At the Swiss downhill championships in Anzère, Mike Schär from the Gates-Nicolai team rode his SR Suntour RUX double crown fork to a silver medal in the fiercely contested under19 catgeory. Schär was only beaten by the one year older Noël Niederberger, one of the top contenders in this year's junior worldcup. Watch out for Mike as he is sure to progress even further.