{"id":8907,"date":"2020-02-08T15:39:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T13:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/?p=8907"},"modified":"2020-02-08T15:39:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T13:39:32","slug":"reigning-swiss-mtb-marathon-champion-ariane-luthi-partners-with-canyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/reigning-swiss-mtb-marathon-champion-ariane-luthi-partners-with-canyon\/","title":{"rendered":"REIGNING SWISS MTB MARATHON CHAMPION ARIANE L\u00dcTHI PARTNERS WITH CANYON"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ariane L\u00fc<\/a>thi, the reigning Swiss Marathon Champion, will be partnering with Canyon for her 2020 racing season and beyond. The Stellenbosch based rider and five-time Absa Cape Epic winner is going to tackle this gruelling race in March for the tenth time, with a partner yet to be announced. Being an integral part of the growth of the Spur Schools MTB League, Ariane is adored by hundreds of school children from all over South Africa. Canyon could not be more excited to be associated with this admired athlete, whom has shown both great integrity and professionalism throughout her racing career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Equally excited, Ariane says \u201cIt was a tremendous success for me to get\nthe support of leading bike brand, Canyon. The Canyon Lux is my dream bike,\nreally. Having ridden the Lux on the Stellenbosch trails, it became evident as\nto why this bike has been ridden to multiple World Cup and World Championship\nhonours this past season. The geometry makes climbing incredibly comfortable\nand efficient, while the rear suspension and dropper post gives a lot of\nconfidence on the descents. A seemingly simple, but all the more important\nfeature of the Lux, is that I can fit two big bottles into the frame. In the\nheat, this will serve as a huge advantage at the Momentum Health Tankwa Trek\nand this year\u2019s Absa Cape Epic.\u201d The 36- year old Swiss superstar, who has a\nmasters degree in Sport Science, ads: \u201cI love Canyon\u2019s very own approach to engineering\nbikes. It fits perfectly with my Swiss flair for functionality and precision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erik Kleinhans, Market Manager of Canyon South Africa, is looking forward to being associated with L\u00fcthi once more: \u201cIt has been five years since Ariane and I worked together, where we had a very high success rate on the XCM racing scene. Since then Ariane continued her positive career path with a few Cape Epic, Swiss National and many more titles. Being a well-known personality in the MTB fraternity, a spokesperson for women\u2019s cycling and the Spur MTB School\u2019s League, I\u2019m convinced she will be a great asset to Canyon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n