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he's watching this right now and laughing there are other teams make less sense as options for him, though...

I've done some more extensive photo enhancement on that photo Jesse posted, and there's absolutely no argument as to where he's going. This is 120% concrete, congrats on the new ride Jesse!!!

Him posting a story on IG where it looks like he's wearing a Canyon Collective T-shirt while being a part of the Rocky Mountain team and being rumored to be switching teams for next year? Not really funny or a joke, unless he intentionally trolled us with the shirt and is staying put at RM (or going somewhere else).

The greatest sleuthing or the greatest trolling of all time, this will be... https://www.canyon.com/it-it/accessori/abbigliamento/casual/t-shirt/can…

Will Jesse ride a XXXXS canyon? KIDDING

'Magine if he's just trying to mess with us

WINNING!

That is some next-level "enhance" sh*t right there! (Unless he's trolling which is totally possible because that seems just a little too perfect...)

Our forum spies never cease to impress me

Jesse to CLLCTV Jack to YouTube

CLLCTV?

Millie is another in a line of youth who hooked up with the Atherton Academy, showed enough potential to be brought to the races with the team, and ended up with a contract and potential career. I have little doubts if they really wanted to the Athertons can scrounge up the cash for Kolb. They may not be a major sponsor as a frame supplier but they are still continental's trade team, and major sponsors for trickstuff, endura, and a few other brands. I think it's just a question whether even top 5 guy's results really brings any needed credibility...

And even if she did, Pendrel was back racing months after and Rach was back on it soon after as well. Women are strong as hell and can have a child and come back just as strong quickly if they have the support system for them send it while taking care of their new life. If Kate did want a kid and plans worked out for end of the season/before the next season, she'd only miss a few races and could keep crushing it.

With Millie, I am not sure whether it was a budget thing behind leaving Atherton - her social media presence only ever seemed to pay a very limited acknowledgement of the team (compared to what you see from the rest of the team riders). Her Welsh presence was clearly more focused around the Seagraves (for obvious reasons at the time) and her riding seemed focused around what they were doing - in some ways giving more media focus to their brands rather than her own. Not sure (nor interested) if her relationship is still on with Kaos but the rare...

Please keep all sexist, or otherwise objective and belittling comments to yourselves and off of the forum. Let’s not get the admins involved AGAIN.

Still not allowed to have an abortion though. 🙁

People don’t just have kids because they got married, it’s not the 1950s. Many continue to do their work/travel/lifestyle/compete for years and then have kids (if they even want them). Just because a female athlete is married doesn’t mean she’s going out to pasture to breed. Especially one at the top of her game like Kate. When’s got a several years of podiuming in her at least.

Does Atherton have the budget bandwidth to keep a freshly top 10 rider with years ahead of him? Not that I have any idea, but they're just starting to sell bikes, I question their budget for top riders, which they have been steadily producing and then loosing when it comes contract time. They're almost like the new Yeti, getting top talent started and sending them off to bigger things. Mille went pretty quick and I'm sure Kolb will as well, dudes stoked and doing well.

With Flo Payet retiring there is likely a spot open on the Scott team.....time will tell.

You really think Atherton would just let him go after such a fantastic season? Besides, I know for a fact that there was serious talk at Scott wheter they even want to keep up the commitment to DH racing. Seems like an odd maneuver for them to hire another racer at a point when they couldn't even be sure if their budget would be approved.