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Logo that Vali is hiding under hands looks like it has some YT angles to it.

With equity! Neko migh made $500k of revenue in 2 days selling his dh frame. If he sells his Enduro frame next year, he might make $5M, the sky is the limit for the most business savy US racer.. Dak is hot property at the moment but I reckon he might be more interested in finding the right equipment and structure to satisfy his performance ambition than a fat paycheck (which in my eyes makes him even more an hero of the sport).. I don't have any intel, I'm just shooting ideas... Gwin is maybe not as much the 1miilion...

The Boomer World Tour. Because everyone else is too poor.

could you guys please make a seperate thread regarding athlete sponsoring and not derail the TEAM RUMORS thread with that discussion?

Loris was running Conti tires in practice at Les Gets. My hypothesis is that they are testing various tires to develop the pirelli tires which probably are inferior at the moment.

It amazes me how many people tune in to LB's videos considering how click baity they've become. I guess it works for him though, so who am I to say?

The power of social media is truly unbelievable. One example josh lewis from 50/01 wasn't the faster racer back in the day but since 50/01 and jibbing started happening, it's impossible to not see a kid in a giro helmet 50/01 kit on a cannondale or santa cruz 50/10 doing crank flips all over the UK. Seths bikes hacks has more followers then gwin so in theory could sell more bike's. Lewis buchannan same again.

Rough. Bryn and Jill always made time for me and I never wrote them checks. I know Bryn was a bit aggro when he was younger (very Kovarik-esque) and it took a lot to tame him, but he always seemed like a nice guy. Not Mik Hannah nice, but nice nonetheless. Honestly, I can easily say the same thing about Spez reps and employees at Spez shops, and I worked for them. Sheesh. worst experience, ever. but I digress.

yes it's for road racing but even the political and regional and administrative links that ASO has with every prefecture and departement/county and its power and knowledge and exposure they have all over France will make it difficult for the race organizers and mayors in France to change their view. in France ASO is allmighty. they own the races The name recognition of the Tour is far, far superior to that of Pogacar, Vingegaard or any other rider in the peloton. to close followers it would matter if lesser names won the Tour after a split, to the median Tour...

daffydpeasporter Screw ukraine, screw israel, and screw palestine. I'm here to find out what Gwin and Dak are doing next year. Take that shit somewhere else.

sooo… is this still team rumors in here or helmets/sponsor-drama? regarding reece i don‘t think there will be any problems with 100% since he will be off trek factory i think. contract might be up and i don‘t see a reason for them to resign him unfortunately.

… but why!!! EWS was such a close experience. You could race on the same trails and on the following day cheer for the pros. Yes coverage is difficult, but highlights a couple days later + all the vlogs is fine!

Hard to support international racing if you aren’t selling bikes. I think bike companies need to offer something more than a few percentage points of bike performance if they want to sell bikes to the average committed enthusiast who owns a bike made in the last 3-5 years or the average once a month biker who owns a bike made in the last 8 to 9 years. Resale value is terrible currently and gone are the days of significant improvement to geo and parts quality by upgrading your 1-3 year old bike. And for the guy who isn’t that serious...

I’m calling BS on their being a issue with Loic and Finn… Finn has said in many interviews that he wants to win, that’s his goal and he believes he can do it, and he’s also said if it’s not him winning he would want his team mates winning. when Loic came down after his run and was clearly frustrated how things went…. Finn was first over there to support him. Specialized looks to the best program in the pits.. he’s got has got a bike that clearly works….. why would he leave? He would need to get used to...

3 hours of Vital RAW from 2022. i'm just going to play it and fall asleep to the sounds of whistles and bike smashing tonight : )

if this was posted already, sorry, but just got email - GT Factory on Continental tires. here's the PR GT / Continental Factory Racing latest DH and Enduro team to switch to Conti rubber GT / Continental Factory Racing joins RockShox Trek Race Team, Continental Atherton, Continental Nukeproof, and Pivot Factory Racing, as the premium tire brand increases its investment in mountain bike racing 15 March 2023 - Korbach, Germany: GT / Continental Factory Racing has selected Continental as co-title and official tire partner for 2023. Continental’s Gravity range of tires was officially launched in April 2022, following three year’s...

" No World Cup season is complete without Wyn Masters - both on the track and in the pits - so for 2023 there will be a major increase in his presence. Keep an eye on GT and Continental social media for details of what’s coming up on WynTV this year." Yeeeeah boyeeeee!!! :D

Weren't the 3 Atherton siblings also listed last year (and the year before, I think)?

Didn't he have a major concussion with complications afterwards? At least that's what I remember.