BMC's enduro squad announced. Notably absent is Aaron Bradford.
Press Release: BMC launches new 2015 Factory Trailcrew
This year sees BMC Switzerland entering its third season on the Enduro scene with a brand new name; the BMC Factory Trailcrew. Four riders, two male and two female, will be defending the BMC colors at the EWS Series and at some other events on the fast growing Enduro calendar of events. The team will be led by François Bailly-Maître. The Frenchman had a great season last year, scoring a second place at the EWS in La Thuile and winning Trans-Provence.
François has been with the BMC team since 2013, the first dip the premium Swiss cycling brand took into the muddy Enduro scene. He has been very active in the development of BMC’s Enduro mountain bike line, and saw the collaboration paying off last season. In 2015, he wants to keep “having fun on the bike” which, according to him is a “key to success”. He will be racing the entire EWS series with the objective of winning at least one of them.
New to the BMC Factory Trailcrew, Lorraine Truong is in the starting blocks. What the Swiss female rider lacks in size, she makes up for in character, enthusiasm and aggressive riding. She is very keen to display her talent on the very bike that she helped to develop in her part-time role as a bike construction engineer at the BMC headquarters in Grenchen. Last year, Lorraine rode independently and was not only a rider but also a mechanic, a cook, and a manager.
It is now time for a change. “BMC Switzerland gives me the opportunity to work and race. How great is that? I really want to capitalize on what is offered to me – dream material, a professional structure and ideal training conditions – to keep improving”. Lorraine achieved a 6th place at the EWS in Whistler last year and she intends to get up on the podium box this season. She will also take part to a few DHI events including the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
Florian Golay from Switzerland and Kerstin Kögler from Germany have extended their contracts with the BMC Factory Trailcrew. They finished 1st and 2nd respectively of the inaugural Shimano Epic in 2014. No doubt they want to win there again this season. They will also be focusing on the European rounds of the EWS and some other regional events.
The BMC Factory Trailcrew will be riding the Trailfox TF01 29: “It has a concentration of technology that allows me to ride clean and fast” says François. “Some riders don’t believe in the 29’’ wheel size but I am convinced it is a great asset. The sensation of speed is not the greatest, but the reality is different and the clock speaks for itself”.
According to David Zurcher, BMC Switzerland CEO: “Enduro has been the fastest growing cycling discipline for the last three years. It is an evolving platform that pushes bike manufacturers to develop performance mountain bikes that answer the needs of these particular riders. We count on the continued feedback from our athletes to develop new bikes and their solid performances to verify them and we have some very exciting developments in the pipe-line for next season.”
Interesting that the team shed quite a few of its members, sad to see them lose their only female rider. Also, looks like Neko is sporting a prototype Fox air shock in the rear.
2015 sets a new era in the history of GSTAAD-SCOTT. The team is becoming both a bit leaner and more international.
Neko Mulally has joined Brendan Fairclough to form the new Gstaad-SCOTT, and while you are reading this the two are already working on the new bike setup together with SCOTT and FOX. Both will be riding the 2015 SCOTT Gambler 710 with FOX as the suspension sponsor and components from Schwalbe, DT Swiss, Shimano, Syncros, E*Thirteen.
Working with Neko has been amazing right from the start. I couldn't believe how clear, straight forward and target-oriented this young fellow is, and how easily he has made things happen to get going with the bike testing. I can't wait to go to the World Cups with Brendan and Neko, and to see them chase each other down the mountain. - Team manager Claudio Caluori
Neko is surprisingly professional at his young age. We are making big progress with regards to the product development since he has come on board as he gives us very specific feedback on what we can improve. - Sports director Cyril Lagneau
Neko, coming off a great season last year has been quite eager to share the news.
