2022 Mountain Bike Team Rumors

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shooter mcgavin 12/24/2021 3:41am
12/24/2021 3:41am
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I thought the Vanzacs calendar was a joke at first, but apparently not. Jackson comes across as that sort of guy on Instagram - seems very...
I thought the Vanzacs calendar was a joke at first, but apparently not. Jackson comes across as that sort of guy on Instagram - seems very immature and arrogant, but the rest of them all seem legit.

Joe Barnes on insta suggested the list of sponsors remained similar, just a frame swap. Would love to see him on another UK brand.

Comment from Privateer on the Matt Stuttard announcement suggests they will be replacing him and Chloe. Good to see them living up to the name and supporting up and coming riders.


wally 333 wrote:
jackson is actully a real humble kid when you know him ..... learn to not judge a book by its cover
I'm not saying he's not humble. I'm saying the instagram feed of topless posing and lots of girls is aligned with 'that sort of guy'
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Allen_Gleckner 12/24/2021 5:18am
12/24/2021 5:18am
yetirich wrote:
Read over on Cody Kelly's FB page that he is leaving/off Fox Racing clothing but has signed a new 2 year contract with Specialized. Dont really...
Read over on Cody Kelly's FB page that he is leaving/off Fox Racing clothing but has signed a new 2 year contract with Specialized. Dont really hear a lot of domestic team rumors...
Brevard_Bikewrench wrote:
I’ve heard rumors of a US domestic team from specialized forming. Not sure if they will have a clothing sponsor tho…
I’m assuming Specialized wants the team in their gear too
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jackheat 12/24/2021 5:22am
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C-LION wrote:
Commencal 100% basically confirmed that they will add a female rider on their recent insta post…
millie johnset?
couple other less spoken about rumors
- lewis buchanan riding for a factory team again (seen teasers on insta)
- adolf silva riding for yeti- or maybe just a new bike
- wonder if koas will still do WC with a pretty "poor" season last year- potentially leaving FMD and doing own thing with canyon- will someone take his spot?
- would specialized take luca on to the team? that would make 4 members with the addition of yankova
- maybe bradley harris will get a factory ride with yeti- pinkbike academy dude
idk just my 2 cents


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jimmypop 12/24/2021 5:42am
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shooter mcgavin wrote:
I thought the Vanzacs calendar was a joke at first, but apparently not. Jackson comes across as that sort of guy on Instagram - seems very...
I thought the Vanzacs calendar was a joke at first, but apparently not. Jackson comes across as that sort of guy on Instagram - seems very immature and arrogant, but the rest of them all seem legit.

Joe Barnes on insta suggested the list of sponsors remained similar, just a frame swap. Would love to see him on another UK brand.

Comment from Privateer on the Matt Stuttard announcement suggests they will be replacing him and Chloe. Good to see them living up to the name and supporting up and coming riders.


wally 333 wrote:
jackson is actully a real humble kid when you know him ..... learn to not judge a book by its cover
So don't judge a person by their actions? Got it.
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TayRob 12/24/2021 5:54am
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yetirich wrote:
Read over on Cody Kelly's FB page that he is leaving/off Fox Racing clothing but has signed a new 2 year contract with Specialized. Dont really...
Read over on Cody Kelly's FB page that he is leaving/off Fox Racing clothing but has signed a new 2 year contract with Specialized. Dont really hear a lot of domestic team rumors...
Brevard_Bikewrench wrote:
I’ve heard rumors of a US domestic team from specialized forming. Not sure if they will have a clothing sponsor tho…
I've heard the same.
There's a local kid, Jake Keller, who just got picked up by Specialized and it sounds like the plan is a season of National enduro stuff with possibly some EWS races sprinkled in.
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PisgahGnar 12/24/2021 6:26am
12/24/2021 6:26am Edited Date/Time 12/24/2021 6:29am
C-LION wrote:
Commencal 100% basically confirmed that they will add a female rider on their recent insta post…
jackheat wrote:
millie johnset? couple other less spoken about rumors - lewis buchanan riding for a factory team again (seen teasers on insta) - adolf silva riding for...
millie johnset?
couple other less spoken about rumors
- lewis buchanan riding for a factory team again (seen teasers on insta)
- adolf silva riding for yeti- or maybe just a new bike
- wonder if koas will still do WC with a pretty "poor" season last year- potentially leaving FMD and doing own thing with canyon- will someone take his spot?
- would specialized take luca on to the team? that would make 4 members with the addition of yankova
- maybe bradley harris will get a factory ride with yeti- pinkbike academy dude
idk just my 2 cents


