{"id":203070,"date":"2025-10-02T08:27:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=203070"},"modified":"2025-10-06T13:52:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:52:14","slug":"podcast-with-swiss-national-cycling-coach-kathrin-stirnemann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2025\/10\/02\/podcast-with-swiss-national-cycling-coach-kathrin-stirnemann\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss National Cycling Coach Kathrin Stirnemann: \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if you get dirty on the bike, you don\u2019t die from it.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u2018Tis the season of the true aficionados of muddy trails and rocky descents who know this type of weather is just perfect for a bit of an outdoor adventure. That is why today\u2019s guest on another instalment of the \u0160koda We Love Cycling podcast is Kathrin Stirnemann, one of the coaches at the Swiss Mountain Bike Federation.<!--more--><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kathrin is a former pro cyclist from Gr\u00e4nichen, Switzerland, whose professional career spanned from 2012 to 2020. Kathrin\u2019s winning disciplines used to be mountain biking and especially cross-country, in which she brought home multiple medals over the years and became the world champion twice. Presently, she\u2019s also been garnering wins in the e-MTB category.<\/p>\n<p>Besides staying active on the bike, Kathrin works as a national trainer of the Women\u2019s MTB and XCO U19, and an assistant at Women\u2019s Elite and U23 \u00a0\u2013 so all the Swiss women\u2019s teams. 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