I am so stoked to finally announce my new ride! I have put in the hours on this bike, and I really feel like it suits my riding style very well. Continuing on with FOX and many other sponsors that I am familiar with, along with great communication between SCOTT, the team, and myself has made the transition easy. Riding alongside Brendan will be sick- I think we are both going to have a great time and kick some ass this year! - Neko Mulally
It's great to have another top rider on the team. We have already had a great time riding and hanging out in France during preseason together and are looking forward to a great race season ahead. Neko has a good relationship with FOX and an extremely professional attitude towards racing- hoping that can help us both get the results we want and make this bike and team the fastest on the circuit. - Brendan Fairclough
We’ve re-structured the team in order to increase the efficiency within the team and also to intensify the cooperation with our existing partners in order to get the maximum out of the relationships and to provide the best environment possible for athletes and sponsors.
Emilie Siegenthaler, Patrick Thome and Noel Niederberger have gone in different directions in 2015 and we wish them nothing but the best.
Images by Brice Shirbach and Hansueli Spitznagel
Many thanks for the growing support from all of our partners: GSTAAD, SCOTT, FOX, Velosolutions, Schwalbe, DT Swiss, Shimano, Syncros, E*Thirteen!
Interesting that the team shed quite a few of its members, sad to see them lose their only female rider. Also, looks like Neko is sporting...
Interesting that the team shed quite a few of its members, sad to see them lose their only female rider. Also, looks like Neko is sporting a prototype Fox air shock in the rear.
Interesting that the team shed quite a few of its members, sad to see them lose their only female rider. Also, looks like Neko is sporting a prototype Fox air shock in the rear.
Interesting, the Enduro teams have embraced female riders, one of the big reasons the disipline is so successful, they feel welcome that part of the sport and obviously getbwhat they deserve better treatment by teams, DH is lagging and always has 50% of the world wide population is women and without them the sport cannot grow and be marketed as it should have been long before now, its 2015 not 1915!! And this is why we have second rate sponsorship, tracks and number of races, at this level echelon, again even Enduro has more races in a season than DH, wake up teams, women are just as important to your success if not more!
Like it or not a top 5 female rider will help sell more product tha Brendog fighting it out in the top 20.
Interesting that the team shed quite a few of its members, sad to see them lose their only female rider. Also, looks like Neko is sporting...
Interesting that the team shed quite a few of its members, sad to see them lose their only female rider. Also, looks like Neko is sporting a prototype Fox air shock in the rear.
Interesting, the Enduro teams have embraced female riders, one of the big reasons the disipline is so successful, they feel welcome that part of the sport and obviously getbwhat they deserve better treatment by teams, DH is lagging and always has 50% of the world wide population is women and without them the sport cannot grow and be marketed as it should have been long before now, its 2015 not 1915!! And this is why we have second rate sponsorship, tracks and number of races, at this level echelon, again even Enduro has more races in a season than DH, wake up teams, women are just as important to your success if not more!
Like it or not a top 5 female rider will help sell more product tha Brendog fighting it out in the top 20.
While I totally agree with you that more women should be involved in our sports, especially from a sponsor's perspective, your last statement is not correct. Brendog has sold more Gamblers than Emilie has. More people follow his Instagram, watch his edits, his Rampage coverage, etc and get excited about mountain biking whereas Emilie simply doing well in races (not this past year unfortunately due to her injuries) does not. Race results alone do not sell bikes- Specialized and the Demo 8 prove this. They have had the world's best selling DH bike for years with almost no success in World Cup (World Champ's aside) prior to this summer. Don't assume that race results always translate to sales because they really don't directly correlate.
I do think that times are changing and sponsors will see that men also look to women racers for inspiration (the same is currently happening in the ski industry, both race and freeride/big mountain). Women's DH is such a small small percentage of bike sales, that focusing on Neko & Brendog is honestly a better business move. I sure hope that changes for the future though, as you point out in Enduro there are more people being inspired to buy, both men and women. Hopefully that comes around for DH too.
there are very few personalities in MTB racing really selling bikes... would you buy a bike just because this and that person is riding it?
The women market is a bit underestimated... maybe not that many girls start to ride, but there is more potential of people who could start riding... for sure worm may not look like the top male riders on the bikes, with their big whips and stuff, but most of the top 80 world cup riders don't look like that...
