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We are still in 2024, contract are still up, so maybe nothing to dig here ? :-)
Sounds like she'll be doing marathon stuff, Brad Copeland is the Spec OR head mechanic and he said on an Escape Collective podcast she's going to race Cape Epic with Sofia Gomez-Villafane.
The Chances of Daprela ending up at pivot whilst Siegenthaler is still involved is 0 - not to go back to shite talking about rumours but she was maybe the strongest hater of daprela when all “that” info came out
SC Syndicate just posted a fairwell message to Ollie Davies - hope he picks up another factory ride for ‘25, definitely earnt it this year.
Any rumours as to where he might be off to?
Trek Factory Racing
Benoit Coulange ran Michelin
Edit - someone else said it already
https://youtube.com/shorts/--oNeJP7yI0?si=eHQGO1n97Ih51dC1
Atherton gearbox bike looks like it's happening. I always thought they were quite heavily associated with Shimano but I'm not sure if that's still the case .
https://www.instagram.com/p/DDxrpKmTakO/?igsh=MW1mcnd5Zm9sM2NuaA==
Can't remember if a new Intense team with Dante Sylva has been posted yet or not. They all pop up so quick!
a bit strange that SC bought him out of his contract with commencal for 2024 just to drop him after one year.
I hope this happens! Dante, Johnset and Ferguson will be great together!
My understanding is it was always a short term thing, basically filling Jackson's spot while he was injured...
Don’t imagine it cost an awful lot to buy him from his commencal contract - it wasn’t the main team iirc, it was the commencal/schwalbe team?
Orbea spotted in tue background of FMD how we roll ep 2 that came out yesterday. Hardies bikes carries Obrea but seems a bit sly given rumors.
Canyon collective enduro team done according to Jack Menzies Instagram post.
Canyon. On a one rider program ?
Enduro sure is dead 😞
Looks like the Atherton gearbox bike is done, Charlie posted this :
If that is the gearbox bike he gets points for blacking out where the derailleur cage would be...
I can’t make out a chain, so I think he is playing.
Could be a new frame sponsor too I guess since his contract is up (?).
Whoever did the computer thing to Danny’s post to uncover his blacked out handlebars a few pages back, can you do the same to this? Help us luddites out.
tech rumors thread for bike tech posts please, not team rumors - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/The-Hub,2/2020-MTB-Tech-rumors-and-inno…
Charlie’s post kind of blurs the lines though (no pun intended), doesn’t it?
Maybe the team's not dead?
I rode a certain bike park in the uk this week and saw a certain rider testing a bike, wearing all the kit and tyres testing wheels and compounds! I won’t elaborate anymore to avoid being told not to go back. NE England is all I’ll say
chain/belt tensioner
Would said rider own said park.
I would guess so, not too many bike parks in the NE of England.
Do Atherton’s have enough points to be a top ranked team?
NO comment 😉 the old boy Running the team will be happy with his pace I reCkon thO
Danny Norco...
Just listened to the MUTN podcast , moves I hadn't heard before were Cam Bal to Yeti , heather Wilson to Mondraker and Greg Williamson to Gamux .
The other one was the MS team off Mondraker frames and on GT but obviously that looks unlikely now although I would imagine contracts would of been already signed so who knows.
Worth adding that the rumor about felix Griffiths paying for a spot on the syndicate is untrue and he's there the same as any other rider .
It was striking how many big names there are outside of the ranked teams that might not be able to race world cups next year.
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