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Personally im of the opinion that all of this excitement will be kind of for nothing, i think Gwin will announce hes riding on a team for Whitely with fairly standard sponsors, maybe a surprise big name like PayPal was for CRC
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11583018
Ride in Paradise Kelly. May you be riding the sweeter trails on the other side..
From left to right, Lucas Cowan, Steven Walton, Warren Kniss, Shane Leslie.
Ivan Jimenez: tech manager and founder of the rebirth of intense factory racing.
Bernat guardia: after retiring in 2015, Bernat is taking the roll as team manager for the team.
Jack Moir: Jack wasn't in attendance for the official team launch as he's at home mending a broken collar bone sustained during team training.
Nick Nestoroff: moving up in the ranks from the Palmer Project, Nick joins Intense to compete at all World Cups in the Junior category. Palmer has made Nick a deal, "win the Jr overall, I'll buy you a caddie."
Luca Cometti: local pinner, Luca Cometti joins the squad for his first full year of World Cup racing. As a local to intense, Luca has been a big part in the development of the M16C.
Dean Lucas: Intense's mystery has finally been revealed.
http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Bikes,3/Santa-Cruz/Hightower-CC-X…
Maybe Angel Suarez, the up and coming spanish rider, is Gwins new team mate...
http://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/The-Hub,2/2016-Racing-Rumours,8720?page=…
Troy hinted on Aarons Instagram.
The Bike when zoomed up in photoshop in the last Instagram post looks like a YT.
The announcement was meant to be Tuesday and someone picked up on this asking Aaron what happened to the announcement, Gwin commented back saying something come up so its been pushed back a week. I was thinking this could be due to Kelly Mcgarry passing away and it hitting the YT crew hard and out of respect not going public with the Gwin signing.
Doesn't it just have a shock spacer in the frame so the swing arm is like it would be in the shock was compressed ?
in the lower left corner is a box about likes and angel suarez is obviously liking yt or vice versa, dont know how that works.
Also dont know if thats news but fits to the story you posted.
Then I realize its me that is being arrogant and narcissistic. (please, racer-sir, give me YOUR team on MY timing terms) And its also likely a result of him running his own team...if the Chad Reed rumor is true.
No doubt he's trying to lead, put something together on his terms, not follow the path laid out for him (be a team member on an existing team). So its going to take more time to hammer out all the details, all the contracts, all the bits and pieces. And chances are he's not as well versed on this side of the sport (with or without Martin) as he is as a bike racer.
Anyway - I think that's the reason we're here waiting. He's watching out for himself as number one. Who can blame him? Your time as a bike racer is short. Make that paper while you can.
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