Nino Schurter retires with more wins that most have race starts.

Riding with SCOTT-SRAM for his entire career, Nino Schurter has won 36 XCO World Cups, 10 World Championship titles, 9 World Cup Overall titles, 1 Olympic title, 2 more Olympic medals, and the hearts of mountain bike fans the world over.

His long-standing and record-breaking career – spanning more than 20 years - has crowned him as The Greatest of All-Time.

Nino Schurter has raced for SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing Team, and under the helm of Thomas Frischknecht, since the very beginning. He has also competed with SCOTT bikes for his entire career. A loyalty unmatched in the sport. Nino Schurter has been an integral part of the development of four generations of the SCOTT Spark – a bike now iconic in its status as the fastest cross-country bike in the world, and that has become synonymous with Nino and his many successes.

Nino Schurter’s love of the sport and commitment to an exceptional racing career has inspired countless athletes and sports fans around the world. Racing at the very top of the sport for over two decades, Nino Schurter has had an incomparable influence on mountain biking. Over 20 years of racing, Nino Schurter has reshaped the sport – through equipment, style, courses and approaches to training – and shown generations of riders what it means to have a passion for riding a bike.

Thank You, Nino
Thomas Frischknecht leads the tribute to Nino: "Nino and myself have one thing in common! The love and passion for mountain bike racing. Thanks to him I was able to stick around in the mountain bike scene for another 23 years as his handler. I‘m tremendously thankful I had the chance to follow the career of the GOAT so closely."

“Nino is the biggest success story of SCOTT and this cannot be repeated. It goes far beyond just sponsoring. He’s an integral part of the company," reflects Pascal Ducrot, co-CEO at SCOTT Sports. "Looking back at Nino’s career, what stands out most to me is the way he transformed mountain biking into something bigger than a sport. He made it a global spectacle, inspiring countless young riders to take their first lap on a trail with the dream of one day riding like Nino. His legacy is that he showed the world what is possible when passion meets discipline.”

Today, as he races for the final time in his cross-country career, SCOTT celebrates him as The Greatest of All-Time with a film narrated by SCOTT-SRAM Team Director, and close friend of Nino, Thomas Frischknecht. “Thank You, Nino” sees stars of the sport give their own tribute to this one-of-a-kind athlete.

The short film will be released on Nino Schurter’s YouTube channel and on social media today. You will find the links to share further below.

A spectacle in Lenzerheide
A fairytale ending fit for a king. Following a Swiss World Championships the week before in Crans-Montana, it was time for Nino Schurter to return to Bike Kingdom for the Lenzerheide World Cup – his final World Cup race, and in front of his home crowd. Crossing the same finish line where he took his most iconic World Championship title and 34th World Cup win in the years before, Nino raised his arms to the adoring Swiss crowd for a final time.

With a roaring home crowd, it was set to be one hell of a send-off, with cow bells and chants of “NI-NO” ricocheting around the valley. The atmosphere was electric, with thousands of fans gathering to cheer on their hero for the final time.

Managing his emotions as he lined up to the start, Nino rode a strong and steady race, staying solidly in the middle of the pack, never straying far from the top 20. As the final lap approached, Frischi rang the bell as Nino sat up and soaked up the crowd. The final lap couldn't have been a more fitting end. Nino no longer raced, but instead embraced the crowd - waves, high fives and arms in the air - before crossing that iconic finish line one last time with a huge smile on his face.