Downhill mountain biking claudio caluori biography
Born in Switzerland in the heart of the Alps, Claudio discovered his passion for mountain biking at a young age and went on to ride....
Born in Zurich in , Caluori's athletic career didn't start with mountain biking; it started with hockey.
In conversation with international initiator Claudio and our director Tim
Pump tracks from Velosolutions are currently springing up like mushrooms all over the world. Reason to put the initiator of all this to the test, Claudio Caluori, and our own director Tim Smit!
Both men came into contact with mountain biking in their youth.
Claudio Caluori, founder of Velosolutions, grew up in Zurich Switzerland, where he switched from ice hockey to mountain biking and eventually became an international Downhill Mountain Bike rider. Tim, on the other hand, cycled 30 km to school every day from his home near Rotterdam, with the aim of going faster and faster.
His first time on a mountain bike was in the Ardennes and he has been sold ever since.
Velosolutions originally started with the construction of trails on the steep mountains of Switzerland, but quickly expanded its specialties with the construction of pump tracks.
And was the first in the world to develop and build an asphalt pump trac