Kathrin Schafbauer

Country: Germany

Athlete talk

What is your all-time favourite riding destination?

It's hard to only name one destination :-) I'd go for Alpes Maritimes de Cote d'Azur and Mallorca, the all-time classic which never gets boring.

What are you excited about with your partnership with SCOTT?

To always ride the best bikes I could imagine...

What does "No Shortcuts" mean to you?

To not take the easy way. Difficult paths and ways often are tough but surprisingly beautiful and full of adventures. The same counts for life in general.

What do you get up to when you’re not out riding?

My family and photography, my big passion besides riding - which I also made my job.

Outside of cycling, where do you draw inspiration from?

From traveling, meeting new people and from nature in general. Plus, from all kinds of art...I love to follow different artists / filmmakers / painters / actors and athletes and see what they are up to, which adventures they go on and how they perceive life.

You’re stranded on a desert island. What three things would you want with you?

My husband and daughter, a bike and a camera :-) (damn, that's 4 'things').

If you could put up a billboard to be seen by countless people every day, what would you put on it?

"Live, love, laugh. And travel the world."