ROBIN WALLNER
Robin Wallner was born in Stockholm, Sweden , he is only 22 years old but is already considered one of the most talented riders across Europe. He race’s the three disciplines; Freeride, Downhill and Fourcross.
Robin has raced during last seasons the Swedish national series , the Swedish national championship, World cups DH and 4x, European and World Championship. The 2010 season wasn’t easy for Robin but he managed to fully recover and win the European championship proving his ability to overcome the toughest moments. He also won the Nordic Championship, gained podiums and some victories in the Maxxis cup.
Robin spends lot of time freeriding collaborating with photographers and video makers as part of his job. He is friendly, thoughtful and well disposed, has great communication skills and always tries to be a good representative for their sponsors.
Career highlights:
2010
European downhill Champion
27th Maribor WC
31st Fort William wc
3rd Maxxis cup international
2nd Avalanche european cup-Åre
25th UCI Ranked rider
2009
3rd Maxxis cup- Sao bras-Portugal
9th Maxxis cup Gouveia-Portugal
20th Andorra world cup dh
17th Fort William world cup dh
7th European championships (despite a crash)
18th Schladming world cup-Austria
Winner of the overall swedish-cup having won every leg.
28th overall world cup.
27th in the UCI world ranking
2008
Nordic downhill champion
Swedish downhill champion
1st place Maxxis cup-Portugese Open- Sao bras-Portugal
1st place Swedish cup overall
25th Andorra dh-World cup
10th Winterberg european IXS cup-dh
4th Bad Wilbad european IXS-cup-dh
2007
Nordic downhill champion
Swedish downhill champion
3rd swedish 4x champs
14th Schladming world cup 4x
30th World champs dh- Fort William(crash)
32nd World cup finals-Maribor
20th World cup 4x finals-Maribor
17th Wheels of speed-Willingen
2006
1st Swedish championships dh Åre-Juniors
1st Swedish championchips 4-X Åre-Juniors
1st Åre Mountainmayhem 4-X
8th European championships dh Italy-Juniors
8th World championships dh Rotorua New Zeeland-Juniors
NIKLAS WALLNER
Nickname: Nickelito
Height: 179cm
Weight:74kg
Hometown: Sågmyra-Suecia
Marital status: Single
Hobbies: I like Motocross and play the guitar
The perfect day: A sunny day in the Aare resort with some friends.
Favourite Book: “The Dirt” of Mötley Crue, and “A dream brookend” of the Swedish motocross legend of Nilsson Jorge
Favourite food: Everything my dad cooks.
Favourite music: Anything from Hip-hop to heavy metal.
A place to travel: South Africa was very special to me but Scotland is probably my favour place because people are so nice and friendly.
I also like the place of Åre because it is a great place for ride horses.
When did you start to ride bikes? I started to race in 2003 but I have been cycling all my life with Robin.
Why did you start to ride bikes? Because my older cousin and my brother initiated me on bikes.
A reason for travel? Because I love it and it makes me feel happy.
The best of the bikes. When you are down hilling, everything happens automatically.It is great.
The hardest part of the game: Injuries and keep cleaned your bike…
The weakest part: Hm, my memory and I am a little bit lazy sometimes.
The most important persons on your life and career: Definitely my mum, dad and brother, they helped me a lot.
The worst moment of your career: I had a puncture in Leogang 2010
The best moment of your career: When I finished 4th in the Maxxis cup Gouveia 2010.It gave some confident in myself and it was a payoff to my hard training.
Future Goal: Keep improving my riding and see how it goes.
Riders you are inspired by: Engström Johan Herman Ölund, Voullioz Nicolás
Other Athletes you are inspired by: All of the top class athletes of any sort of sport, certainly James Stewart.
Any advice to the beginners? Enjoy your daily ride, there is no way you are going to get the number one within the fortnight.
Web site:
www.swebikers.se / blog / niklaswallner
During the preparation of the World cup 2011 the Team Wallner flew to Spain and showed us their outstanding performance. Here they are enjoying our mountains.
