Benjamin Brochhagen

Career highlights:

1. Place 24 Hour Race Duisburg (GER) 2008
24. Place German National Champion (XC) 2008
12th Place German Marathon Championships 2006
Many time State Champion


Primus inter pares

Benjamin „Benny“ Brochhagen is in fact two members of the Topeak Ergon Racing Team. As PR-manager of the team he is responsible to provide the perfect environment for his fellow team members, allowing them to be successful. As a rider, he is actually winning from his own work, when he is taking part in national and international marathon races. Bennys career in bike racing seems to be modelled after the biblical conversion of Saul to Paul.

During his teenage years, weighing a lumpy 15 kilograms more than now, he was not interested in sports whatsoever. But at last, in 1998, he drastically changed his point of view and turned unhealthy nutrition into sporting ambition. Today he is a full-blown mountainbiker, who - while not managing the public relations department at ERGON - is stirring up the german marathon bike scene.


Portrait

Nationality:
German
Nickname:
Benny
Date of Birth:
October 21, 1981
Place of birth:
Engelskirchen, Germany
Place of residence:
Bornheim, Germany
Professional Qualifications:
Trainee digital media designer
Homepage:
www.benjamin-brochhagen.de
eMail:
b.brochhagen@rtisports.de
Height:
172cm / 5’8”
Weight:
about 70kg / 154lbs / 11 stone”
Hobbies:
Everything bike related. Baking.
What brings you luck?
Hmmm... Hopefully my quick legs
Motto:
Giving up achieves nothing!
Things I really like:
Sun, and when it is warmer than 25 degrees. Apple juice with sprite
Things I dislike:
Very little actually and if I find something I try to change it. The only problem is when I can’t do anything.
Club:
bikeattackoberberg.de
Career Target:
To establish myself on the national and international scene. Just to be at the top of the game for a little while.
About the Team:
The best equipment, professionalism and a very good basis for success.