Raphaela Richter joins Ibis Cycles Enduro Team

We are hap­py that Raphaela Richter is join­ing the Ibis Cycles Enduro Team. We have been fol­low­ing her career for sev­er­al years and this off­sea­son, every­thing final­ly aligned.

Raphaela broke onto the EWS scene in 2019, when she earned a sec­ond-place fin­ish in Les Orres and third in Zer­matt. She has won sev­er­al Ger­man Nation­al titles, was sixth at the 2020 Down­hill World Cham­pi­onship in Leogang, and was 10^th over­all in the EWS last sea­son. She accom­plished all of this while study­ing or work­ing full time. 

–Ibis Cycles

“Join­ing the Ibis Enduro team is a huge step because it is my first pro team con­tract. For the first time, I can leave my job and focus on train­ing and prepar­ing for the sea­son. I’m feel­ing com­fort­able on the new bike and look­ing for­ward to rac­ing, sur­round­ed by great new team­mates.” – Raphaela Richter

“After years of talk­ing with Raphaela, I’m stoked to wel­come her to the team. I have been watch­ing her career for years and have been impressed with what she has already been able to achieve on her own. I look for­ward to help­ing pro­vide the tools and sup­port she needs to fur­ther suc­ceed. I also look for­ward to get­ting to know her. After spend­ing time togeth­er in Stock­holm, Swe­den, I’m con­fi­dent that this will be a fun year on the road.” — Robin Wall­ner, Team Man­ag­er / #Enduro­Dad