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dolface
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12/6/2024 6:52am
jonkranked wrote:

not DH related but noteworthy (i believe it was previously mentioned as a rumor) but pidcock is officially off Ineos Grenadiers

In most other media, it was announced as Pidcock is leaving Ineos. However, the MTB world, uses the word off - any reason why? 

dolface wrote:
Just semantics I think, it's been widely reported that neither Ineos nor Pidcock were happy w/ the relationship so I'm guessing "off" vs "leaving" was an...

Just semantics I think, it's been widely reported that neither Ineos nor Pidcock were happy w/ the relationship so I'm guessing "off" vs "leaving" was an editorial decision.

Pidcock signs w/ Q.36.5 for 3 years; their bike sponsor is Scott so guessing that means there's at least a chance he'll be racing XCO/XCC.

Very interested in seeing him and Nino go head-to-head on the same bike...

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12/6/2024 7:09am

In most other media, it was announced as Pidcock is leaving Ineos. However, the MTB world, uses the word off - any reason why? 

dolface wrote:
Just semantics I think, it's been widely reported that neither Ineos nor Pidcock were happy w/ the relationship so I'm guessing "off" vs "leaving" was an...

Just semantics I think, it's been widely reported that neither Ineos nor Pidcock were happy w/ the relationship so I'm guessing "off" vs "leaving" was an editorial decision.

dolface wrote:
Pidcock signs w/ Q.36.5 for 3 years; their bike sponsor is Scott so guessing that means there's at least a chance he'll be racing XCO/XCC.Very interested...

Pidcock signs w/ Q.36.5 for 3 years; their bike sponsor is Scott so guessing that means there's at least a chance he'll be racing XCO/XCC.

Very interested in seeing him and Nino go head-to-head on the same bike...

I wouldn’t be shocked if he came out riding his Pinarelo with Scott decals, Pidcock had a lot of say in the design of that bike and seems to get his way and the billionaire that owns Q36.5 also owns Pinarello.  I suspect the whole team will switch bikes whenever the Scott contract ends or gets bought out.

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12/6/2024 7:17am
dolface wrote:
Just semantics I think, it's been widely reported that neither Ineos nor Pidcock were happy w/ the relationship so I'm guessing "off" vs "leaving" was an...

Just semantics I think, it's been widely reported that neither Ineos nor Pidcock were happy w/ the relationship so I'm guessing "off" vs "leaving" was an editorial decision.

dolface wrote:
Pidcock signs w/ Q.36.5 for 3 years; their bike sponsor is Scott so guessing that means there's at least a chance he'll be racing XCO/XCC.Very interested...

Pidcock signs w/ Q.36.5 for 3 years; their bike sponsor is Scott so guessing that means there's at least a chance he'll be racing XCO/XCC.

Very interested in seeing him and Nino go head-to-head on the same bike...

ZAKBROWN! wrote:
I wouldn’t be shocked if he came out riding his Pinarelo with Scott decals, Pidcock had a lot of say in the design of that bike...

I wouldn’t be shocked if he came out riding his Pinarelo with Scott decals, Pidcock had a lot of say in the design of that bike and seems to get his way and the billionaire that owns Q36.5 also owns Pinarello.  I suspect the whole team will switch bikes whenever the Scott contract ends or gets bought out.

Huh, hadn't thought about that but it's a great point. IIRC the Scott contract only has 1 year left...

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Regional DH racing in Colorado/New Mexico has been growing big time the last few years, lots of young racers coming up. The new "SoCal" DH series last year, Neko/Gwinn and company killing it on the East Coast, and the US Open rolling strong.

I'd much rather see North American DH racing grow and spread than the UCI-Euro-Cup money grab that Chris Ball has fostered.

Bring back the old days when all the fast Euros and Aussies came over to the US to race and make $!

 

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12/6/2024 8:11am
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Hattie Harden off Trek, teams willing to sign for DH but not EDR

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12/6/2024 8:12am
Trek Factory announcement https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPirWPxbsd/?igsh=MXdvZXBvY2RlZjJ3Zw==The fact that Bodhi Kuhn is moving on surprised me . The other two were pretty obvious Who’s gonna ride for TFR (...

Trek Factory announcement 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPirWPxbsd/?igsh=MXdvZXBvY2RlZjJ3Zw==

The fact that Bodhi Kuhn is moving on surprised me . The other two were pretty obvious 

Who’s gonna ride for TFR ( Trek ) in 2025?

Really nice post from TFR.

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12/6/2024 8:26am
sspomer wrote:

Transition Factory Racing is over.

Pappas717 wrote:

Damn, That sucks! I don't see Jorge tagged unless he is Dig610? They made something so cool happen building that team up. 

