There are some exciting new teams in the mix
We started the year with a bang when Neko Mulally announced he would race self-designed bikes. That announcement was shortly followed by the news of Forbidden’s new downhill team, the Syndicate’s new lineup, and many of the other heavy-hitters going to new team setups.
On top of the usual swapping around of well-known riders and a few surprise team moves (Cam Zink on Devinci?) but the real excitement has been in seeing the way some brands have decided to support the up-and-coming juniors and lesser-known riders who are putting in the work.
(No, this isn’t specifically a plug for Pinkbike Racing, though we’re big fans of supporting riders and we want to help push the whole industry in this direction. You’ll hear lots more about that. We promise.)
It’s exciting to see Specialized’s Gen-S program with Izabella Yankova and several other promising talents, the new Canyon Collective Pirelli team, the Commencal Les Orres team’s foray into downhill, Phil Atwill’s Propain Positive team, the new Beyond Racing with Abigail Hogie and Anna Newkirk, Kat Sweet’s NW Racing, and a handful of others. These young riders are the future.
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