I’m pretty sure Lew signed with Norco again a couple weeks ago. Maybe he’ll be on their factory team but he seems to have been signing deals with all his current sponsors like Norco and MucOff, seemingly putting together his own program again. I’m at least pretty sure he stays with Norco. He was out in BC and visited their office, you don’t do that at the end of the year if you are leaving.
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kevroberts 12/24/2021 6:28am
12/24/2021 6:28am
C-LION wrote:
Commencal 100% basically confirmed that they will add a female rider on their recent insta post…
jackheat wrote:
millie johnset? couple other less spoken about rumors - lewis buchanan riding for a factory team again (seen teasers on insta) - adolf silva riding for...
millie johnset?
couple other less spoken about rumors
- lewis buchanan riding for a factory team again (seen teasers on insta)
- adolf silva riding for yeti- or maybe just a new bike
- wonder if koas will still do WC with a pretty "poor" season last year- potentially leaving FMD and doing own thing with canyon- will someone take his spot?
- would specialized take luca on to the team? that would make 4 members with the addition of yankova
- maybe bradley harris will get a factory ride with yeti- pinkbike academy dude
idk just my 2 cents


great little spoiler for those who haven't watched the final episode as of yet Blink
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Nohadream1 12/24/2021 6:45am
12/24/2021 6:45am
C-LION wrote:
Commencal 100% basically confirmed that they will add a female rider on their recent insta post…
jackheat wrote:
millie johnset? couple other less spoken about rumors - lewis buchanan riding for a factory team again (seen teasers on insta) - adolf silva riding for...
millie johnset?
couple other less spoken about rumors
- lewis buchanan riding for a factory team again (seen teasers on insta)
- adolf silva riding for yeti- or maybe just a new bike
- wonder if koas will still do WC with a pretty "poor" season last year- potentially leaving FMD and doing own thing with canyon- will someone take his spot?
- would specialized take luca on to the team? that would make 4 members with the addition of yankova
- maybe bradley harris will get a factory ride with yeti- pinkbike academy dude
idk just my 2 cents


kevroberts wrote:
great little spoiler for those who haven't watched the final episode as of yet Blink
Do you realized "team rumors" topic? In addition to the fact that the winner is pretty obvious....
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Brian_Peterson 12/24/2021 7:15am
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kevroberts wrote:
great little spoiler for those who haven't watched the final episode as of yet Blink
At least he didn't say who the winner was... And, now the winner is...
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hogfly 12/24/2021 7:22am
12/24/2021 7:22am
Keegan Wright off Devinci. Hopefully that's because he's already signed with someone else, because the guy's luck has been crap lately.

Similar to Dean Lucas trying to get home, he's repeatedly shown up to the airport to try to fly back home and repeatedly not been able to board a plane. He's now just given up and is going to stay in BC for the winter and is selling bikes and looking for a job.

