Press Release

Remy Metailler Signs with Commencal 5

iceman2058
2/8/2014 10:22am

Honestly, it had to be just a question of time. With that kind of talent, Remy Metailler was not going to remain a free agent for long. With Commencal, he looks to have found a partner who knows the value of what Remy does on a bike, and is willing to let him continue exploring without much pressure in terms of race results. A match made in heaven!

Press Release:

If we say to you: aggressive, flowy and aerial, with a very unique riding style, does it mean anything to you? Now if we add that this video filmed in Whistler Bike Park (Canada) was one of the most viewed in 2013, can you guess who this new recruit is?

Remy turned quite a few heads with this edit.

No more suspense, it’s now official: Remy METAILLER will ride for COMMENCAL in 2014!

There was no debate at COMMENCAL. In one video and one video only, we understood very quickly he needs to ride on our bikes! The “Flying Frenchy” knows how to get himself talked about, so we can’t wait to see him sending whips all around the world!

Originally from France, Remy fell in love with British Columbia where he is living for a part of the year. As a fervent follower of Urban DH, he will attend the next round of the City Downhill World Tour in Valparaiso, Chile on February 23rd. Ultimately, he is planning on entering the North-American rounds of the UCI World Cup circuit next August, where he will be joining a certain Faustin FIGARET…

The words of the person concerned:

“I'm super stoked to ride for Commençal! The perception I have of Commençal, as an innovative and outstanding company, is very much in alignment with my plans. It was very natural to partner with them. From the very start, the people I have met from the company have been very helpful and supportive of me.

The bikes from Commençal are known to be reliable, fast and fun and that's what drew me to the company. I'm really looking forward to riding DH with the Supreme and also Enduro with the Meta AM 650b this year.

With Commençal behind me, you will see more of me at the Whistler Bike Park and also at select downhill races throughout North and South America. I'm also very excited about sharing my riding with you in the many photos and videos I'll be working on this season.”

Follow Remy on www.facebook.com/remymetailler and instagram @remymetailler

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Nicholast
10 years ago
Good for him. If I were Commencal, I would play out this sponsorship differently than the typical sponsorship because Remy is so unique. He made a name for himself riding a bike park like no one else has, not from competition and results. So rather than send him to a few expensive WC DH and Urban DH races where his style and creativity will be diminished in favor of results, why not send him and a video crew on a world bike park tour? Have him visit each big name bike park for a week or so and just film him destroying it -- sending big, creative lines and throwing down style on every feature -- just like his video edits. I would rather watch video edits of that than see an occasional picture of him in race results. Plus, I suspect that most bike parks will jump at the opportunity for publicity and give him and the crew some lodging and access kickbacks in exchange for a high-profile video edit. So from a cost perspective, I cannot imagine many bike park trips would be any more expensive than WC and Urban DH trips. Just thought I'd throw that out there since a sponsorship formula like that has never been done and Remy seems like the perfect candidate for it.
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fabdemaere
10 years ago
The whole purpose of Max Commencal's new team is to really develop young talent, so I think Commencal know what they're doing. Also, Rémy trains a lot and is really good and fit, he was almost always in the top5 at the Phat wednesdays in Whistler, sometimes even beating Kovarik.
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Nicholast
10 years ago
To be perfectly clear, I am not implying Remy is slow or not capable of doing well in races. I am saying that he rides a bike like very few can, and that style and skill is more likely to bring visibility to the Commencal brand than podium results. Every company enters their racers and competes for podium results in hopes that we, bike consumers, see those results and buy that brand. It's mountain biking's oldest marketing formula. In Remy's case, his style is so impressive, so unique, and captures so many video hits, that he will probably get more visibility with web edits than race results. So if Commencal is going to ship him around the Americas in hopes of him doing well and gaining brand visibility, they might as well spend it on a sure thing like web edits where his style can shine and there is no competition for the camera lens and attention. That's all I'm saying.
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Big Bird
10 years ago
You've hit something on the head. His nose press ET kills me and in one shot he turns one big sweeping turn into two or three smaller one to get the faster inside line. It's just pure playfulness on the bike. I wouldn't discourage him from racing, but he just has a great playful style that should not get lost in the shuffle.
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