N1no Schurter – The Hunt For Glory – Bonkers cross training

Nino schurter, scott sports, hunt for glory
XC racing is no longer a few laps of a field. Those are real rocks!

Nino Schurter is known as one of the most technically adept cross country racers these days. Cross country has become more and more technical over the years, where shorter loops are raced at high intensity with no chance of recovery.

Nino schurter, scott sports, hunt for glory
It might look silly, but you’ve got to do some of this
Nino schurter, scott sports, hunt for glory
…and this…
Nino schurter, scott sports, hunt for glory
…to achieve some of this

As well as working on his cycling skills and his fitness, Nino has a punishing program of gym work to keep him in top shape through the winter. It’s not just weights – it’s all sorts of bonkers multi-stressing exercises designed to work the core, mind, co-ordination and recovery. Try it sometime, eh?


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Mr. Chipps Chippendale

Singletrackworld's ex-Editor At Large

With 25 years as Editor of Singletrack World Magazine, Chipps holds the record for the longest-running mountain bike magazine editor in the world. He started in the bike trade in 1990 and became a full time mountain bike journalist at the start of 1994. Chipps stepped down as Editor in April 2026 after 25 years at the helm. He's now wondering what to do next, while riding his bike in the French Pyrenees, where he also runs some gites.

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