Lars Forster
Swiss cyclist and mountain biker
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Lars Forster (born 1 August 1993) is a Swiss cyclo-cross and cross-country mountain biker. He represented his nation in the men's elite race at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder, and in the men's cross-country race at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1][2][3] He was on the start list for the 2018 Cross-country European Championship and he finished 1st.
FullnameLars Forster
Born1 August 1993
Locarno, Switzerland
Locarno, Switzerland
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Lars Forster at the 2018 European Mountain Bike Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lars Forster |
| Born | 1 August 1993 Locarno, Switzerland |
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Thomus Maxon |
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross, Cross-country mountain biking |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2016–2018 | BMC Mountainbike Racing |
| 2019–2022 | Scott–Sram Team |
| 2023- | Thömus Maxon |
| Major wins | |
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Major results
Cyclo-cross
- 2009–2010
- 1st
National Junior Championships - 2010–2011
- 1st
UEC European Junior Championships - 1st
National Junior Championships - 1st Junior Aigle
- 3rd Overall UCI Junior World Cup
- 1st Heusden-Zolder
- 5th Koksijde
- 5th Kalmthout
- 2011–2012
- 2nd National Under-23 Championships
- 2012–2013
- 1st
National Under-23 Championships - 2013–2014
- 1st
National Under-23 Championships - 2015–2016
- 1st
National Championships - 2nd Luzern
- EKZ CrossTour
- 3rd Meilen
- 3rd Sion-Valais
- 2016–2017
- 1st Dagmersellen
- 2nd National Championships
- EKZ CrossTour
- 2nd Meilen
- 2017–2018
- 1st
National Championships - 1st Madiswil
- 1st Dagmersellen
- 2018–2019
- 2nd Overall EKZ CrossTour
- 1st Eschenbach
- 2nd Meilen
- 2nd Luzern
- 3rd National Championships
- 2019–2020
- 1st
National Championships - 2nd Madiswil
- EKZ CrossTour
- 3rd Meilen
- 2020–2021
- 2nd National Championships
- 3rd Overall EKZ CrossTour
- 1st Baden
- 3rd Hittnau
- 2021–2022
- 2nd Meilen
- 2022–2023
- 2nd National Championships
Mountain bike
- 2011
- 2nd
Team relay, UCI World Championships - 2nd
Team relay, UEC European Championships - 2014
- 1st
Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships - 2016
- 1st
Team relay, UEC European Championships - 3rd
Team relay, UCI World Championships - 2018
- 1st
Cross-country, UEC European Championships - 2019
- 1st
Overall Cape Epic (with Nino Schurter) - UCI XCO World Cup
- 1st Snowshoe
- Swiss Bike Cup
- Internazionali d'Italia Series
- 1st San Marino
- UCI XCC World Cup
- 2nd Albstadt
- 2020
- 1st
Overall Swiss Epic (with Nino Schurter) - 3rd Cross-country, National Championships
- 2021
- 1st
Cross-country, UEC European Championships - Swiss Bike Cup
- Internazionali d’Italia Series
- 1st Andora
- 2022
- Internazionali d’Italia Series
- Ökk Bike Revolution
- 1st Huttwil
- Swiss Bike Cup
- 2nd Basel
- 2023
- UCI XCO World Cup
- 1st Leogang
- Ökk Bike Revolution
- 2nd
Cross-country, UEC European Championships - National Championships
- 2nd Cross-country
- 2nd Short track
- 2024
- 1st
Short track, National Championships - Ökk Bike Revolution
- 2nd Davos
- 2025
- UCI XCO World Cup
- 4th Araxá I