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Aletha on canyon
Ally raced a Canyon at at least one of the Monster Pro Downhill races and at least one NWCup. That I recall anyway.
https://youtu.be/uoHj0xfy0Oo?feature=shared&t=525
Different color frame Canyon than the one in the IG post though.
She raced a Trek at the Fox US Open: https://youtu.be/S835vZurhAs?feature=shared&t=389
Now it looks like she's down in Windrock training on a Canyon.
We're not her sponsor for '25 (sad face) so y'all are on your own with this one.
Oh, and before it looked like Marine to Canyon was super dubious, but now it seems possible at least. So hmmm.
The union team will close unfortunately.
I imagine this means Aletha is racing for Canyon factory racing next year. That bike she is riding is rare..only three Canyon riders raced one in 2024.
..juicy rumours...was'nt she Loic GF?
Yes, but that was a while back, the end of their relationship into the beginning of hers and Nino's is quite a juicy rumor from what I've heard though 🤫
Loic also spoke about that in one of the podcasts, didnt sound like there was a big story, just that he is a pretty typical guy from the south and she is more reserved person from the north and it just didnt work out... Dont really understand what you tried to say in the end, do you mean Nino's divorce?
Someone new on Frameworks, do we have any freckle detectives?
This is circumstantial at best but Anna Newkirk usually posts on her Instagram story every day or couple days. I haven’t seen anything from her for like a week. Maybe she was in Andorra and didn’t want to show that?
uci team and quali rules update - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/2025-race-talk?page=9#comment-538946
"A World Series Team will be allowed to sell Official World Series Team Merchandise & host hospitality with guests/sponsors from their paddock space"
Lol. Is that an exclusive statement or inclusive? As in they can sell WC Team merch or can only sell WC Team merch. Why do I feel like every time I read these updates they are speaking directly towards Mr Kerr and his team?
BK managing to make himself look more professional than the WBD and UCI? They don't getting shown up like that..
Hosting hospitality guests from "paddock" space. Yes, because WCDH has a huge market for wealthy VIP/corporate type experiences , just like F1. Can't make this stuff up.
Hopefully they appreciate his social media presence though, it seems to be important to them.
Asa could easily be wearing a black FW tee. https://rideframeworks.com/collections/softgoods
He is also in Andorra training with Neko, Angel, and whoever their new rider is. So, he's still on it. He signed for two years.
People will pay for it, especially the XC crowd. It is very common in SX/MX, hell lots of people pay for it at crankworks so its already happening.
I know negativity is cool and all in 2024/5, but this rule change or whatever you call it, is because previously, under UCI organisation teams were not allowed to sell merch from their pits. I think it was so the local organisers could make more money selling expo space to vendors etc...
So it's basically a positive change... but ya.
Any Guess about Daprela? Will he return to a team?
Mille Johnset on an Intense at Prevost this week
Bit of fuel to the rumor of Cabirou on Canyon factory?
Also the Canyon - Sidi mtb Marathon Team folded 2 days ago. Canyon really consolidating their spend
MS or intense factory racing ? I'm guessing both those teams could do with a rider with some UCI points .
Maybe there are some kit sponsorship changes for Syndicate and Vali Holl, who knows. We also know that they, along with Asa, are signed to their current teams for 2025.
It looks like someone in marketing searched a database or google for images and threw it together. Mistakes happen, like trying to hand a Redbull to a guy in a Monster Energy helmet in a finish corral in front of fans on a "live" broadcast. Industry people aren't all fans or even interested that much in the industries they work in, especially at the scale of a company like Redbull or whichever marketing company that put together the artwork.
Max spending BIG. Also on red?
2 former Union riders on TFR
Syndicate expanding with some groms
The Mob expanding but also looking at other options
Norco will have a world champ racing
Reece to Norco would be cool. Just a thought. Also like him on Gamux is great but only if they get to compete at the World Cup. I just can't figure out how Intense, Gamux, Cube, Yeti, Gwin, Forbidden, Transition, and so on and so on are going to be able to race.
Also just found this site. Just another place to nerd out a bit on results and ranking.
https://mtbdata.com/ranking/2024/teams/downhill/2024-11-12
https://mtbdata.com/ranking/2024/downhill/men-elite/2024-11-19 - Super surprised at where riders ended up at the end of the year.
Norco will have a World Champ?
Danny Hart seems - to me anyway - a great fit for that team.
Yeah what? Is that site run by chatGPT? I don’t get it.
It’s their total of Uci points including national champs, euro champs etc not just World Cup points
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