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Roger Rinderknecht

Age: 27
Hometown:Switzerland

Roger Rinderknecht received his final go to attempt the BMX race competition of the Olympic Games today. The Swiss silver medalist of the 2008 mountain bike 4X World Championships can't wait to make his way to China.

In its final selection round, the Swiss Olympic committee chose Roger Rinderknecht to take part in the BMX competition. Roger is just relieved and happy right now: "I've been thinking of this particular race every day for the last three years. Now the reward for thousands of training-hours has come. But this consent is only the first step. No time for partying. The Olympic race is the most important thing in my life right now and I want to give my best during the competition in Beijing to be treasured in the future!"

Roger will be training in Aigle at the World Cycling Center for his remaining time in Switzerland. He will leave for China two days before the grand opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on August 8th. After having arrived, he will take his last training sessions in Tayjuan on a perfectly shaped track, like he said. But his main focus is clear: "Just the last fine tuning and relaxing a bit. Keeping well and fit is as important as staying concentrated on the main goal: the BMX race finals on August 21st." The venue is located in Beijing’s Shijingshan district and can take up to 4,000 spectators. But no question, there will be millions of people back home in front of their TVs watching this premiere of the BMX race discipline at the Olympic games.

Roger tries to stay calm till his big day has come: "My family life is distracting me in a perfect way. Spending time with my son gives me a lot of energy and peace!"