The Denim Destroyer, Johannes von Klebelsberg, has announced on social media that he will be stepping away from racing this year.
Johannes von Klebelsberg exploded onto the limelight in 2019 with his unique race outfit of blue jeans taking him to multiple top 20 finishes. For 2020 he signed with GT Factory Racing, but after two years he has will be leaving racing to focus on running his own business.
Over his racing career von Klebelsberg secured multiple Italian national titles and has been racing at World Cups since 2012. He was also a recipient of Wyn's Privateer of the Week award in 2019.
| Good bye racing, what a great time that was!
I love racing but now for me it‘s time to open a new chapter in my life! Thanks to everyone who supported me achieving my goals! Special thanks to GT Factory Racing who made my dream come true racing for a pro team! Such a great time!
Everyone is invited to visit us at Starkenfeldhutte opening 1‘st of June!
Ride on guys!—Johannes von Klebelsberg |
We wish Johannes von Klebelsberg all the best and we will miss seeing him taking on the World Cups.
. longer
. lower
. slacker
. 50hrs maintenance interval (which some will ignore and others will buy mountainbikespecific-jeans-specific tools for)
. new standards
. bottle mount and SWAT storage
. jeans will be frame-mounted too as people like to shift stuff from their body to their bike (so indeed, if you want to be ahead of time, ride naked but wrap your clothes around your bike)
He´s in the knödel business (having a knödel restaurant and being from a hotel and restaurant owning family) and now opens a huge mountain hut
www.google.com/search?&q=von+klebelsberg+kn%C3%B6del
www.instagram.com/starkenfeldhuette
www.google.com/search?&q=von+klebelsberg+kn%C3%B6del
www.instagram.com/starkenfeldhuette
World Cup Racers: who among you will pick up the denim baton? Who has the stones to drape (wrap?) themselves in this wondrous warp and weft, the fantastic cotton armor of Nîmes?
Nevertheless already a legend
". For 2020 he signed with GT Factory Racing, but after two years he has will be leaving racing to focus on running his own business." Proof read much?