Jerome Clementz's new Troy Lee Designs D3 and A1 helmets just dropped into the old inbox from somewhere. #drool
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Jerome Clementz's new Troy Lee Designs D3 and A1 helmets just dropped into the old inbox from somewhere. #drool
Those things look sweeeet! Agree with Lee too; it's nice to see some bike specific brand space bought on the lids, rather than the energy drinks. I wonder if there is an interesting story behind Jerome and Monster parting ways?
This was already announced here previously, but here is the official introduction of Aaron Chase to the Pivot family. Good luck Aaron!
PHOENIX, AZ – Pivot Cycles is pleased to announce the addition of Aaron Chase to their roster of riders. Chase, a master in the world of freeride, is best known for pushing boundaries and for his technical and creative style, both on and off the bike. He has graced the covers of countless magazines, stood atop the most sought after podiums and is now best known for his progressive video projects. As a content producer for both GoPro and Red Bull Media House, Aaron’s videos have been seen on most major TV networks and his YouTube views number well over 100 million.
A true East Coaster, AC was born and raised in New Hampshire; calling Highland Mountain Bike Park his summer home and spending the remainder of the year at his home in New Jersey at the foothills of Mountain Creek Bike Park. “This is a new chapter, and I am excited to work with the entire team at Pivot. In order to make the kind of videos I’m known for, I need a full line of top tier bikes and the Pivot Cycles quiver that now lives in my garage is unbelievable. It’s like opening the door and seeing someone put a couple of Lambos in there. I also have to thank my long time friend Dave Weagle of DW Link fame for making the introduction.” explains Aaron Chase.
Chase has signed a multi-year deal with Pivot Cycles. Chris Cocalis, President of Pivot Cycles says “Aaron will bring something truly unique to the Pivot family – his innovative riding style is matched only by his ability to test equipment to its very limits. We look forward to seeing Pivot Cycles in Aaron’s incredible Red Bull and GoPro projects and to benefiting from his contributions to our product development process.“
Aaron Chase will be riding the new Pivot Cycles Phoenix Carbon DH as his downhill bike with the Mach 6, Point and M4X models for enduro, dirtjump and slopestyle applications. Additional bikes will be added to the quiver as the season and events dictate.
Chase will debut his full range of 2015 sponsors, including his Phoenix Carbon DH at the upcoming Manizales Urban Downhill Race in Colombia, where he will be filming the next video in his renowned Red Bull Media House “Through My Eyes Series”.
Keep up with Aaron Chase via Instagram: aaronchase, Twitter: @chaselife and Facebook: aaronchase17. Find Pivot Cycles at www.pivotcycles.com, Facebook: PivotCycles, Twitter: @PivotCyclesUSA, Instagram: pivot_cyclesusa
Not sure if it's been mentioned, but Jey's sponsor list on his site has been updated to show some new ones; Five Ten shoes and Michelin rubber among others
Not sure if it's been mentioned, but Jey's sponsor list on his site has been updated to show some new ones; Five Ten shoes and Michelin...
Not sure if it's been mentioned, but Jey's sponsor list on his site has been updated to show some new ones; Five Ten shoes and Michelin rubber among others
And interestingly he has Alpinestars on there too. I wonder if TLD is just helmets, and his clothing is Alpinestars?
Not sure if it's been mentioned, but Jey's sponsor list on his site has been updated to show some new ones; Five Ten shoes and Michelin...
Not sure if it's been mentioned, but Jey's sponsor list on his site has been updated to show some new ones; Five Ten shoes and Michelin rubber among others
nice! here's the list of jerome's sponsors from his site.
Press Release: BMC launches new 2015 Factory Trailcrew
This year sees BMC Switzerland entering its third season on the Enduro scene with a brand new name; the BMC Factory Trailcrew. Four riders, two male and two female, will be defending the BMC colors at the EWS Series and at some other events on the fast growing Enduro calendar of events. The team will be led by François Bailly-Maître. The Frenchman had a great season last year, scoring a second place at the EWS in La Thuile and winning Trans-Provence.
