As you can see pushing your thumbs was is really worth (-: I'm double happy about my win at the hal in Landgraaf. At first my personal triumpf over Bozzetto. During the semifinals I was able to study his technique from the ski-lift and knew, how fast he'd been today again.

For the runs against him I changed my line and tought to myself that when Bozz is so fast by leaving a distance of about one meter from the goal, I could try the same, but only leaving half a meter distance! This strategy had been really successfully. The last two runs had been the best of the day!

Thanks for pushing your thumbs, Benny

Hi people!

Yesterdey we again arrived in the Netherlands, where as every year our first race of the season takes place. Driving the car in germany isn't still what it used to be sometime, I can tell! 18 buildings lots and poor ten minutes where 200 km/h are allowed in nine hours of travelling.

But back to the important things in life. Very special and ambitious the hall here in Landgraaf greeted us. We had soft snow on the surface, but with icy patches underneath! So at the training we drove in "pans" with hard underground. But untill tomorrow there's going to be a tough slope and I'm really thrilled about it already.

One thing: I'm not going to make it that suspensful concerning my entrance into the finals. 10 runs are really enough (-: With joy nothing can happen any more.

Please push your thumbs tomorrow really strong again, the season is opened!
Nice Greetings, Ben

Hy Friends!

I hope you had a good sommer untill now. My next "appointment" will be on July the 18th, when I take part at the "Salzkammergut Trophy". "Pain has a name" will again be the motto, which is prooved, because we will have to go 124 miles and 7000 meters difference in elevation by bike. I am preparing myself since the end of the season. Because of this I set myself off from Wilhelmsburg, my "home", to Lienz, where my girlfriend already waits =). With me I've got 4 of my friends.

Day 1

1980 meters difference in elevation, 127 miles, 7h

Departure time was at 8 in the morning. We had the blue sky and enjoyable temperatures, but in the Gesäuse we got into the rain, which followed us untill Liezen. In the end we reached our intermediate goal, calles Schladming.
Tomorrow comes our Tourhighlight, the Großglockner, of which we are very thrilled already (-:

We hope for good wheater =)

Best greetings, Benny

To finish this season correctly I got Austrian Master on Saturday in Parallel GS! The race took place in upper Austria on the Kasberg. We had got 20 degree Celsius in the dale and sunny 10 degrees on the mountain. But because of the warm temperatures, I more thought of taking a biketour than snowboarding, but there were so many friends and colleagues, which I usually don't meet during winter that bringing up enthusiasm wasn't a real problem.

Right, now into the bikeseason...I'm really thrilled!

Nice Greetings, Ben

Today we've got every reason to party. At the last race of this season everything was open so most of the titles got assigned today. Sigi Grabner took over the Overall-Worldcup from Markus Schairer and to top it all the Parallel-Worldcup. As the second one I was allowed to take a seat. Even though I had to pass four races caused of my injury, I eked out this phenomenal result. Also the ladies did a very great job - my teamkollege Doris Günther cought the Overall-Worldcup, but Amelie Kober snapped her away the Parallel-Worldcup.

We also won the Nationcup with an outstanding score. So it came that also our trainers were allowed to stand on the podium. Special thanks to Felix, Bernd, Wörni, Hias and Gertsch, you were great (((-:

The race today won once more Jasey Jay Anderson. I got the second one and Sigi Grabner got the third one.

I finish my season this year with 3 Worldcupwins, the World-Champion title, two second places and as my worst rank I made a pretty good 6th place!!!
All things to be pround of and to start with a peace of conscience into the summer.

To all you thumbholdes, friends and fans: I thank you all for your great encouragement! Without you all the wins would only be half worth.

Thanks a lot and keep on riding, Benni