of Birth: 20.03.85

Hometown: Cologne/Germany

Who are your sponsors?

My main sponsor is "Mongoose" (with all co sponsors of). I get pretty cool SoCal race-pants, oil and cleaning-stuff from "Motorex", a controled training by "ProFormance"  and such a cool  Home page by "SELMA STAR Sport&Kommunikation" . Special thanks to Elmar and Kerstin Keineke (the owners of "Keineke Racing Company" ) and Klaus Molitor!

Do you have a girlfriend?

Short time ago I met the first "real love" in my live.

When did you start to race Mountainbikes?

I start two years ago with some little races and was riding on an "Hot Chilli X-Rage Dh" (My first Downhill Bike).  

What did you do before?

I rode a lot of BMX when I was a jung boy, with six years I rode my first (and last) 6+ BMX races. Five years ago I started to ride  XC with my best friend Max (two races).

What was you biggest succees so far?

The win of the Downhill race in LAUSCHA 2000, the fastest time in second run of the "Players Cup Geiskopf " 2000, 13 th place at the E1 Downhill race in LAAX (CH) 2000, 4th place in Illmenau 2000 and of course the 4th place overall at "Players Cup"2000.

How do you train for the races?

I ride a lot on roadbike,go swimming and jogging. If there is enough time I like to play football(soccer). 

Who do you train with?

Technik with my technik coach Elmar and all other training alone.

What are you doing when you are not riding your bike?

Hang out with Max, in winter time a lot of party in Trier or Cologne. And all the other time I do a lot of sports and practice practice practice........

What will you do in the winter?

Practice technik and endurance.

Desrcibe what it is like to race Downhill or Dual!?

The main reason why I do that is the fun and sucsess! I think to ride Downhill or Dual races is very hard , you must train every day if you will be a good and sucsessful racer. Its quite hard to ride nearly every Weekend races, go to school an sometimes working!

Descibe a normal day in your life?!

I wake up at seven o`clock´in morning, go to School and at the afternoon training.

What should be changed in Germany?

In Germany it must be more than in France, where small kids get powered to do MTB sport. In France Nicolas Voullioz is an national idol like Michael Schumacher in Germany.

What are your goals for 2001?

I will have a good and relaxt time at the races and do a good job for my sponsors and me, that means: Many wins and a lot of fun (usualy also in the national team of Germany). 

Last words:

Thanks to all the peoples who believe in my dreams and goals: Mama, Papa, Klaus, Elmar, Kerstin, Olli Fuhrmann and all I forgot.