François has been with the BMC team since 2013, the first dip the premium Swiss cycling brand took into the muddy Enduro scene. He has been very active in the development of BMC’s Enduro mountain bike line, and saw the collaboration paying off last season. In 2015, he wants to keep “having fun on the bike” which, according to him is a “key to success”. He will be racing the entire EWS series with the objective of winning at least one of them.
New to the BMC Factory Trailcrew, Lorraine Truong is in the starting blocks. What the Swiss female rider lacks in size, she makes up for in character, enthusiasm and aggressive riding. She is very keen to display her talent on the very bike that she helped to develop in her part-time role as a bike construction engineer at the BMC headquarters in Grenchen. Last year, Lorraine rode independently and was not only a rider but also a mechanic, a cook, and a manager.
It is now time for a change. “BMC Switzerland gives me the opportunity to work and race. How great is that? I really want to capitalize on what is offered to me – dream material, a professional structure and ideal training conditions – to keep improving”. Lorraine achieved a 6th place at the EWS in Whistler last year and she intends to get up on the podium box this season. She will also take part to a few DHI events including the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
Florian Golay from Switzerland and Kerstin Kögler from Germany have extended their contracts with the BMC Factory Trailcrew. They finished 1st and 2nd respectively of the inaugural Shimano Epic in 2014. No doubt they want to win there again this season. They will also be focusing on the European rounds of the EWS and some other regional events.
The BMC Factory Trailcrew will be riding the Trailfox TF01 29: “It has a concentration of technology that allows me to ride clean and fast” says François. “Some riders don’t believe in the 29’’ wheel size but I am convinced it is a great asset. The sensation of speed is not the greatest, but the reality is different and the clock speaks for itself”.
According to David Zurcher, BMC Switzerland CEO: “Enduro has been the fastest growing cycling discipline for the last three years. It is an evolving platform that pushes bike manufacturers to develop performance mountain bikes that answer the needs of these particular riders. We count on the continued feedback from our athletes to develop new bikes and their solid performances to verify them and we have some very exciting developments in the pipe-line for next season.”
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/gstaad-scott-welcomes-neko-mulally-2015.ht…
EDIT: The video somebody mentioned is public now too.
2015 sets a new era in the history of GSTAAD-SCOTT. The team is becoming both a bit leaner and more international.
Neko Mulally has joined Brendan Fairclough to form the new Gstaad-SCOTT, and while you are reading this the two are already working on the new bike setup together with SCOTT and FOX. Both will be riding the 2015 SCOTT Gambler 710 with FOX as the suspension sponsor and components from Schwalbe, DT Swiss, Shimano, Syncros, E*Thirteen.
Working with Neko has been amazing right from the start. I couldn't believe how clear, straight forward and target-oriented this young fellow is, and how easily he has made things happen to get going with the bike testing. I can't wait to go to the World Cups with Brendan and Neko, and to see them chase each other down the mountain. - Team manager Claudio Caluori
Neko is surprisingly professional at his young age. We are making big progress with regards to the product development since he has come on board as he gives us very specific feedback on what we can improve. - Sports director Cyril Lagneau
Neko, coming off a great season last year has been quite eager to share the news.
I am so stoked to finally announce my new ride! I have put in the hours on this bike, and I really feel like it suits my riding style very well. Continuing on with FOX and many other sponsors that I am familiar with, along with great communication between SCOTT, the team, and myself has made the transition easy. Riding alongside Brendan will be sick- I think we are both going to have a great time and kick some ass this year! - Neko Mulally
It's great to have another top rider on the team. We have already had a great time riding and hanging out in France during preseason together and are looking forward to a great race season ahead. Neko has a good relationship with FOX and an extremely professional attitude towards racing- hoping that can help us both get the results we want and make this bike and team the fastest on the circuit. - Brendan Fairclough
We’ve re-structured the team in order to increase the efficiency within the team and also to intensify the cooperation with our existing partners in order to get the maximum out of the relationships and to provide the best environment possible for athletes and sponsors.