You are correct, 'Dig' is Jorge's personal account. We had a good run! Now time to re-create it!

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12/6/2024 8:42am
ZAKBROWN! wrote:
I wouldn’t be shocked if he came out riding his Pinarelo with Scott decals, Pidcock had a lot of say in the design of that bike...

I wouldn’t be shocked if he came out riding his Pinarelo with Scott decals, Pidcock had a lot of say in the design of that bike and seems to get his way and the billionaire that owns Q36.5 also owns Pinarello.  I suspect the whole team will switch bikes whenever the Scott contract ends or gets bought out.

on the Cyclingnews piece about hims 2 days ago, they said he might ride SCOTT on the road, but Pinarello for the XCO as a privateer/britishcycling.

or he might join Scott-Sram and ride Scott but I think Nino would prefer he stays out of it

2025 is: the last contract year of Scott with Q36.5 and the last contract year of Pina with Ineos. and Glasenberg owns Pinarello. so...

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12/6/2024 8:44am
Trek Factory announcement https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPirWPxbsd/?igsh=MXdvZXBvY2RlZjJ3Zw==The fact that Bodhi Kuhn is moving on surprised me . The other two were pretty obvious Who’s gonna ride for TFR (...

Trek Factory announcement 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPirWPxbsd/?igsh=MXdvZXBvY2RlZjJ3Zw==

The fact that Bodhi Kuhn is moving on surprised me . The other two were pretty obvious 

Who’s gonna ride for TFR ( Trek ) in 2025?

hogfly wrote:

Really nice post from TFR.

I’d like to see Trek, Transition and other US based bike manufacturers really focus on USDH with support and dedicated teams. 

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12/6/2024 10:20am
quedz wrote:

Hattie Harden off Trek, teams willing to sign for DH but not EDR

quedz wrote:
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It's obviously not a surprise but when a company like Trek with a bike like the Slash to sell can't see the value in competing at the EDR it really hammers the point .

Under normal circumstances Hattie would have her pick of teams , but at the moment ? Hope she finds something decent for next year .

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12/6/2024 10:24am
quedz wrote:

Hattie Harden off Trek, teams willing to sign for DH but not EDR

quedz wrote:
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It's obviously not a surprise but when a company like Trek with a bike like the Slash to sell can't see the value in competing at...

It's obviously not a surprise but when a company like Trek with a bike like the Slash to sell can't see the value in competing at the EDR it really hammers the point .

Under normal circumstances Hattie would have her pick of teams , but at the moment ? Hope she finds something decent for next year .

Watch the Session, buy the Slash. 

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12/6/2024 12:36pm Edited Date/Time 12/6/2024 12:38pm
Trek Factory announcement https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPirWPxbsd/?igsh=MXdvZXBvY2RlZjJ3Zw==The fact that Bodhi Kuhn is moving on surprised me . The other two were pretty obvious Who’s gonna ride for TFR (...

Trek Factory announcement 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPirWPxbsd/?igsh=MXdvZXBvY2RlZjJ3Zw==

The fact that Bodhi Kuhn is moving on surprised me . The other two were pretty obvious 

Who’s gonna ride for TFR ( Trek ) in 2025?

At a guess .. Ollie, Lachie, Matt, and Sacha 

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12/6/2024 1:03pm

Jolanda Neff departing Trek! I did not see this coming. 

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12/6/2024 1:14pm
Trek Factory announcement https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPirWPxbsd/?igsh=MXdvZXBvY2RlZjJ3Zw==The fact that Bodhi Kuhn is moving on surprised me . The other two were pretty obvious Who’s gonna ride for TFR (...

Trek Factory announcement 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPirWPxbsd/?igsh=MXdvZXBvY2RlZjJ3Zw==

The fact that Bodhi Kuhn is moving on surprised me . The other two were pretty obvious 

Who’s gonna ride for TFR ( Trek ) in 2025?

At a guess .. Ollie, Lachie, Matt, and Sacha 

Ollie Davis 

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12/6/2024 1:15pm
pinkrobe wrote:

Jolanda Neff departing Trek! I did not see this coming. 

Jolanda Neff, Anton Cooper, Hattie Harnden, Bodhi Kuhn, Loris Vergier, and Reece Wilson all off Trek. Is Trek cutting their sponsorship way back, or are they about to announce a whole bunch of new signings?

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12/6/2024 3:05pm
pinkrobe wrote:

Jolanda Neff departing Trek! I did not see this coming. 

Jolanda Neff, Anton Cooper, Hattie Harnden, Bodhi Kuhn, Loris Vergier, and Reece Wilson all off Trek. Is Trek cutting their sponsorship way back, or are they...