Anyway, hopefully he didn't also just get let go by DeVinci but is instead moving to another team of his own free will.
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mwolpin 12/24/2021 7:33am
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yetirich wrote:
Read over on Cody Kelly's FB page that he is leaving/off Fox Racing clothing but has signed a new 2 year contract with Specialized. Dont really...
Read over on Cody Kelly's FB page that he is leaving/off Fox Racing clothing but has signed a new 2 year contract with Specialized. Dont really hear a lot of domestic team rumors...
Brevard_Bikewrench wrote:
I’ve heard rumors of a US domestic team from specialized forming. Not sure if they will have a clothing sponsor tho…
Specialized has been beefing up its apparel line. Wouldn’t be surprised if he’s wearing Specialized next year.
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AuburnSLAYER 12/24/2021 9:12am
12/24/2021 9:12am
yetirich wrote:
Read over on Cody Kelly's FB page that he is leaving/off Fox Racing clothing but has signed a new 2 year contract with Specialized. Dont really...
Read over on Cody Kelly's FB page that he is leaving/off Fox Racing clothing but has signed a new 2 year contract with Specialized. Dont really hear a lot of domestic team rumors...
Brevard_Bikewrench wrote:
I’ve heard rumors of a US domestic team from specialized forming. Not sure if they will have a clothing sponsor tho…
TayRob wrote:
I've heard the same. There's a local kid, Jake Keller, who just got picked up by Specialized and it sounds like the plan is a season...
I've heard the same.
There's a local kid, Jake Keller, who just got picked up by Specialized and it sounds like the plan is a season of National enduro stuff with possibly some EWS races sprinkled in.
That's one underrated piece of kit in my opinion. He was sitting in 3rd behind Mitch and Cody at BME Purg after day 1. Super cool to see a local kid do so well. Here's his announcement video with Specialized.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CXMPurBJpzR/
Velia Prost 12/24/2021 9:28am
12/24/2021 9:28am
Evan Orbea Wall to Devinci
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Brevard_Bikewrench 12/24/2021 9:48am
12/24/2021 9:48am
C-LION wrote:
Commencal 100% basically confirmed that they will add a female rider on their recent insta post…
jackheat wrote:
millie johnset? couple other less spoken about rumors - lewis buchanan riding for a factory team again (seen teasers on insta) - adolf silva riding for...
millie johnset?
couple other less spoken about rumors
- lewis buchanan riding for a factory team again (seen teasers on insta)
- adolf silva riding for yeti- or maybe just a new bike
- wonder if koas will still do WC with a pretty "poor" season last year- potentially leaving FMD and doing own thing with canyon- will someone take his spot?
- would specialized take luca on to the team? that would make 4 members with the addition of yankova
- maybe bradley harris will get a factory ride with yeti- pinkbike academy dude
idk just my 2 cents


Luca’s sponsor was already confirmed a while back…just saying.
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Jason333 12/24/2021 3:07pm
12/24/2021 3:07pm
C-LION wrote:
Commencal 100% basically confirmed that they will add a female rider on their recent insta post…
jackheat wrote:
millie johnset? couple other less spoken about rumors - lewis buchanan riding for a factory team again (seen teasers on insta) - adolf silva riding for...
millie johnset?
couple other less spoken about rumors
- lewis buchanan riding for a factory team again (seen teasers on insta)
- adolf silva riding for yeti- or maybe just a new bike
- wonder if koas will still do WC with a pretty "poor" season last year- potentially leaving FMD and doing own thing with canyon- will someone take his spot?
- would specialized take luca on to the team? that would make 4 members with the addition of yankova
- maybe bradley harris will get a factory ride with yeti- pinkbike academy dude
idk just my 2 cents


Brevard_Bikewrench wrote:
Luca’s sponsor was already confirmed a while back…just saying.
I must have missed in the great calendar war. Can you spill it?
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Big Bird 12/24/2021 3:37pm
12/24/2021 3:37pm
Brevard_Bikewrench wrote:
Luca’s sponsor was already confirmed a while back…just saying.
It may have been confidently and correctly guessed at, but I'm pretty sure that the lawyers made sure that it wasn't "Confirmed." until after January 1st. So as Jason said, can you spill it? Where do You think he's going? Just asking...
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ohjohnob 12/24/2021 10:51pm
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jackheat wrote:
millie johnset? couple other less spoken about rumors - lewis buchanan riding for a factory team again (seen teasers on insta) - adolf silva riding for...
millie johnset?
couple other less spoken about rumors
- lewis buchanan riding for a factory team again (seen teasers on insta)
- adolf silva riding for yeti- or maybe just a new bike
- wonder if koas will still do WC with a pretty "poor" season last year- potentially leaving FMD and doing own thing with canyon- will someone take his spot?
- would specialized take luca on to the team? that would make 4 members with the addition of yankova
- maybe bradley harris will get a factory ride with yeti- pinkbike academy dude
idk just my 2 cents


Brevard_Bikewrench wrote:
Luca’s sponsor was already confirmed a while back…just saying.
Jason333 wrote:
I must have missed in the great calendar war. Can you spill it?
Pleeeease no more sidetrack talk about this on the rumours thread. Keep this to team rumours only
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Dave Trummer to Pivot ?



