Platt grew up in Siberia until the age of ten, where his parents were banished during
Stalinism. After the travel ban was relaxed under
Mikhail Gorbachev, the family emigrated to
Germany and lives since then in
Osthofen.[2]
In 1991 Platt bought a
mountain bike and joined the LLG Wonnegau. As his first success he became German junior downhill-champion in 1996 and after his move to
cross country cycling he won the Lake Garda Marathon in 2001.[1]
His greatest achievements followed at the
Cape Epic: He has won the South African mountain bike stage race five times since 2004. Except Platt only the Swiss
Christoph Sauser also won the Cape Epic five times.[3][4]
In addition, Platt 2008 and 2015 become German champion in the mountain bike marathon.[5]