Name: Sami Maukonen

Age: 49

Race category: Pro Masters

For Sami, the best thing about cycling has been seeing his own son, Eliel’s burning passion and dedication to the sport. Sami has won several medals of the Masters in both enduro and DH, but despite that, Eliel has been the fastest rider in the family for several years already. In addition to racing, promoting cycling among young people is a matter of Sami’s heart.

• 2023 DH European Championships Masters 45-49 – 6th
• 2023 IXS DH European Cup overall Pro Masters – 2nd
• 2023 IXS DH European Cup Losinj Pro Masters – 2nd
• 2023 IXS DH European Cup Semmering Pro Masters – 11th
• 2023 IXS DH European Cup Verbier Pro Masters – 6th
• 2023 Finnish National Chanpionships Pro Masters – 2nd

Sami´s main target for the coming season is to support the community´s young guns as much as possible. Competitively, the most important race is the European Championships. First year in Men Masters 50-54 opens up possibilities even to the podium!