2023 TEAM RUMORS

dolface wrote:

That is some next-level "enhance" sh*t right there! (Unless he's trolling which is totally possible because that seems just a little too perfect...)

metadave wrote:

Does Atherton have the budget bandwidth to keep a freshly top 10 rider with years ahead of him? Not that I have any idea, but they're...

Does Atherton have the budget bandwidth to keep a freshly top 10 rider with years ahead of him? Not that I have any idea, but they're just starting to sell bikes, I question their budget for top riders, which they have been steadily producing and then loosing when it comes contract time. They're almost like the new Yeti, getting top talent started and sending them off to bigger things. Mille went pretty quick and I'm sure Kolb will as well, dudes stoked and doing well.

puddings wrote:

With Millie, I am not sure whether it was a budget thing behind leaving Atherton - her social media presence only ever seemed to pay a...

With Millie, I am not sure whether it was a budget thing behind leaving Atherton - her social media presence only ever seemed to pay a very limited acknowledgement of the team (compared to what you see from the rest of the team riders). Her Welsh presence was clearly more focused around the Seagraves (for obvious reasons at the time) and her riding seemed focused around what they were doing - in some ways giving more media focus to their brands rather than her own. Not sure (nor interested) if her relationship is still on with Kaos but the rare times I look at her IG feed, she is now very much more sponsor savvy and he never seems to appear.
I am also not sure whether she is destined to be more than a solid top 10 rider - obviously it is early in her senior team but she is one among a strong generation. Couple that with a strong group rising into the class over the next couple of years and maybe Atherton were happy to let her go with the intention of picking up new youngsters. Elsewhere in this thread Mikayla Parton has been mentioned for example

One Ghost wrote:

Though I can not confirm, nor deny Kolb to be staying with Atherton Racing, I do know we have signed the team for a few more...

Though I can not confirm, nor deny Kolb to be staying with Atherton Racing, I do know we have signed the team for a few more years so that will help with their team budget.

Tim Horton wrote:

Whenever it is, there is no way Trek is going to let Jolanda Neff go. Emily Batty on the other hand, should be worried. I do...

Whenever it is, there is no way Trek is going to let Jolanda Neff go.

Emily Batty on the other hand, should be worried.

I do think E.B. has done her best to remain an asset to Red Bull (edited to avoid embarassment) , with Youtube, Instagram and Photobombing all of the RedBull broadcasts.

Trek is definitely supporting women riders at many levels other than UCI too, and one of them is going to pop someday.

Trek has people who work there paying attention, and hopefully they have already picked up Gwendalyn Gibson.

krabo83 wrote:

dude, where have you been the last couple of years??! :D
as stated above emily betty is riding for canyon since 2021.

Tim Horton wrote:

LOL. Sorry. complete brain f up.

I was thinking "RedBull" not Trek.

Will edit to save my embarassment

dolface wrote:

That is some next-level "enhance" sh*t right there! (Unless he's trolling which is totally possible because that seems just a little too perfect...)

jessemelamed wrote:

dolface wrote:

That is some next-level "enhance" sh*t right there! (Unless he's trolling which is totally possible because that seems just a little too perfect...)

jessemelamed wrote:

LookinForIt wrote:

Once again my lunchtime scroll finds Jesse's posts on instagram and: Riding a black bike with tape covering the model name / company name.  Any ideas...

Once again my lunchtime scroll finds Jesse's posts on instagram and:

Riding a black bike with tape covering the model name / company name.  Any ideas for bikes with names centered on the top tube?

Also taped bars, with bright green logos on the edges.  Tasteful taping, as I can't read enough of the logo to be able to figure it out.  Any sleuths?

AndehM wrote:

I've been wondering on what bars those are for a while (he's been on them for most of the season), and can't figure it out. There's...

I've been wondering on what bars those are for a while (he's been on them for most of the season), and can't figure it out.

There's lots of black enduro type bikes with names on top tube:

Santa Cruz Nomad 6 (don't have a real factory team though)

Forbidden Dreadnought

Norco Range (but they just paused race teams)

Trek Slash

Orbea Rallon

I'm sure I'm missing many.

LookinForIt wrote:

Once again my lunchtime scroll finds Jesse's posts on instagram and: Riding a black bike with tape covering the model name / company name.  Any ideas...

Once again my lunchtime scroll finds Jesse's posts on instagram and:

Riding a black bike with tape covering the model name / company name.  Any ideas for bikes with names centered on the top tube?

Also taped bars, with bright green logos on the edges.  Tasteful taping, as I can't read enough of the logo to be able to figure it out.  Any sleuths?

