It all started in 2002, when Thomas Frischknecht became the face of SCOTT’s racing program to start the SWISSPOWER team together with former national coach Andi Seeli. The team’s philosophy is built around developing young, talented riders from Switzerland such as Florian Vogel, and from 2003 – present, Nino Schurter. By bringing these riders into a professional structure and providing them with b
oth opportunity and support, the SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing Team is the definition of a success story – one which continues today, having created National-, World Cup-, World- and Olympic Champions over the years. While Olympic and World Champion Nino Schurter takes the role of a leader, Team Manager Thomas Frischknecht runs the most successful Cross-Country team on the World Cup circuit with a lot of experience. Completing the 2025 roster, the 2024 Swiss champion Filippo Colombo will compete alongside new team members such as the 2024 US National Champion Bjorn Riley and Emilly Johnston, with Andri Frischknecht (member of the team since over 10 years), rounding out the most successful team in XC MTB racing.
