2023 TEAM RUMORS

shreda
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2/1/2023 11:22pm
krabo83 wrote:

so angel just put a fox 40 on the burn… seattube is way too long for DH.

Primoz wrote:

Spot the cassette too.

krabo83 wrote:
didn‘t even see that… good look with 160 travel on todays DH tracks, maybe they use a different link, but that‘s not a topic for team...

didn‘t even see that… good look with 160 travel on todays DH tracks, maybe they use a different link, but that‘s not a topic for team rumors Smile

What if he will be on a different frame at the start until the new Unno DH Frame arrives?

I can't imagine Angel doing proper pre-season testing on an enduro frame with enduro parts and a Fox 40... Even if that would be his setup for the start I'm sure they would put together a full DH spec bike...

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nollak
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2/2/2023 12:19am
jimmypop wrote:

What's Ethan Shandro up to these days? I feel like the TBI in 2019 robbed him of a promising career, and maybe more.

Hear, hear. I’d like to know more about his story too.

Didn't he have a major concussion with complications afterwards?
 

At least that's what I remember.

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Mugen
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2/2/2023 12:41am
She’s here. WeRide Fulgur Factory Team: Quim Fargas Gonzalez Alessandro Maghetti Marco Melandri Florian Nicolai Mélanie Pugin France Rudolph Mattia Santoro Alberto Tiberio Mirco Vendemmia Luca...

She’s here.

WeRide Fulgur Factory Team:

Quim Fargas Gonzalez
Alessandro Maghetti
Marco Melandri
Florian Nicolai
Mélanie Pugin
France Rudolph
Mattia Santoro
Alberto Tiberio
Mirco Vendemmia
Luca Zenone

boozed wrote:

Marco Melandri!

Just what is this team, exactly?!

They have a big presence in the E-EWS, I imagine Polini (motorsports components brand and now ebike motor brand) and Fulgur are pretty much the same entity.

Marco Melandri (competed against and beat Valentino Rossi in MotoGP) was their figurehead, but I think he was doing it more for fun than serious racing as he raced in the ews-100 series, effectively the amateur league, trashing us all. He would have been around midpack in the pros.

They signed Florian Nicolai and Melanie Pugin who will be pretty serious contenders in the electric realm, although Flo has been racing on the non-motorised bike at regional races (not sure if it is a training strategy or what his goals are this year). I know Ebikes are not the coolest aspect of the sport, but having a crazy talented rider on one and him not having to worry so much about fitness could be pretty interesting.

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MikeK
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2/2/2023 1:39am

Chris Ball reveals all - on Downtime Podcast released today, apparently.. 

Verbl Kint
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2/2/2023 1:40am
MikeK wrote:
My notables in that list - Dan & Rachel racing with Athertons, Christo Gallagher racing with Orange Factory Racing, Alex Fayolle with GasGas Motorex Racing, Marco...

My notables in that list - Dan & Rachel racing with Athertons, Christo Gallagher racing with Orange Factory Racing, Alex Fayolle with GasGas Motorex Racing, Marco Melandri with WeRide Fulger

Weren't the 3 Atherton siblings also listed last year (and the year before, I think)?

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2/2/2023 7:37am
Verbl Kint wrote:

Weren't the 3 Atherton siblings also listed last year (and the year before, I think)?

You are right. Dan was always listed as an active team member.

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2/2/2023 7:43am
jimmypop wrote:

What's Ethan Shandro up to these days? I feel like the TBI in 2019 robbed him of a promising career, and maybe more.

Hear, hear. I’d like to know more about his story too.

nollak wrote:

Didn't he have a major concussion with complications afterwards?
 

At least that's what I remember.

I guess that's what was meant by the TBI. As far as I remember he had a concussion and the post-concussion symptoms never went away or something along those lines. If it's still the case, it sucks hard.

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2/2/2023 7:46am
Primoz wrote:

Spot the cassette too.

krabo83 wrote:
didn‘t even see that… good look with 160 travel on todays DH tracks, maybe they use a different link, but that‘s not a topic for team...

didn‘t even see that… good look with 160 travel on todays DH tracks, maybe they use a different link, but that‘s not a topic for team rumors Smile

shreda wrote:
What if he will be on a different frame at the start until the new Unno DH Frame arrives? I can't imagine Angel doing proper pre-season...

What if he will be on a different frame at the start until the new Unno DH Frame arrives?

