MISC
Rider: Martin Braxenthaler
Discipline: Handbike
Successes:
The trained mechanic started in 1995 with a mono-ski training cours. Only two years later he becamer member of the Bavarian Country Squad and since 1998 he is member of the A-Squad of the national team.
He was several times German Master, achieved 3rd place in the Worldcup total in 1998/89 and at the Paralympics in Nagano 1998 he also gained a 3rd place Super G. After many successes at the World Championship in Anzère in 2000 he achieved 2002 at the Paralympics in Salt Lake City no less than 4 gold medals in the disciplines Slalom, Giantslalom, Ski-run and Super G. At the Paralympics in Turin he could enlarge his collection of gold medals. Even a failed start at a ski-run competition could not unsettle him – Gold in Super-G, Giantslalom and Slalom made him, inspite of the new regulations, to the best Germand member of the Paralympics 2006.
Wins And Honours:
- On April 2nd 2007 decorated with the Laureus Award
- Paralympics 2006 in Turin/Sestiere, Italy
- 3x Gold: Super-G, Giantslalom, Slalom
- 1st Place Worldcup total
- 2x Gold: Giantslalom, Slalom 1x Silver: Super-G
- 1st Place Worldcup total
- 4x Gold: Ski-run, Super-G, Giantslalom, Slalom
- 1st Place Worldcup total
Honours:
- 3x decorated with the Silver Bayleaf of the German Government
- Nominated Athlete of the Year (16th place of all German Athletes)
- Bavarians former President Stoiber awarded all medal winners of the Olympic Wintergames with the Bavarian Lion
More information: www.martin-braxenthaler.de
Rider: Andreas Gautschi
Discipline: Handbike
Achievements:
Swiss Championship Winner!
Look up under:
www.handbike.de
Organisation: Kassel Police
The Police in Kassel are on patrol with five bikes equipped with Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14. They are colored in original German Police green.
Company: Rehamed
Discipline: Kneebiking
Achievements:
A new trainings method is offered here in Kassel by Rehamed, to quickly rebuild the health of a patient after a knee injury. The method trains the coordination and helps to rebuild the muscles after a knee injury. For one hour, twice a week the patients ride a certain path through the mountain park "Wilhelmshöhe" on specially fitted mountain bikes, all equipped with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB. The patients put their trust in Marco Rauch, a long term freelance worker for the "BIKE" magazine and active today for Rohloff. The initiator of "Kneebiking", Sascha Seifert, swears by the new training claiming that: the patients seem to get more motivation when they can train under the open sky.
Look up under: www.rehamed.com