The municipality of Lenggries honors its world champion.
Mountain biker Andi Seewald received a reception in the town hall - for the second time this year.
Lenggries
- It was the second big reception in front of the town hall that mountain bike marathon rider Andi Seewald was able to celebrate this year.
While he was honored for winning the European title in Valais, Switzerland, in July, the 30-year-old exceptional athlete was now standing in front of the Lenggries town hall after he even clinched the world championship title on Elba at the beginning of October.
Small train station for mountain bike world champion Andi Seewald
In a thrilling duel, the Isarwinkler cyclist was able to outrun his last stubborn competitor, the Colombian Diego Alfonso Arias Cuervo, after 115 kilometers and almost 5000 meters in altitude.
"Hats off.
It was really an extraordinary year.
Especially because you managed to keep up your extraordinary shape all year round, "also praised District Administrator Josef Niedermaier:" Unfortunately, we cannot celebrate you as you deserve. "Corona-related, the" really big station ”with numerous fans, a brass band and free beer.
So it remained with a rather modest appearance by about 25 loyal fans, acquaintances and relatives.
The 100-liter Banzerl beer donated by Mayor Stefan Klaffenbacher also remained untapped and the German national anthem came from the can.
"It would have been nicer if we could have had the free beer today," the town hall chief admitted.
When he was honored on the occasion of Seewald's European championship title, Klaffenbacher had promised: "If you are going to become world champion, I will buy you 100 liters of beer."
Lenggries municipality is really proud of Andi Seewald
Now we are "really proud of you," said Klaffenbacher, who also presented the cyclist with a voucher package for the Isarwelle, because: "Regeneration is just as important for top sporting performance."
Klaus Bruckschlegl, the chairman of the Isarwinkler Radsportfreunde (IRSF), recalled Seewald's world championship ride, which he had experienced live on Elba.
The association gave a voucher for a paragliding tandem flight "so that you can get a little higher".
World champion Andi Seewald enters the Golden Book of the Lenggries community
Andi Seewald thanked him for all the congratulations and was pleased “that so many have come despite the adverse circumstances.” After this extremely successful year 2021, he puzzled: “I don't know what to expect from 2022 . "
And then it went to the guest information with the official entry of Andi Seewald in the Golden Book of the community of Lenggries.
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