Emilie Siegenthaler, Patrick Thome and Noel Niederberger have gone in different directions in 2015 and we wish them nothing but the best.
Images by Brice Shirbach and Hansueli Spitznagel
Many thanks for the growing support from all of our partners: GSTAAD, SCOTT, FOX, Velosolutions, Schwalbe, DT Swiss, Shimano, Syncros, E*Thirteen!
Let’s get this season started!
Interesting, the Enduro teams have embraced female riders, one of the big reasons the disipline is so successful, they feel welcome that part of the sport and obviously getbwhat they deserve better treatment by teams, DH is lagging and always has 50% of the world wide population is women and without them the sport cannot grow and be marketed as it should have been long before now, its 2015 not 1915!! And this is why we have second rate sponsorship, tracks and number of races, at this level echelon, again even Enduro has more races in a season than DH, wake up teams, women are just as important to your success if not more!
Like it or not a top 5 female rider will help sell more product tha Brendog fighting it out in the top 20.
I do think that times are changing and sponsors will see that men also look to women racers for inspiration (the same is currently happening in the ski industry, both race and freeride/big mountain). Women's DH is such a small small percentage of bike sales, that focusing on Neko & Brendog is honestly a better business move. I sure hope that changes for the future though, as you point out in Enduro there are more people being inspired to buy, both men and women. Hopefully that comes around for DH too.
The women market is a bit underestimated... maybe not that many girls start to ride, but there is more potential of people who could start riding... for sure worm may not look like the top male riders on the bikes, with their big whips and stuff, but most of the top 80 world cup riders don't look like that...
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/marin-bikes-signs-cody-kelley-2015.html
PHOENIX, AZ – Pivot Cycles is pleased to announce the addition of Aaron Chase to their roster of riders. Chase, a master in the world of freeride, is best known for pushing boundaries and for his technical and creative style, both on and off the bike. He has graced the covers of countless magazines, stood atop the most sought after podiums and is now best known for his progressive video projects. As a content producer for both GoPro and Red Bull Media House, Aaron’s videos have been seen on most major TV networks and his YouTube views number well over 100 million.
A true East Coaster, AC was born and raised in New Hampshire; calling Highland Mountain Bike Park his summer home and spending the remainder of the year at his home in New Jersey at the foothills of Mountain Creek Bike Park. “This is a new chapter, and I am excited to work with the entire team at Pivot. In order to make the kind of videos I’m known for, I need a full line of top tier bikes and the Pivot Cycles quiver that now lives in my garage is unbelievable. It’s like opening the door and seeing someone put a couple of Lambos in there. I also have to thank my long time friend Dave Weagle of DW Link fame for making the introduction.” explains Aaron Chase.
Chase has signed a multi-year deal with Pivot Cycles. Chris Cocalis, President of Pivot Cycles says “Aaron will bring something truly unique to the Pivot family – his innovative riding style is matched only by his ability to test equipment to its very limits. We look forward to seeing Pivot Cycles in Aaron’s incredible Red Bull and GoPro projects and to benefiting from his contributions to our product development process.“
Aaron Chase will be riding the new Pivot Cycles Phoenix Carbon DH as his downhill bike with the Mach 6, Point and M4X models for enduro, dirtjump and slopestyle applications. Additional bikes will be added to the quiver as the season and events dictate.
Chase will debut his full range of 2015 sponsors, including his Phoenix Carbon DH at the upcoming Manizales Urban Downhill Race in Colombia, where he will be filming the next video in his renowned Red Bull Media House “Through My Eyes Series”.
Keep up with Aaron Chase via Instagram: aaronchase, Twitter: @chaselife and Facebook: aaronchase17. Find Pivot Cycles at www.pivotcycles.com, Facebook: PivotCycles, Twitter: @PivotCyclesUSA, Instagram: pivot_cyclesusa
wheels are sram and tires michelin, so it must be
blenki on his new norco
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