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If I had to guess, I bet Rocky is somewhat psyched for Melamed and encouraged him to go make some good money for a few years that they currently aren’t in a position to match. They probably also told him that when he decides to take a step back from racing to come back and they would try to find some role for him again at Rocky. All good things come to an end and I suspect no bridges were burned here. I bet he is going to love the Rock Shox suspension.

A fatter pay cheque that has been well earned.

This isn't really a 'team rumour' but moreso a move to MTB: Peter Sagan wants to stop racing exclusively WorldTour road at the end of this year and focus on Olympic MTB for Paris 2024 https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-sagan-to-retire-from-road-at-end… He seems to indicate he will stay on with his current road team (which as far as I know doesn't have an XC team), but they're on Specialized so he won't have to pull a Pidcock and run an unbranded frame to please sponsors.

Wonder how big of a thing the switch from Fox/Shimano to sram/RS is going to be, as well as the more balanced rocky geo to über long front center/short rear on the canyons. jesse if you’re reading this, what were some of the factors that made you move from a winning setup to something completely new?

everyone knew. anyway "so so sad"

New drivetrain and crank represented too!

Christopher Grice confirmed on Gen-S for 2023

he's catching up with them at the end of the month in Australia

Going to the other side of the world for some training is a young man’s game

Browsing the entries for Ft Bill British in May, Henry Kerr entered as Canyon Pirelli and Greg Williamson on Madison Saracen factory. Also hopefully Mr Hill isn't just there as a placeholder

Youve put more effort into that than I have done in my whole career.

This Pirelli / Trek racing thing seems to not make a whole lot of sense since Trek has Bontrager tires... Hoever, my theory as to how this has come about: -Think this move is more about money than quality of tires (what isn't). Pirelli may be throwing big money at the team (hundreds of thousands of dollars) to be their tire supplier. This will allow them to afford all the big rider contracts they're carrying right now as the bike recession looms. -Trek has (for a while now) been a distributor (at least in US) for Pirelli tires. Maybe they...

Yes he was employed by giant for a good few years after his DH days , was team manger for giant for a small period , giant used to buy him a new 4wd truck every year , even though he did not really ride , this was years before he was on commencal though , I have known him since his teens , before he even got into MTB bikes , he originally started riding to keep fit for trials riding , he’s a top bloke , and a good laugh….

kyle strait on vitus https://www.vitalmtb.com/community/VitusbikesMTB/blog/01/18/2023/entry/…

sorry guys, but i think that OF topic has been discussed enough in here. if you want to continue please do so in a separate thread, thx #backtoteamrumors

I imagine my missus's double disappointment, first when she finds out I got an Only Fans account, and second when she finds out it's to follow a dude on a mountain bike.

From the other side: 'All joking aside, OnlyFans has ramped up its marketing outside of the adult industry recently, sponsoring several moto riders and having an increased presence at Dakar this year.' Looking at the current sponsoring cuts and layoffs inside the bike industry Lewis does seem to have made a good catch at the right time. I can also imagine a media company trying to expand in new markets having some nice budgets. @Lewis: Which you all the best. I like the saying, if it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid.

Came here to say: “Lewis Buchanan rides hard” ”Lewis Buchanan bottoms out” “Lewis Buchanan riding POV” And so on and so forth.

Specialised v Syndicate is going to be a fun little side story for the upcoming season