World Champion Schurter kicks off 2010 season

In a nail-biting final lap on a September day six months ago in Canberra, the young Swiss Nino Schurter upset established French pro Julian Absalon, a two-time Olympic Champion and former World Champion, to win the cross country World Championship.

Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews.  She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.