Jolanda Neff, Anton Cooper, Hattie Harnden, Bodhi Kuhn, Loris Vergier, and Reece Wilson all off Trek. Is Trek cutting their sponsorship way back, or are they about to announce a whole bunch of new signings?

Nope.

One Jumbo Tuned Mass Damper.

Bingo.

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12/6/2024 6:32pm

Maybe it's good for Enduro to fall from where it's at and fall back to what made it cool in the first place. Ditch the big teams with big tents, let's go back to riders just going out on big days on big stages finding out who can win the war of attrition. 

I have talked to a few top 20 riders who have said the atmosphere amongst the riders during the races is awesome and everyone is having a great time. they are also fully aware that it's not translating to viewership or bringing out crowds however they still love being out there seeing who's the fastest.

If snow DH is worth the UCi's time and effort, Enduro has no reason to not stay. It just needs to change so that expectations from everyone else can too.

 

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12/6/2024 7:05pm
sspomer wrote:

Transition Factory Racing is over.

Pappas717 wrote:

Damn, That sucks! I don't see Jorge tagged unless he is Dig610? They made something so cool happen building that team up. 

JackRice wrote:

You are correct, 'Dig' is Jorge's personal account. We had a good run! Now time to re-create it!

Jorge is and was a joke and a terrible team manager. He ran off all the teams good talent (minus Valen) as well as their sponsors. Maybe in the future if he’s ever given a chance to work with a team he’ll try honesty and professionalism over his own personal gain.  

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12/6/2024 7:16pm
Trek Factory announcement https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPirWPxbsd/?igsh=MXdvZXBvY2RlZjJ3Zw==The fact that Bodhi Kuhn is moving on surprised me . The other two were pretty obvious Who’s gonna ride for TFR (...

Trek Factory announcement 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPirWPxbsd/?igsh=MXdvZXBvY2RlZjJ3Zw==

The fact that Bodhi Kuhn is moving on surprised me . The other two were pretty obvious 

Who’s gonna ride for TFR ( Trek ) in 2025?

At a guess .. Ollie, Lachie, Matt, and Sacha 

Ollie Davis 

Yep, that’s the Ollie im referring to.
I wonder if Shandro is going to be there when the dust settles..

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12/6/2024 7:20pm
pinkrobe wrote:

Jolanda Neff departing Trek! I did not see this coming. 

Jolanda Neff, Anton Cooper, Hattie Harnden, Bodhi Kuhn, Loris Vergier, and Reece Wilson all off Trek. Is Trek cutting their sponsorship way back, or are they...

Jolanda Neff, Anton Cooper, Hattie Harnden, Bodhi Kuhn, Loris Vergier, and Reece Wilson all off Trek. Is Trek cutting their sponsorship way back, or are they about to announce a whole bunch of new signings?

When you digging for cash, racing would be one of the first things to go. Trek's probably hurting the worst out of all the big names. They'll have sponsored athletes at races but I don't think it's gonna be anywhere near as big for a few years.

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12/7/2024 1:01am
sspomer wrote:
new #USDH team! sure hope to see more! BGR Mondraker/Ohlins Team Announced Saint Charles, IA - BGR Mondraker/Ohlins is pleased to announce a two-rider team focusing...
new #USDH team! sure hope to see more!
 

BGR Mondraker/Ohlins Team Announced 

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Saint Charles, IA - BGR Mondraker/Ohlins is pleased to announce a two-rider team focusing on the Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series Championship. Downhill racers Kallie Stewart and Carson Morgan join team manager Clint Mongan for the team’s inaugural season in 2025.

Kallie Stewart is fresh off a Monster Energy DH championship in the 15-16 Cat 1 girls class and will be making the jump to the Pro Class in 2025. “I’m really excited to have the best people and brands in my corner for this important part of my career,” the 15-year-old said. “I can’t wait to get started!”

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Carson Morgan also had an impressive 2024 season as the top 15-year-old in the 15-16 Cat 1 class and will fight for the championship in 2025. “I’m stoked to be joining BGR Mondraker/Ohlins,” said Morgan. “I’ve spent a little time on the bike, and I can already tell it's a bike I can win on.

Boone Gravity Racing owner Clint Mongan has been developing youth talent for the past three seasons and is excited for this new opportunity to continue his passion in 2025 at the nation's biggest events.

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“The main goal for this new team in its first years is to assist young racers with World Cup potential in getting the support they need early in their careers to reach that elite level.  When BGR Mondraker/Ohlins becomes synonymous with that level of success, then the business and investment side of it will take care of itself.