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sim wrote:
Dave Trummer to Pivot ? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/12/25/11728/s1200_Screenshot_2021_12_25_at_16.01.18.jpg[/img]
Dave Trummer to Pivot ?



Kerr, Eddie, and Dave boy would be like the 2022 version of when Moir, Harrison, and Lucas were IFR
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krabo83 12/25/2021 8:35am
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sim wrote:
Dave Trummer to Pivot ? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/12/25/11728/s1200_Screenshot_2021_12_25_at_16.01.18.jpg[/img]
Dave Trummer to Pivot ?



smelly wrote:
Kerr, Eddie, and Dave boy would be like the 2022 version of when Moir, Harrison, and Lucas were IFR
the pivot team was in austria prior to the firebird launch, that‘s why the bikes where camoflaged.
pretty sure thats eddie and not daveboy.
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der5te 12/25/2021 9:47am
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sim wrote:
Dave Trummer to Pivot ? [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2021/12/25/11728/s1200_Screenshot_2021_12_25_at_16.01.18.jpg[/img]
Dave Trummer to Pivot ?



smelly wrote:
Kerr, Eddie, and Dave boy would be like the 2022 version of when Moir, Harrison, and Lucas were IFR
krabo83 wrote:
the pivot team was in austria prior to the firebird launch, that‘s why the bikes where camoflaged.
pretty sure thats eddie and not daveboy.
right...would be very senseless to hide the bike, but not the print on the jersy!
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Verbl Kint 12/25/2021 10:04am
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Lots of good up and comers for sure. Keep an eye out for Rockshox Trek rider Tegan Cruz as well (Lucas Cruz' younger brother). He won't...
Lots of good up and comers for sure.

Keep an eye out for Rockshox Trek rider Tegan Cruz as well (Lucas Cruz' younger brother). He won't be doing World Cups until 2023 but he should be joining more events in 2022, I'd think.
Velia Prost wrote:
He will race WC next year.
I see. Thanks for the correction. I thought he was born 2006.

Juniors will be loaded next season.
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pinkrobe 12/27/2021 8:11am
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Isla Short off Orbea, according to her IG.
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Nohadream1 12/27/2021 1:10pm
12/27/2021 1:10pm
Pau Menoyo saying goodbye to Commencal21. There is no more Comencal21 as a team and all of the racers (Suárez, Menoyo and Alex Marin) seems to hace new places to land
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mwolpin 12/27/2021 3:10pm
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Nohadream1 wrote:
Pau Menoyo saying goodbye to Commencal21. There is no more Comencal21 as a team and all of the racers (Suárez, Menoyo and Alex Marin) seems to...
Pau Menoyo saying goodbye to Commencal21. There is no more Comencal21 as a team and all of the racers (Suárez, Menoyo and Alex Marin) seems to hace new places to land
Wasn’t it the team manager of Commencal21 that was caught with Pierron using the n-word repeatedly? I know Muc-off terminated the agreement mid-year, but I’m wondering if more sponsors decided to put their money elsewhere as a result.
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Brevard_Bikewrench 12/27/2021 3:58pm
12/27/2021 3:58pm
Christopher Blevins off Trinity Racing. I wouldn’t be surprised if he got a spot on the specialized factory team.
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alexrae 12/27/2021 4:12pm
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Brevard_Bikewrench wrote:
Christopher Blevins off Trinity Racing. I wouldn’t be surprised if he got a spot on the specialized factory team.
Could be, but it's a U23 squad I believe, so him and Haley are aging out. I think it was mentioned a while ago
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peecee 12/27/2021 5:27pm
12/27/2021 5:27pm
From what seemed a relatively quiet year for rumours has now blown up to be one of the busiest surely ?

Shaw, Greenland, Fearon, Maes, others and now the Commencal 21 team.
I know we know where a few of these riders are going but whos off to Mondraker ? Where will Wallace go if Luca goes to Canyon and have to let him go.
Atherton Racing need to sell bikes and see results after Rachel had a baby, Gee destroyed himself and they have now released Millie maybe a top 10 male rider heading there way ?
Will GT bring someone in to race DH as Wyn doesn't really put in amazing results and Maes was part time at best.

All I know is I love it and cant wait for new riders on new teams and prototype bikes!

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