2023 TEAM RUMORS

metadave
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1/14/2023 7:10am

1. Something about Deviate Claymore?

4. Jesse to Canyon

Yep , A claymore is a type of Scottish sword = Deviate claymore 

Close guys, close. They’re actually riding a Fox DYAD equipped 2012 Cannondale Claymore. 

I do love a good Dyad joke

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1/14/2023 10:55am

Yep , A claymore is a type of Scottish sword = Deviate claymore 

Close guys, close. They’re actually riding a Fox DYAD equipped 2012 Cannondale Claymore. 

metadave wrote:

I do love a good Dyad joke

My daughter just rolls her eyes...

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1/14/2023 10:56am Edited Date/Time 1/14/2023 10:58am
My guess would be that the commencal/100% team drops the 100%, keeps commencal and has a new title sponsor. Conti/commencal would make sense.    Estaque, frix...

My guess would be that the commencal/100% team drops the 100%, keeps commencal and has a new title sponsor. Conti/commencal would make sense. 
 

Estaque, frix frix, and Mille. Maybe one other rider. Basically the same team as last year with a new title/co-title sponsor. Can’t see estaque and frixalton not being on commencal frames, and mille was with estaque training when she got hurt recently. Makes the most sense to me. 

Hambo wrote:
They have changed title sponsor before multiple times. This seems to be a bigger shift, as they have posted about the team shitting down. I’d be...

They have changed title sponsor before multiple times. This seems to be a bigger shift, as they have posted about the team shitting down. I’d be surprised if they’d do that just for losing 100%. 

Wasn’t Commencal 100 manager the one who was a part of the pierron n word controversy?  I’d imagine a lot of sponsors were not happy and...

Wasn’t Commencal 100 manager the one who was a part of the pierron n word controversy?  I’d imagine a lot of sponsors were not happy and perhaps were not willing to renew contracts.

Just saw an IG story with Thomas, Mille and Frix all wearing 100% kit with Commençal logos, on the trailer there's a bunch of Commençals with fox+trp+maxxis.

There's also a canyon on the second row that would appear to have Pirelli rubber but it's really hard to see much 

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1/14/2023 1:12pm Edited Date/Time 1/14/2023 10:02pm
Scotland on a warrior sword with a English winner  Norway on a crevasse Italian tyre Englands future on a specialist brand canada to fill a gap...

Scotland on a warrior sword with a English winner 

Norway on a crevasse Italian tyre

Englands future on a specialist brand

canada to fill a gap in a crevasse 

 

CWizzle720 wrote:

1 - ??

2 - Mille to Pirelli canyon?

3 - Jordan Williams to big S

4 - Blenki to Pirelli canyon maybe? 

I think 1 is the rumour of Greg Williamson to Saracen that has been on the cards.

Or could it be Henry Kerr to Saracen, rides for Ireland but is from Scotland and lives in Scotland.

I still think it is probably Williamson to Saracen.

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1/14/2023 1:18pm Edited Date/Time 1/14/2023 1:32pm

Jesse Melamed is 100% riding for Canyon…Just saw him riding at home in Squamish on a Canyon 

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1/14/2023 2:10pm
Scotland on a warrior sword with a English winner  Norway on a crevasse Italian tyre Englands future on a specialist brand canada to fill a gap...

Scotland on a warrior sword with a English winner 

Norway on a crevasse Italian tyre

Englands future on a specialist brand

canada to fill a gap in a crevasse 

 

CWizzle720 wrote:

1 - ??

2 - Mille to Pirelli canyon?

3 - Jordan Williams to big S

4 - Blenki to Pirelli canyon maybe? 

You might want to quickly check Blenki’s nationality (hint, he’s not Canadian).

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1/14/2023 5:22pm
Scotland on a warrior sword with a English winner  Norway on a crevasse Italian tyre Englands future on a specialist brand canada to fill a gap...

Scotland on a warrior sword with a English winner 

Norway on a crevasse Italian tyre

Englands future on a specialist brand

canada to fill a gap in a crevasse 

 

CWizzle720 wrote:

1 - ??

2 - Mille to Pirelli canyon?

3 - Jordan Williams to big S

4 - Blenki to Pirelli canyon maybe? 

kevroberts wrote:

You might want to quickly check Blenki’s nationality (hint, he’s not Canadian).

You might wanna check quickly whos he been riding for the last 8 years (hint, they're not kiwis)

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1/14/2023 7:50pm
Tuumbaq wrote:

Jesse Melamed is 100% riding for Canyon…Just saw him riding at home in Squamish on a Canyon 

Thats a bummer i was hoping itd be SC. Hope theyre paying him buckets.

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1/14/2023 8:40pm
Tuumbaq wrote:

Jesse Melamed is 100% riding for Canyon…Just saw him riding at home in Squamish on a Canyon 

Altitude wrote:

Thats a bummer i was hoping itd be SC. Hope theyre paying him buckets.

Unfortunately my guess is a champion enduro rider pays closer to a top 10 dher than anywhere close to what gwin, Minaar, bruni have done for themselves.  I’m sure it’s a big step in the right direction for him though.

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1/15/2023 1:13am
Scotland on a warrior sword with a English winner  Norway on a crevasse Italian tyre Englands future on a specialist brand canada to fill a gap...

