THE TEAM

A rocket and 3-times IRONMAN World Champion (2017, 2018, 2024). Patrick Lange became the first athlete to break the magic 8-hour mark in this race (07h 52min 39sec). A record that Swiss Side and partners had been working on with Patrick in Project 101. The aerodynamic optimization work with Patrick is ongoing – and very successful: In 2021 (Tulsa, USA) and 2022 (Israel) he won several Ironman races, as well as Challenge Roth in 2021 and got second in 2023.

The German town of Heidelberg is home to Laura, but race-wise, the whole world is her playground, and the number of Ironman 70.3 wins confirms that: 18 times overall! Also, she won 5 Ironman races in her career. Furthermore, she is the current Ironman World record holder with a time of just 8:20 hours. Not to forget that in 2021 and 2022 Laura was the Ironman European Champion. In 2023 Laura became 3rd in the World Championship in Kona followed by a World Champion title in 2024.

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Before transitioning to longer distances, the Swedish triathlete excelled at Olympic distance, winning two ITU World Triathlon Championships and an Olympic medal. She made a strong long-distance debut by winning Ironman Lake Placid and Challenge Salou. In 2022, Lisa competed in Ironman St. George, Ironman Hawaii, and Ironman Mexico. The excitement continued in 2023 as she climbed to No. 19 in the world rankings and set a new world record for the bike split at Ironman Australia, which she beat in 2024, she broke another bike split world record at Ironman South Africa.

From 2024 on, Swiss Side partners with Flurina Rigling - owner of several UCI world championship medals (road, time trial, individual pursuit & track cycling).

Besides her successful life as a cyclist, Flurina shows great commitment to equal opportunities for parasport and women in cycling. "Paracycling is an opportunity to live my passion."

Probably her most iconic race wins were on home tarmac in Zürich: World Champion Road and TT. A few months earlier Flurina participated at the Paralympics in Paris and showed how strong she performs in different race situations. Truly inspiring.

Jason started triathlon at age 16 by getting involved in lots of local races. Now, his goals changed and Jason wants to win 70.3 World Championships. Most recently, he has become known as one of the quickest runners in the sport. We warmly welcome Jason on board and are looking forward to some testing, aero-coaching and winning races together as a team with him.

Fabian is our Swiss newie, also part of the Swiss National Team, and a promising triathlete. It took a few years until Fabian found himself in the versatile sports of Triathlon. After making his debut at both the World and European Championships, Fabian is well on his way to entering the professional arena. Swiss Side will accompany him on his journey and provide full aerodynamic support.

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Denis debuted in Ironman racing back in 2011, after graduating in civil engineering. He collected his first win in 2014 and showed that he has not lost his force in all the years after by winning several Ironman 70.3. In 2022 he finished first at the Ironman in Germany and in 2021 as well in Austria. A special year was 2022 as he achieved his personal best time at the Ironman distance – after optimizing his aerodynamics on the triathlon bike together with Swiss Side. 2023 started well and Denis decided Ironman Hamburg for him and became European Champion.

Fabian Recher, born in 1999 in Spiez, Switzerland, is a Swiss para-cyclist in the H4 category. He has represented Switzerland at the Paralympics and earned medals at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, including silver and bronze at the 2024 event in Zurich. Fabian is known for his dedication to the sports.