The focus is on: having fun with cycling! The professionals of the Maloja Pushbikers ride on the road and the track, with our Maloja Pushbikers Future Stars we promote the next generation in all age groups and in different disciplines (road bike, MTB and track). The junior team has been around since 2017 and we would say that the Future Stars are a successful concept.

Deutsche German track championships. And a great sportsman honour

In mid-June, the German Track Championships took place in Kaarst Büttgen, North Rhine-Westphalia. On a total of six competition days, 51 decisions were made from the U15 to the elite, more than 350 met this year. Among them were the great role models such as Lisa Brennauer, Laura Süßemilch, the companions of Christian Grasmann, Theo Reinhardt and Roger Kluge, but also the sprinters Emma Hinze, Lea Friedrich and Pauline Grabosch.

Our Future Stars feel especially connected to Lisa Brennauer – she took the time to accompany the club’s internal sports honour in May. In her laudation, she emphasised that one always wins or loses as a team, and also the importance of grassroots work in the home club. On this evening, however, not only successful RSV athletes were honoured for their achievements, but also the club: for the fifth time in a row, the Irschenberger received the Werner Krappweis Cup for the most successful junior club in Upper Bavaria. The newspaper Miesbacher Merkur also wrote about the laudation of the Olympic champion, see HIER.

The DM Track were once again exciting and exhausting, but very successful days for the Future Stars:

Magdalena Fuchs landed a double victory: In the points race she secured the gold medal in the last classification and with a one-point lead. Magdalena also won the U19 age group Madison together with Justyna Czapla (Nuremberg) with a clear points lead and round win.  For Sophie Schuster it was her first DM track event – and she used it to bring home another championship title. Together with Emily Wagenstetter (RSV Rosenheim) she won the U15 Madison race.

After Magdalena Fuchs, Laura Kastenhuber and Pia Grüner together with Justyna Czapla had made it into the final without any problems, they had to settle for the silver medal in the U19 team pursuit. Hanna Dopjans also won silver together with Selma Lantzsch (Team Stuttgart) – although the two riders were already allowed to compete in the elite and thus had European champions, world champions and Olympic champions as opponents. Antonia Betzinger won bronze in the U17 single pursuit, her favourite discipline, and silver in the team pursuit with Lilly Walter and two riders from Augsburg and Aichach. In the points race, Maximilian Weiß rode a tactically very clever race and was happy to win bronze in the U17 category.

Championships on the road. Races off-road. And lots of attention for the little ones too

And what about the little ones? Because they also get a lot of attention and have also found a sensitive trainer in Bella. The youngest start at 3.5 to four years old – sometimes even without pedals. Everyone is welcome to try out the RSV Irschenberg from the age of four. Twice a week, the youngsters meet to train together, usually in three to five groups that are put together according to age and performance.

“What fascinates me is that the young children in particular have a lot of confidence, that they don’t think too much about roots on the path, for example – they just go for it and have a lot of fun with cycling,” Bella describes.

With the little ones, there is actually a lot of technique training at the beginning: how to brake properly, how many fingers do you use to brake, getting to know the gears. When they get a bit older, riding with clipless pedals for the first time is also on the agenda. “We also ride with the little ones on forest paths, meadows and trails. We do almost everything that the grown-ups do.”

Big thanks to all coaches, helpers & families