Scotland on a warrior sword with a English winner 

Norway on a crevasse Italian tyre

Englands future on a specialist brand

canada to fill a gap in a crevasse 

 

CWizzle720 wrote:

1 - ??

2 - Mille to Pirelli canyon?

3 - Jordan Williams to big S

4 - Blenki to Pirelli canyon maybe? 

kevroberts wrote:

You might want to quickly check Blenki’s nationality (hint, he’s not Canadian).

Sorry must have had a proper moment there 🫠

1/15/2023 2:23am

Nukeproof posting some pics of Sam Hill riding DH with the comments ‘eyes on the season ahead’

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1/15/2023 3:09am
Tuumbaq wrote:

Jesse Melamed is 100% riding for Canyon…Just saw him riding at home in Squamish on a Canyon 

When did you see Jessie on Canyon? 2 days ago he was on arizona/california (?).  Spectral or Strive? Smile

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1/15/2023 8:52am

When did you see Jessie on Canyon? 2 days ago he was on arizona/california (?).  Spectral or Strive? Smile

Yesterday…not sure , a green army Canyon

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1/15/2023 9:29am

Screenshot 2023-01-15-14-27-57-967 com.instagram.android

 So we all know that's not a uno bike. Suarez to GT maybe because of the sponsors? (Clearly he is on fox and Alpinestars)

 

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1/15/2023 9:29am

I’m sure no one needs to be told this as it’s MTB’s worst kept secret, but whilst we’re talking about spotting free agents on new bikes in the wild… Jordan Williams has been spotted multiple times at Dyfi Bike Park on a Specialized. 

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1/15/2023 9:34am
Endurhevia wrote:
 So we all know that's not a uno bike. Suarez to GT maybe because of the sponsors? (Clearly he is on fox and Alpinestars)    

Screenshot 2023-01-15-14-27-57-967 com.instagram.android

 So we all know that's not a uno bike. Suarez to GT maybe because of the sponsors? (Clearly he is on fox and Alpinestars)

 

Nope, Angel is confirmed in Unno

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1/15/2023 10:47am
Endurhevia wrote:
 So we all know that's not a uno bike. Suarez to GT maybe because of the sponsors? (Clearly he is on fox and Alpinestars)    

Screenshot 2023-01-15-14-27-57-967 com.instagram.android

 So we all know that's not a uno bike. Suarez to GT maybe because of the sponsors? (Clearly he is on fox and Alpinestars)

 

That's an enduro bike, WE dont know Still if Unno has a New DH bike and old one was 27.5..

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1/15/2023 12:10pm

Adorable! (Even more so if Iago does end up on Cannondale...) 

 

 

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nicompr
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1/15/2023 10:56pm
Endurhevia wrote:
 So we all know that's not a uno bike. Suarez to GT maybe because of the sponsors? (Clearly he is on fox and Alpinestars)    

Screenshot 2023-01-15-14-27-57-967 com.instagram.android

 So we all know that's not a uno bike. Suarez to GT maybe because of the sponsors? (Clearly he is on fox and Alpinestars)

 

Looks like a Spe Enduro or a Score

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1/16/2023 2:04am

In her latest Instagram story, Katy Winton looks to be riding Continental Kryptotal tyres. GT were sponsored by Michelin last season, wonder if they are switching? 

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1/16/2023 3:52am
Finkill wrote:

In her latest Instagram story, Katy Winton looks to be riding Continental Kryptotal tyres. GT were sponsored by Michelin last season, wonder if they are switching? 

Would mean another loss for Michelin...

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1/16/2023 4:30am

Given how Michelin DH tires have basically disappeared from the market, I wouldn't be surprise if teams were having supply issues and are looking into switching tire sponsor. Their enduro tires range seems available online, but it is definitely fishy that they came out with a brand new line of high quality tires for the gravity market and two years later you can't find them anymore. I checked on MS Mondraker IG and some of their riders were not riding DHxx-branded tires last season (could just be prototypes). However this is just wild facts-less speculation.

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MikeK
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1/16/2023 4:57am

Greg Williamson jetting off with his ex Unno mechanic today.. 

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1/16/2023 5:26am
boozed wrote:

Jack Moir's been quiet lately

His last post said retirement, so not sure what you are expecting... Silly

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1/16/2023 5:35am Edited Date/Time 1/16/2023 5:36am

Anna Newkirk on a Canyon at last weekend’s round 2 of the Australian National series. 
 

slide 8
 

 

 

shreda
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1/16/2023 5:46am
casey79 wrote:

Anna Newkirk on a Canyon at last weekend’s round 2 of the Australian National series. 
 

slide 8
 

 

 

Guess that's just an old bike of her back from the Canyon days. Seems like she now is on a full Giro kit and no longer on Unic.

1/16/2023 6:14am

If Jesse is going to Canyon, sorry if I've missed it but has anyone been rumoured to go to SC? Are they likely to have an Enduro syndicate? 

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1/16/2023 6:31am
Kermit_UK wrote:
If Jesse is going to Canyon, sorry if I've missed it but has anyone been rumoured to go to SC? Are they likely to have an...

If Jesse is going to Canyon, sorry if I've missed it but has anyone been rumoured to go to SC? Are they likely to have an Enduro syndicate? 

AFAIK the only EDR rider they still have is Mark Scott who's on their "Free Agent" program...

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