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Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Winterthur, Switzerland | 8 September 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | BMX racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starts | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best finish | 2nd in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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