| Ralph Näf Bronze Medal at MTB World championships |
| (Monday 23rd June 2008) |
At mountain biking’s World championships in Italy’s Val di Sole, the «Multivan Merida Biking Team» scored three top10 finishes and a bronze medal. Switzerland’s Ralph Näf managed to perform under the pressure of being one of the favourites, catching the bronze medal after an incredible catch-up race.
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| Gehbauer 10th at the MTB World Championships! |
| (Saturday 21st June 2008) |
Merida: At the mountainbike world championship in Val di Sole (Italy) Austrian Robert Gehbauer shows up with a strong race in the U23 category. He becomes 10th in race on a very high level won by worldcup leader Nino Schurter. Gehbauer had been suffering from an intestinal infection for some weeks and with his 10th place he feel confirmed to be on the right way back.
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| Gunn-Rita &José Hermida at Fort William! |
| (Monday 9th June 2008) |
Merida: Tough luck and strong performances from Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå and José Hermida in Fort William! At Fort William’s mountain biking worldcup only a lot of tough luck kept José Hermida and Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå from scoring top finishes. Dahle Flesjå lost a brake lever in the first lap of her race, while José Hermida suffered a flat as he made part of a lead group early on in the race. Ralph Näf could not compete due to an illness, while Moritz Milatz and Robert Gehbauer could not match their usual level of performance.
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| Unlucky worldcup race for Merida in Andorra |
| (Monday 2nd June 2008) |
Merida: At Andorra’s crosscountry Worldcup race, the pecking order in the men’s field got mixed up completely. Though the race was won by Christoph Sauser, one of the top favourites, he was trailed by Burry Stander and Geoff Kabush, two riders who were not expected to show such a strong performance. The «Multivan Merida Biking Team» on the other hand was facing some tough luck.
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| Ralph Näf Wins Again! |
| (Monday 26th May 2008) |
MERIDA: Swiss Ralph Näf dominated at the Swisspower Cup in Gränichen (SUI) and won the race in a superior style in front of Martin Gujan and Lukas Flückiger. It is Näfs first victory after a unlucky start in the season and he looks now very optimistic towards to coming up world cup races in Andorra and Scotland.
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| Multivan Merida Team Strikes Back! |
| (Tuesday 6th May 2008) |
The Multivan Merida Biking Team strikes back
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå wins in Madrid, José Hermida finishes second.
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| Unlucky weekend for the Multivan Merida Biking Team! |
| (Monday 28th April 2008) |
Merida: At Offenburg’s Worldcup race, bad luck was all that the Multivan Merida Biking Team was getting. Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå, Nina Wrobel and Ralph Näf all had to abandon their races due to health problems, and Robert Gehbauer decided not to start at all for the same reason.
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| Team Merida Overall Winner At 24hr! |
| (Tuesday 22nd April 2008) |
Merida News: Congratulations to Team Merida Australia, winner of the Merida 24hr MTB Challenge in the 6 Men Open category as well as taking out the overall winners category..
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| Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå back in touch with world’s elite! |
| (Monday 21st April 2008) |
Merida: At the mountain biking Worldcup race in Houffalize, Belgium, Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå gets back in touch with the world’s elite. After an extremely long, illness-related absence from competitions, she finished in sixth position at her comeback race after even having ridden in second position for a while.
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