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Neko is also wearing the new shoes. I bet most Fox clothing sponsored athletes will be on them.
This was not intended to be a spy shot, just a photo of the glamourous Rock Creek shuttles. But I noticed these were not Afton shoes and then a few days later Fox announces theirs.
What are chances that Greg Williamson and Angel Suarez end up on Unno together? Greg has been there before and having the best Spanish rider on your Spanish bike must be pretty high on your list.
Bit of a round up of smaller news I've seen on IG recently
Dillon Butcher off of NOBL and Title
Rachel Pageau off of Commencal
Lewis Buchanan off of DVO and TRP
DVO wanted a Racer, not a dreamer so that makes sense - i assume TRP the same thing.
Giant factory looks to be expanding. Young Canadian xc racer
No I think more likely replacing Chuck on Trek Factory Racing. Also, suspension sponsor change for Trek Factory
Have we talked about where Mille Johnset might be going?
I believe the clue we had a few days ago was “Norway is 100% going to France”
Maybe Commencal Muc-Off? She has been very much on the Commencal casual wear promotion lately on IG.
Jack to Norco?
https://instagram.com/stories/jackmoir_/3006716083442768456?utm_source=…
Someone onto forbidden (another rider than earlier mentioned) forbidden posted photo of druid in full SRAM/rockshox deity and crankbrothers on insta. Hinted that it's a racer. They said this bike will be going quite fast. Iago Gary? New addition to dh?
Not Jacks bike, links to Dylan Blake and he has a new Norco.
Jaroslav Kulhavy moving on from Specailized.
Interesting. A return to Fox?
I thought the Commencal Mucoff rode in dharco clothing?
She has announced officially today on IG she is off Commencal 100% but keeping some of her sponsors. The way it is written, it is not clear which sponsors she is keeping and given she lists them all it is not an easy guess. She also posted last week a tribute to her fitness trainer which read like the closing of a relationship - could the new team come with an existing fitness coach set up?
Did find it interesting that she was in fully emblasoned fox kit on her new motoX bike the other day - does that suggest her new team is also in Fox clothing (would seem odd if her new team were on a different clothing brand for her to be so clearly dressed in one of their main competitors outfits)
South African junior Ike Klaassen was riding an Unno in Sam Reynolds latest YouTube video.
It's pretty routine for athletes to wear whatever when participating in a sport that isn't what they are in sponsored in.
The commecal guys wear both the commencal and dharco casual wear. Plus they use their racers for their stock model photos on their website if you enjoy a chuckle. They never tell you you'll have to model t shirts once you win the overall.
embedding mille's insta post about parting w/ commencal/100%
Forbidden rider is probably Emmy Lan a moving up to the big team.
Tristan Lemire is now off Comencal Muc-Off, could be him. He seems to ride with the Forbidden guys based in Bromont a fair bit as is.
Couple of Forbidden related posts.
Enduro team off burgtec and on deity going from Alex storrs story.
Dan Paley dropping hints? Still riding SC on the video, he too has dropped burgtec.
Mille Johnset in full Fox MX kit the other day. Maybe it's a hint at her new team, maybe it's nothing.
Tangentially related to the Jesse on SC rumour: Seb Kemp (global brand director for SC) lives in the sea-to-sky so would have had local advantage for wining and dining him to bring him on board the team.
Jesse was also there last year with Remi, doing their annual road bike trip. He got to ride with Payson, maybe he's going to sign with Allied!?
Carter woods? Since norco dropped their xc team.
Maxime Marotte joins RockRider Racing team!
Geez, SC is cleaning house! *insert comment about Jesse being expensive*
Its likely Emmy Lan, U21 EWS champ. She is from Cumberland (Forbidden home base) and rode Sram/RS last year.
Keegan Swenson's stonks must have gone up too...
Deservedly. He's had an amazing year and is pretty good at Instagram...
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