Press Release, June 23, 2015
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHEELER powered by BionX wins e-bike World Championship 2015
BionX D-Series system dominates the field
AURORA, ON, Canada - Canadian electric propulsion system manufacturer BionX and
its long-term OEM partner WHEELER have won the e-bike World Championship that took
place in the Dolomites, Italy on June 13/14.
After winning the e-bike marathon at the MTB Festival in Tegernsee, Germany on June 7,
Yves Ketterer (Team bikesportworld / klk-Raceteam) added the second big e-bike
victory to his record winning both runs of the e-bike World Championships that were
held in the Dolomites, Italy one week later.
Initiated in 2014 by eBike Dolomiti (http://www.ebikedolomiti.com), the second edition
of the e-bike World Championships showed an increased media interest and
participation of e-bike brands on site. The race was split over two days with a total of
18 km and 1500 m vertical on very demanding uphill courses at high altitude. As
required by the regulations of the organizers, the race may only be entered with
pedelecs with a maximum assist speed of 25 km/h and 250W motors.
After the race winner Yves Ketterer reported:
“It’s just as hard to ride an e-bike contest as a pure MTB event. On the flat sections we
ride these bikes exceeding the limit of 25 km/h where the motor is no longer allowed to
assist. So we have to push the approx. 20kg e-bikes permanently with pure muscle
power. The routes also provide steep climbs that you would barely accomplish with
normal MTBs – that’s where we and the bikes are riding close to the limit.”
Yves Ketterer rode the WHEELER E-Falcon e-bike with the high torque (25/50 Nm
nom./max.) 250W D-Series Motor.
“With the growing market share and demand for e-mountainbikes, e-bike races are
more and more becoming an inherent part of bicycle events across Europe. WHEELER
and BionX decided to enter this new field of competition to promote the brand’s core
values and to prove under real race conditions that the D-Series system and BionX can
hold its own against the other center drive and hub drive competition.” – says Christian
Winands, Marketing Manager at BionX.
WHEELER and BionX will continue their partnership and be present at multiple e-mtb
races and marathons in the coming months:
August 9, 2015
Sigma Sport eBike Marathon
Neustadt a.d.W.
September 5-6, 2015
24h Race
Stuttgart
September 19, 2015
German ebike Championship
Bad Säckingen
October 4, 2015
Ebike Race ALB-GOLD Trophy
Münsingen
Learn more about the team bikesportworld / klk-raceteam here.
About BionX
Headquartered in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, BionX International Corporation develops
and produces electric drive systems for intelligent, sustainable mobility. BionX stands for
technological know-how, forward-looking technologies as well as reliable products and
service. BionX drive systems are the perfect solution for the global increasing demand
for clean and efficient mobility. Among the international OEM partners for customized
solutions powered by BionX™, are renowned manufacturers from the bicycle as well as
the automotive industries, such as Trek, Diamant, BMW, SMART, Yuba WHEELER and
Norco all rely on BionX integrated e-drive systems.
To learn more about BionX products and service, please visit www.ridebionx.com or use
the press contacts below.
Press contact EU:
Christian Winands
BionX GmbH
Johann-Karg-Str. 44
85540 Haar / Germany
[email protected]
Press contact NA:
Tyler Meyers
BionX International Cooperation
455 Magna Drive, Aurora
ON L4G 7A9 Canada
[email protected]
Press contact DACH/BNLX:
inMotion mar.com
Alban Manz / Uwe Weissflog
+49 711 351 640 93 / -91
[email protected] /
[email protected]
BionX/WHEELER is available in DACH via the distribution partners:
Germany, Austria:
Switzerland:
Sports Nut
Bahnhofstr. 26
72138 Kirchentellinsfurt
Tel.: +49 7121 144 77 40
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.sports-nut.de
intercycle
Pfrundmatte 3
CH-6210 Sursee
Tel.: +41 41 926 65 11
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.intercycle.com