At La Ruta (Costa Rica) in November
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Ready to race: Trans Andes (Chile) currently (Jan '11)
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Ben Sonntag, "The German"
aGerman Ben Sonntag is one of four new signings by the Jamis mountain bike team for 2011.
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In November, the 30-year-old Sonntag, who resides in Durango, Colorado, became one of only three non-Costa Ricans to have won the La Ruta de los Conquistadores. As a former two-time Winter Triathlon World Champion, Sonntag has groomed himself into one of the best endurance stage racers in North America.
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"Ever since moving to Durango to go to Fort Lewis College, I've been enthralled with mountain bike racing in the US," said Sonntag. "Continuing to develop my career and to have found a home with Team Jamis is certainly a highlight to this journey."