<p>Two more years of professional mountain biking, then he would like to compete for a final time in Cape Epic after which he will have the biggest retirement party ever.</p><p>
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This is the quick answer you get from the 34-year-old Christoph Sauser when you ask about his plans for retirement.</p><p>
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The multiple World Champion (Cross Country and Marathon) from Switzerland has a special place in his heart for South Africa. Thus it would be fitting for him to bring his illustrious career to an end on African soil.</p><p>
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Sauser has been coming to the Boland town of Stellenbosch since 1997. Now he is one of the most familiar faces around this picturesque town.</p><p>
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"What makes Stellenbosch so special is a combination of factors," said Sauser.</p><p>
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"There is a big city (Cape Town) close by, a beach only a few minutes away, the weather is perfect for training and then obviously the people in the town as well. All in all it just offers so much." </p><p>
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In the coming months Sauser needs to make some big decisions regarding his future and how he is going to spend the final years of his career as a professional mountain biker.</p><p>
"First up for me is the Cape Epic. Then follows the first three World Cups - Pietermaritzburg, Dalby Forest and Offenburg. Then comes decision time. I'm either going to focus on marathons or go big for the 2012 Olympic Games in London." </p><p>
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Sauser won the Bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000. </p><p>
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Sauser will compete with Specialized team-mate Burry Stander for the fourth consecutive year in the foremost multi day mountain bike stage race in the world, the Cape Epic. Actions starts on 27 March with a Prologue in Tokai Forest outside the city of Cape Town. Sauser is a former winner of the Epic and his best performance along with Stander is last year second position overall.</p>
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This is the quick answer you get from the 34-year-old Christoph Sauser when you ask about his plans for retirement.</p><p>
</p><p>
The multiple World Champion (Cross Country and Marathon) from Switzerland has a special place in his heart for South Africa. Thus it would be fitting for him to bring his illustrious career to an end on African soil.</p><p>
</p><p>
Sauser has been coming to the Boland town of Stellenbosch since 1997. Now he is one of the most familiar faces around this picturesque town.</p><p>
</p><p>
"What makes Stellenbosch so special is a combination of factors," said Sauser.</p><p>
</p><p>
"There is a big city (Cape Town) close by, a beach only a few minutes away, the weather is perfect for training and then obviously the people in the town as well. All in all it just offers so much." </p><p>
</p><p>
In the coming months Sauser needs to make some big decisions regarding his future and how he is going to spend the final years of his career as a professional mountain biker.</p><p>
"First up for me is the Cape Epic. Then follows the first three World Cups - Pietermaritzburg, Dalby Forest and Offenburg. Then comes decision time. I'm either going to focus on marathons or go big for the 2012 Olympic Games in London." </p><p>
</p><p>
Sauser won the Bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000. </p><p>
</p><p>
Sauser will compete with Specialized team-mate Burry Stander for the fourth consecutive year in the foremost multi day mountain bike stage race in the world, the Cape Epic. Actions starts on 27 March with a Prologue in Tokai Forest outside the city of Cape Town. Sauser is a former winner of the Epic and his best performance along with Stander is last year second position overall.</p>
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