I can't imagine Angel doing proper pre-season testing on an enduro frame with enduro parts and a Fox 40... Even if that would be his setup for the start I'm sure they would put together a full DH spec bike...

some Australian dude did pretty well at Fort William, last year, on an "enduro" bike

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2/2/2023 10:07am

some Australian dude did pretty well at Fort William, last year, on an "enduro" bike

True, but if a dedicated DH bike from said company allowed him to be even one percent faster, that Austrian would have finish 14th instead of 30th.

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David9180
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2/2/2023 10:55am Edited Date/Time 2/2/2023 10:59am
frampo wrote:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cn7gwrMOwkz/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

 

looks like 2 new riders joining the Rocky Mountaib Raceface team

David9180 wrote:

I see Emmet Hancock as a good fit for the team, keeping the Canadian train going. 😎🤘🏼


Got this one right 😎

Think he is a good fit on this team!  

https://www.instagram.com/p/CoK3q-NPWUw/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

AE746F17-7599-4396-8C34-18EBA897B1F5

 

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2/2/2023 11:55am

some Australian dude did pretty well at Fort William, last year, on an "enduro" bike

taldfind wrote:
True, but if a dedicated DH bike from said company allowed him to be even one percent faster, that Austrian would have finish 14th instead of...

True, but if a dedicated DH bike from said company allowed him to be even one percent faster, that Austrian would have finish 14th instead of 30th.

He finished 18th actually, not too bad...

They do have a dedicated dh bike now

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SnusDog
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2/2/2023 12:25pm
She’s here. WeRide Fulgur Factory Team: Quim Fargas Gonzalez Alessandro Maghetti Marco Melandri Florian Nicolai Mélanie Pugin France Rudolph Mattia Santoro Alberto Tiberio Mirco Vendemmia Luca...

She’s here.

WeRide Fulgur Factory Team:

Quim Fargas Gonzalez
Alessandro Maghetti
Marco Melandri
Florian Nicolai
Mélanie Pugin
France Rudolph
Mattia Santoro
Alberto Tiberio
Mirco Vendemmia
Luca Zenone

boozed wrote:

Marco Melandri!

Just what is this team, exactly?!

Haha, he's only 40 - maybe he found his retirement sport?

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bcurrancy
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2/2/2023 12:39pm
dylanjp006 wrote:

Still got tristan liemere to announce wgere hes off to

Looks like he's on Transition Factory Racing

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sspomer
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2/3/2023 7:45am

beyond racing has evan turpen on the team list. will they be riding the bike he designed?

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2/3/2023 8:02am
jimmypop wrote:

What's Ethan Shandro up to these days? I feel like the TBI in 2019 robbed him of a promising career, and maybe more.

Hear, hear. I’d like to know more about his story too.

nollak wrote:

Didn't he have a major concussion with complications afterwards?
 

At least that's what I remember.

Heard from a friend, he’s probably not racing ever again. His head isn’t there

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dylanjp006
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2/3/2023 10:13pm

4A15E883-C4E4-49E9-979C-A0D46EF7A394

 Might mean something or might mean nothing, but miranda commented this on sc syndicates latest post……

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sspomer
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2/5/2023 12:20pm

got grice on the line before his gen S announcement. he talks about the move

 

 

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jimmypop
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2/5/2023 3:13pm

Hear, hear. I’d like to know more about his story too.

nollak wrote:

Didn't he have a major concussion with complications afterwards?
 

At least that's what I remember.

Heard from a friend, he’s probably not racing ever again. His head isn’t there

Man, that's too bad. His 2019 season was great until that big off.

I hope he's past the TBI and able to do great things with his life.

Honestly, he probably just bypassed a huge risk/low reward situation in opting out of a pro DH career.

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2/5/2023 7:08pm

Kate Courtney took 1st at the Western Cape XCO Cup. Excellent way to start the season 🤘

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2/6/2023 11:24am

Jack Moir officially riding Fox Racing in 2023 and beyond but will only be rocking helmets and guards. 

 

 

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Endurhevia
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2/6/2023 10:09pm

Who knows anything on Keegan wright? He was a great rider back in 2018-20, he's been struggling to find teams this past years...

dirt lover
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2/6/2023 11:14pm Edited Date/Time 2/6/2023 11:15pm

I wasn’t able to get a photo (bad phone, not because I was told no photo) but the Pivot boys were getting around Queenstown Bike Park this afternoon on a new CNC lugged downhill bike with carbon tubing. 

Not sure if this counts as team rumours or tech news so will post in both. 

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krabo83
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2/6/2023 11:25pm Edited Date/Time 2/6/2023 11:26pm
Endurhevia wrote:

Who knows anything on Keegan wright? He was a great rider back in 2018-20, he's been struggling to find teams this past years...

was on the yeti e-bike team last season but looks like not anymore.

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