2020 Mountain Bike Team Rumors

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12/7/2019 5:07am
mircol82 wrote:
Camille balance probably ride Commencal 🧐🧐🧐
together with Hrastnik and Salazar riding for Team Dorval
With fox and e therteen on board???
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12/7/2019 7:30am
Does anyone actually care about Lopes anymore?
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stoic_machine
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12/7/2019 8:27am
mfoga wrote:
Does anyone actually care about Lopes anymore?
No. But, he's still on Ibis but just has the NS dirt jumper
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12/7/2019 4:35pm
Racing rumours and tech rumours! Gwin with blacked our pedals, (swapping away from HT?) and testing tyres with Kenda using the mullet rear ended M29.
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12/7/2019 4:39pm Edited Date/Time 12/7/2019 4:40pm
Jrp wrote:
Lewis Buchanan off ibis
He was seen testing the suspension on a Specialized recently on his Insta... 🤔 Lewis to Specialized? /s
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metadave
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12/8/2019 10:51pm Edited Date/Time 12/8/2019 10:53pm
Does anyone know what the contract length of Mercedes being the headline sponsor is or how that's working out?
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12/9/2019 3:32am
metadave wrote:
Does anyone know what the contract length of Mercedes being the headline sponsor is or how that's working out?


Red Bull heir likes Porsche after Ferraris seem to run-over Motorcycle Cops at will.

C'mon Man - get w/ the program.

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12/9/2019 4:56am
Jrp wrote:
Lewis Buchanan off ibis
Yep, heard that too!

Will probably be racing as a privateer...
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12/9/2019 8:06am
Jrp wrote:
Lewis Buchanan off ibis
shreda wrote:
Yep, heard that too!

Will probably be racing as a privateer...
More likely as a Buch-aneer

Har Har har
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metadave
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12/9/2019 9:58am
I'm sure we'll see everyone cutting ties the next three weeks in anticipation of the January team announcements. Its crunch time

Who's on Haro?
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12/9/2019 10:26am Edited Date/Time 12/9/2019 10:29am
Racing rumours and tech rumours! Gwin with blacked our pedals, (swapping away from HT?) and testing tyres with Kenda using the mullet rear ended M29. [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/12/07/8636/s1200_9975554A_1CB0_40FB_B60B_AB4B24D5D273.jpg[/img]
Racing rumours and tech rumours! Gwin with blacked our pedals, (swapping away from HT?) and testing tyres with Kenda using the mullet rear ended M29.
maybe on e13 pedals since they already sponsor him?

edit - that would have to mean e13 has a clipless pedal in the works.
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12/11/2019 9:16am
Racing rumours and tech rumours! Gwin with blacked our pedals, (swapping away from HT?) and testing tyres with Kenda using the mullet rear ended M29. [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2019/12/07/8636/s1200_9975554A_1CB0_40FB_B60B_AB4B24D5D273.jpg[/img]
Racing rumours and tech rumours! Gwin with blacked our pedals, (swapping away from HT?) and testing tyres with Kenda using the mullet rear ended M29.
jonkranked wrote:
maybe on e13 pedals since they already sponsor him?

edit - that would have to mean e13 has a clipless pedal in the works.
Looks like he's back on their Alloy cranks as well. Maybe the carbon failure they said was a freak accident wasn't a good enough reason for Gwin to feel confident to be back on them...
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12/11/2019 11:05am
metadave wrote:
I'm sure we'll see everyone cutting ties the next three weeks in anticipation of the January team announcements. Its crunch time

Who's on Haro?
Funny, I was just in a meeting about this...
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12/11/2019 1:56pm
Maybe they stole Nina Hoffman or Camille Balanche
Capricorn wrote:
i'm sure they'd like to expand that roster of world champs braggin rights, How about vali holl? not sure if she's already extended her contract with...
i'm sure they'd like to expand that roster of world champs braggin rights, How about vali holl? not sure if she's already extended her contract with SRAM TLD.
Vali said in a recent PB interview that she signed a 6 year deal with YT, and that this is her 6th year with them. Could make 2021 team rumours interesting!
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12/11/2019 6:09pm
Rude to specialized
No way. How do you figure?
Didn't RR just re-sign with Yeti last off season?
Pretty sure his contract's up. Can't find any resigning stuff online and there have been previous posts on this forum stating that his contracts up. I hope it is.
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12/11/2019 6:14pm
Rude to specialized
No way. How do you figure?
That french team rumous article had me thinking (if curious look back a few pages in this thread). If RR's contract is up this year, he'll be looking for a new team, he's been on yeti for ages. Curtis Keene just retired so spesh is short at least one EWS racer this coming season. Jared Graves is close friends with Richie, so it would be plausible for him to move to the Big S next season. And I'm sure specialized can pay him a ton more than yeti can. This also could constitute big changes to specialized factory racing, in terms of component sponsors. Wouldn't think richie would part Fox for Ohlins that easily with the work he's done with them over the years
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metadave
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12/11/2019 10:07pm
Rude to specialized
No way. How do you figure?
That french team rumous article had me thinking (if curious look back a few pages in this thread). If RR's contract is up this year, he'll...
That french team rumous article had me thinking (if curious look back a few pages in this thread). If RR's contract is up this year, he'll be looking for a new team, he's been on yeti for ages. Curtis Keene just retired so spesh is short at least one EWS racer this coming season. Jared Graves is close friends with Richie, so it would be plausible for him to move to the Big S next season. And I'm sure specialized can pay him a ton more than yeti can. This also could constitute big changes to specialized factory racing, in terms of component sponsors. Wouldn't think richie would part Fox for Ohlins that easily with the work he's done with them over the years
If the money and tuning programs were there I'm sure he would be interested. One look at Loic on ohlins might make a person think about it.

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