Name: Klaus Nielsen Age: 29 Weight: 65 kg Height: 175 Racing since: 1994 Favorite course: Several, but the bundesliga courses in Heubach and Saalhausen (germany) are both topspots. Biggest MTB experience: The feeling I get when crossing the finish line and know that I have given EVERYTHING. The biggest riding experience must be riding North Shore trails in and around Vancouver (Canada). Daily motivation: To continue pushing my limits physical and mentally. Goals for 2009: To reach the podium I in a Bundesliga race again and to win the Danish national (xc). To top any former result of mine. Best results: Bundesliga overall 3rd and the Danish national champion both in 2008. Also no 31 at the Olympics. Has been nominated for the European champs the last 13 years... Philosophy: You have to be realistic. The Team manager about Klaus: Klaus is probably the best technical skilled rider in Denmark and has an enormous aerobic power. Klaus's biggest force is his ability to take his physics to a higher level every year. And this year he's on the way doing it again. Klaus is always up for a top result when the conditions are tough and muddy.