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Additionally, the team will partner with Pedro’s Bike Care to create a neutral support area for all the privateer racers who need to service their bikes and equipment to safely complete at the Monster Energy Pro Downhill events

Is this Saint Charles, IA actually Iowa?!?! Does that mean the DH team, or some sponsor, base is in Iowa? How do you run a downHILL team in Iowa haha, I've been there and didn't see any hill. Just curious!

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12/7/2024 7:24am

With the announced closure of teams and some more solidified rumors, does anyone have an updated list of which teams are able to be World Series teams? 

12/7/2024 8:01am
sspomer wrote:
new #USDH team! sure hope to see more! BGR Mondraker/Ohlins Team Announced Saint Charles, IA - BGR Mondraker/Ohlins is pleased to announce a two-rider team focusing...
new #USDH team! sure hope to see more!
 

BGR Mondraker/Ohlins Team Announced 

BW-1-Mondraker8

Saint Charles, IA - BGR Mondraker/Ohlins is pleased to announce a two-rider team focusing on the Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series Championship. Downhill racers Kallie Stewart and Carson Morgan join team manager Clint Mongan for the team’s inaugural season in 2025.

Kallie Stewart is fresh off a Monster Energy DH championship in the 15-16 Cat 1 girls class and will be making the jump to the Pro Class in 2025. “I’m really excited to have the best people and brands in my corner for this important part of my career,” the 15-year-old said. “I can’t wait to get started!”

BW-1-Mondraker2a.jpg?VersionId=brYFxy.fLkqcHHWlDnOm7FvDYss

Carson Morgan also had an impressive 2024 season as the top 15-year-old in the 15-16 Cat 1 class and will fight for the championship in 2025. “I’m stoked to be joining BGR Mondraker/Ohlins,” said Morgan. “I’ve spent a little time on the bike, and I can already tell it's a bike I can win on.

Boone Gravity Racing owner Clint Mongan has been developing youth talent for the past three seasons and is excited for this new opportunity to continue his passion in 2025 at the nation's biggest events.

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“The main goal for this new team in its first years is to assist young racers with World Cup potential in getting the support they need early in their careers to reach that elite level.  When BGR Mondraker/Ohlins becomes synonymous with that level of success, then the business and investment side of it will take care of itself.

BW-1-Mondraker9.jpg?VersionId=RadOolJ8HUd2YiVCLPu

Additionally, the team will partner with Pedro’s Bike Care to create a neutral support area for all the privateer racers who need to service their bikes and equipment to safely complete at the Monster Energy Pro Downhill events

Is this Saint Charles, IA actually Iowa?!?! Does that mean the DH team, or some sponsor, base is in Iowa? How do you run a downHILL...

Is this Saint Charles, IA actually Iowa?!?! Does that mean the DH team, or some sponsor, base is in Iowa? How do you run a downHILL team in Iowa haha, I've been there and didn't see any hill. Just curious!

Saint Charles, IA is where their sponsor is based out of.  

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12/7/2024 1:29pm

Henri Keifer on the new canyon DH bike now. Could assume from this that him and Ostgasrd both on the factory team in 25?

 

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Pappas717 wrote:

Damn, That sucks! I don't see Jorge tagged unless he is Dig610? They made something so cool happen building that team up. 

JackRice wrote:

You are correct, 'Dig' is Jorge's personal account. We had a good run! Now time to re-create it!

JayMong wrote:
Jorge is and was a joke and a terrible team manager. He ran off all the teams good talent (minus Valen) as well as their sponsors...

Jorge is and was a joke and a terrible team manager. He ran off all the teams good talent (minus Valen) as well as their sponsors. Maybe in the future if he’s ever given a chance to work with a team he’ll try honesty and professionalism over his own personal gain.  

Do you have any facts?  Unless you want to spill details it’s pretty wack to disparage someone.  Cause you keep talking shit without saying a thing.

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12/7/2024 8:48pm
JackRice wrote:

You are correct, 'Dig' is Jorge's personal account. We had a good run! Now time to re-create it!

Huge shout out to Lars and the rest of the crew for putting together something really cool with TFR. To see that much energy and resources put into junior women's WC racing is just unreal. That team had a LOT of success in its short run. And keep in mind that iteration of the TR11 was pretty new when they put it hot on the circuit. Valen has serious talent and focus, we hope she lands with a good squad next year.

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12/8/2024 2:58am

Not related to the transition stuff above, but considering Martin Maes is following FMD on instagram and the only other teams he follows are his previous teams and brands, I think it's quite clear what is going to happen with Orbea and FMD after the Orbea shut down. Would be interesting to see how FMD does enduro stuff or combine into one team and do both enduro an DH, maybe a little like YT is doing already. Didn't think they'd go for a brand like Orbea though.

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