LookinForIt wrote:

Once again my lunchtime scroll finds Jesse's posts on instagram and: Riding a black bike with tape covering the model name / company name.  Any ideas...

Once again my lunchtime scroll finds Jesse's posts on instagram and:

Riding a black bike with tape covering the model name / company name.  Any ideas for bikes with names centered on the top tube?

Also taped bars, with bright green logos on the edges.  Tasteful taping, as I can't read enough of the logo to be able to figure it out.  Any sleuths?

sspomer wrote:

since the rumor thread is a bit slow with Jesse only trolling us once a week, circling back a bit to UCI stuff and rider reps...

since the rumor thread is a bit slow with Jesse only trolling us once a week, circling back a bit to UCI stuff and rider reps duties and confidentiality requirements, i was sent this today from someone we all know and love. points 4 and 5 are reasons we're not hearing anything from riders/people involved with the UCI...they're in a confidentiality agreement. makes sense.

it's on the UCI site but just posting images of the doc here.

 

LookinForIt wrote:

Once again my lunchtime scroll finds Jesse's posts on instagram and: Riding a black bike with tape covering the model name / company name.  Any ideas...

Once again my lunchtime scroll finds Jesse's posts on instagram and:

Riding a black bike with tape covering the model name / company name.  Any ideas for bikes with names centered on the top tube?

Also taped bars, with bright green logos on the edges.  Tasteful taping, as I can't read enough of the logo to be able to figure it out.  Any sleuths?

DNE87 wrote:

Pretty sure it's his altitude looking at Mckay Vezina's story. 

sspomer wrote:

since the rumor thread is a bit slow with Jesse only trolling us once a week, circling back a bit to UCI stuff and rider reps...

since the rumor thread is a bit slow with Jesse only trolling us once a week, circling back a bit to UCI stuff and rider reps duties and confidentiality requirements, i was sent this today from someone we all know and love. points 4 and 5 are reasons we're not hearing anything from riders/people involved with the UCI...they're in a confidentiality agreement. makes sense.

it's on the UCI site but just posting images of the doc here.

 

Ahab wrote:

Is this a new page in the appendix to the UCI's personal enrichment handbook? Sorry, rulebook or whatever. They are only shooting themselves in the foot...

Is this a new page in the appendix to the UCI's personal enrichment handbook? Sorry, rulebook or whatever.

They are only shooting themselves in the foot while punching themselves in the dick with all this dragging out what is happening with broadcasting plans. XCO races start in May. #ticktock

JimmyK wrote:

    Jesse to ride for Rocky Mountain, canyon and specialized next season? 

 

 

Jesse to ride for Rocky Mountain, canyon and specialized next season? 

LookinForIt wrote:

RM frame,

Canyon cockpit

Specialized wheels/tires

You heard it here first folks

sspomer wrote:

jesse = best internet MTBer ever.

sspomer wrote:

jesse = best internet MTBer ever.

Tim Horton wrote:

.....and just now spiked the ball. (with that last post^)

Werewolflotion wrote:

It would change the strategy for many riders, but the protected riders would still be safe to lay it on the line for those precious quali...

It would change the strategy for many riders, but the protected riders would still be safe to lay it on the line for those precious quali points.

At the very least, I would like to see the top 20 riders remain protected; the top 30 qualifiers plus the protected riders would get us somewhere around 35-40 riders on race day, and that wouldn't be horrible - of course I'd love to see it stay at 60, but you do start to get into negligible points in both qualis and finals beyond those rankings, and we also see the tracks take a beating with so many laps.

But at risk here is a part of the culture - it's the privateer element at pro races that is so cool that will surely suffer and start to disappear. Being able to send it on qualis for a shot at top 60 is such an awesome aspect of DH that has brought numerous feel-good stories to the sport, from the Denim Destroyer to Wyn's privateers of the week, a number of whom have really blossomed. And this adds tremendously to the enjoyment of the sport.

So, in making what may be a sleeker and "better event" to help grow the sport's audience, we may be taking out a crucial stepping stone for the people this whole thing rides on: up and coming athletes.

- sry for the novel, been on my mind a lot

jason.west.750 wrote:

I totally believe GG will go to Trek. Perhaps maybe specialized because they have a spot open as well. As shot in the dark- Scott. Kate...

I totally believe GG will go to Trek. Perhaps maybe specialized because they have a spot open as well. As shot in the dark- Scott. Kate got married and will probably have a kid soon and that leaves a spot to be filled.

mfoga wrote:

Not a rumor but felt it needed mentioning.  One of the two owners of Red Bull passed away.