U23 Gerhard Kerschbaumer will participate on the 2012 London Olympics Hadleigh course. TX Active-Bianchi’s rider was tapped by Italy’s team manager Hubert Pallhuber, together with Marco Aurelio Fontana and Eva Lechner.
Testimonial of I.got (Italcementi Group Olympic Team), a supporting project for young talents on the road to 2012 Olympics, Kerschbaumer wore the Italian and European champion’s jerseys in 2011 and took three wins in Italy and second place at World Cup XCO’s round-1 in South Africa in early 2012.
20-year-old Kerschbaumer is the second TX Active-Bianchi’s rider tapped for the London Games. He will meet his élite team-mate Stephane Tempier, part of the French team. Two Bianchi Methanol bikes will be raced in Hadleigh.
“I’m really happy I’ve been selected for the Olympics. I’ll try to show what I am worth and to pay Pallhuber back for his trust in me” Italian biker commented.
“We thank the Italian team manager – TX Active-Bianchi’s president Felice Gimondi stated – who chose Gerhard among many thanks to his great experience. Kerschbaumer is not in a perfect shape actually, but our season’s goals are different than 2011: we aim to enter Olympics and win the World Championships”.
