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No, it's simply that Simplon trail riders went through the process of registering their team. That is all. Registering your team doesn't seem to be a required to have a team at Enduro WCs, but if your riders have enough UCI points then you can register as a "gravity" team and get whatever limited perks that may provide (Wildcard status per event?) That is all. I was only trying to list the total number of registered teams, as the MTB-news.de article got it wrong.

I'm reminded of this, circa 2021, UCI website.

Oh, I 100% agree with you. Like I said in my "ramble," I don't necessarily agree with this line of thinking but I could see UCI looking at it that way. The point of my ramble, I guess, was to say that there are multiple ways of mentally framing this situation and the UCI seems to be fine playing things a little loosey goosey with their interpretations of their own rules. ...but now to dig in to that thought further: Did UCI officially retire him? Seems not...or at least it seems like they don't yet (that I've seen anyway) have...

This team ranking is absolute BS. It's Resulting in so much uncertainty, riders losing contracts and brands pulling the plug. All it's done is added to an already bad climate within the bike industry. If they don't want privateers fair enough, but just say that. Has the number actually reduced with national jerseys available! Time will tell. The UCI and Warner bros could have just stated that only one team per bike frame manufacturer (ie Factory teams only) can enter World Cups. Yeah they would loss a Commercal team and Santa Cruz team but that would have opened the doors...

Long post that was intended to be a short post but then I got to picking it apart and teasing it out further. Sorry! I'm not conviced "should" is a word in the UCI/WBD vocabulary. A quick reframing of the whole idea (that I don't necessarily agree with but I could see as being completely within the scope of how the UCI could be looking at it): Is Gwin any less retired than Minnaar? Who raced more last year and who seems to be more publicly active in DH right now? How about Richie Rude? RR used to ride downhill...

I do have an actual team rumor for a change: Mona Mitterwallner who reportedly signed to a women's road raceteam has stated in an interview in an austrian bike mag that she will not only keep racing xc wc (that has been revealed already) but actually is going to race for a dedicated mtb team as well. I find this really interesting as I can't remember that any biking athlete rode for 2 teams at the same time competitively. She also made bold claims regarding the tour the femes and Vuelta I think, so she really means business. I'm more...

Teagan Heap Very skilled US junior female who is off Pivot and may not have a ride.

Two hard pills to swallow. Gwin really played all the wrong hands as it seems. I hope he leave whatever he's been up to and find a spot where he can finish on his own terms. He's one of the true greats and he deserves so much more. Ratboy. It's over before it even started.

Thank you for posting this. Too many people are using a racing rumors thread to talk crap on Kerr. It's also pretty sexist and BS that people are talking crap on Jenna when she works incredibly hard at her craft and has the speed. Can we move on from this please?

re: link checker - loris embargo was for today. b/c someone leaked the unlisted video 4 days ago, the news was blown and they made it private. the video being public today isn't "old news" really, it's just official.

Good move for Rivian.. They have pushed themselves as an outdoor adventure vehicle and sponsoring someone in the MTB world ties in to that. Even before this announcement, they were my pick if I had the funds to buy an EV..

Given the lack of non-cycling sponsors in MTB, how is this not the biggest story of the weekend?