Andri Frischknecht

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Andri Frischknecht
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Andri Frischknecht in 2018
Personal information
Born (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 31)
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Discipline
RoleRider
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Hafjell/Lillehammer Team relay

Andri Frischknecht (born 7 July 1994) is a Swiss cross-country mountain biker. [1] He is the son of Thomas Frischknecht, and the grandson of Peter Frischknecht, who were also professional cyclists.

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Career

On 31 October 2025 he fell in the Gravel Burn Race (during a neutralized phase) in South Africa and was severely hurt. A fractured part of clavicula punctured the lung. [2]

Major results

Mountain bike

2014
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team relay, UCI World Championships
2015
1st MaillotSuiza.svg Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team relay, UEC European Championships
2017
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Team relay, UEC European Championships
2018
1st Jersey yellow Epic Series.svg Overall Swiss Epic (with Matthias Stirnemann)
2021
Swiss Bike Cup
2nd Gränichen
2nd Schaan
3rd Savognin
3rd Lugano
2022
Swiss Bike Cup
1st Rickenbach
2nd Gränichen
National Championships
3rd Cross-country
3rd Short track
Ökk Bike Revolution
3rd Huttwil

Cyclo-cross

2011–2012
2nd National Junior Championships
2014–2015
2nd National Under-23 Championships
2017–2018
3rd Flückiger Cross Madiswil
3rd Dagmersellen
2018–2019
2nd National Championships
2019–2020
3rd GP Luzern/Pfaffnau
2021–2022
3rd Meilen
2022–2023
3rd Meilen
2023–2024
3rd National Championships

References

  1. "Andri Frischknecht". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. "Sturz bei Gravel-Premiere: Schlüsselbein durchsticht Frischknechts Lunge" (in German).