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The UCI license is so expensive, maybe some a cutting the budget
Shigura dude
1. Fox is spending more on sponsoring teams than RockShox right now. These top teams don't just go 'pick' their suspension supplier. They are sponsored by the brands. And right now Fox is throwing more cash at it. If the two deals are close then the team will go with who they prefer. However, if Fox is willing to supply forks + $300k in sponsor dollars for a team, vs. SRAM who offers forks + $100k, the team is going Fox!
2. The other part of the equation is SRAM is big on either sponsoring everything or nothing. This is also a reason teams may not want to be sponsored by them. And it's not always because the riders don't want SRAM brakes (or something like that). It's about dollars. Gwin for instance is on TRP, Fox, because he's getting paid more by TRP than Shimano or SRAM. And SRAM wouldn't sponsor him with a drivetrain if he was running Fox suspension. Another example that is somewhat similar is the reason that Specialized switched to Magura brakes for their racers. They were running SRAM drivetrains but didn't want to use SRAM brakes so a compromise was made for them to run Magura just as long as they didn't run Shimano. There is a lot of stuff at play at the pro level. It's seldom about exactly what the rider wants.
While not being in the know, I would though too say that it's the fact that running different brands opens up more pockets and gives the option of more sponsorship dollars as opposed to running Sram stuff. As far as I've heard it's sort of similar on the OEM side - Sram requires you to buy 250k worth of gear to get the good deals, while with Shimano it's only 100k. But it's kinda easier to reach that with Sram due to the amount of stuff they offer, but this is also the reason why so many bikes come with Sram drivetrain, brakes (or Shimano, as opposed to smaller brands), even suspension, but it's also probably a VERY big factor for the popularity of Reverbs. And the 250k mark is also the reason they offered wheels a while back. Just more stuff to reach the cash goal.
Anybody?
Apparently UCI jumped the gun a bit on making the teams public.
The Athertons still have Dan listed on the team.
UCI team registration for gravity is not very expensive - ranging from €700 - €3,500. Especially for 2021 as you get guarantee entry to World cups without needing 60 points. This cost also includes anti-doping contribution.
If your riders have enough points then you get many benefits for the registration fee, pit space, entry fees, passes etc..
Individual rider license cost is decided by national federation, not uci. UCI do many bad things, but team fees are ok
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