Nur noch knapp 1 1/2 Monate trennen uns vom ersten Worldcup Rennen in Lourdes. Die UCI hat letzte Woche die Teams fixiert und dabei auch eine Aufwertung bzw. Abwertungen vorgenommen. Aber alles der Reihe nach!
Der Instagram Account Ream Toumors hatte vieles schon vorher bewahrheitet. Sei es der Wechsel von der Lapierre Gravity Republic zu Specialized, der Wechseln von Gwin zu YT, das neue Cube Global Squad oder das neue GT Rooster. Jedesmal lagen die Jungs richtig.
Interessant dürfte es für Jared Graves werden. Der, von YETI zu Specialized gewechselte, Aussie trainierte Ende des Jahres schon ausführlich mit EWS Rider Curtis Keene von Specialized. Graves, seines Zeichens ehemaliger EWS Champion, wird aber wohl auch für Specialized zusammen mit Landsmann Troy Brosnan, den DH Worldcup unsicher machen.
Natürlich gab es wieder einige Umwertungen für die verschiedenen Worldcup Teams. Nachdem Santa Cruz letztes Jahr nicht als Elite Team zugelassen wurde dürfen sich die Kalifornier wieder über einen Platz an der Sonne freuen.
- Kona Factory Team
- Santa Cruz Syndicate
- Specialized Racing
- The YT Mob
- Trek Factory Racing
- Transition Factory Racing (FMD).
Den Elite Status abgeben musste folgende Teams:
- CRC/Paypal
- Giant Factory Offroad
- GT Factory Racing
- Gstaad-SCOTT
- Norco Factory Racing
- Trek World Racing
- Unior Tools Team.
Besonders schön ist es zu sehen dass vermehrt deutsche Räder, Teams und Fahrer den Worldcup unsicher machen.
- Bergamont Hayes
- Cube Global Squad protected by Bliss
- RADON MAGURA FACTORY
- THE YT MOB
- GIANT Factory Offroad
- Propain
- SOLID REVERSE FACTORY
2016 UCI ELITE MTB DH TEAMS
BERGAMONT HAYES FACTORY TEAM, NZL
CHAPMAN Rupert, NZL19920409
CHARRE Morgane, FRA19900609
MASTERS Edward, NZL19890818
COMMENCAL / VALLNORD, FRA
BRANNIGAN George, NZL19920409
NICOLE Myriam, FRA19900208
RUFFIN Gaetan, FRA19910629
RUFFIN Thibaut, FRA19841030
THIRION Rémi, FRA19900423
VIGE Gaëtan, FRA19980415
KONA FACTORY TEAM DH, USA
CRIMMINS Andrew, AUS19970809
FEARON Connor, AUS19940119
MOLLOY Tegan, AUS19960118
MADISON SARACEN FACTORY TEAM, GBR
BEAUMONT Marc, GBR19840925
CARPENTER Manon, GBR19930311
SIMMONDS Matthew, GBR19870520
WALKER Matt, GBR19990525
MS MONDRAKER TEAM, AUT
ENGEL Pascal, AUT19960622
GREENLAND Laurie, GBR19970218
HART Danny, GBR19910920
LAWTON Matt, NZL19970213
PEKOLL Markus, AUT19871013
RAGOT Emmeline, FRA19860527
ULRICH Fabian, AUT19971120
PIVOT FACTORY RACING, GBR
JACKSON Eliot, USA19900619
KERR Bernard, GBR19910216
SIEGENTHALER Emilie, SUI19860919
POLYGON UR, FRA
COUSINIE Fabien, FRA19860814
FAYOLLE Alexandre, FRA19950720
HANNAH Michael, AUS19831121
HANNAH Tracey, AUS19880613
NEETHLING Andrew, RSA19840805
RADON MAGURA FACTORY, SUI
BEER Nick, SUI19870917
CAPPELLARI Carina, SUI19911106
FIGARET Faustin, FRA19931107
FISCHBACH Johannes, GER19880304
PEYER Lars, SUI19880816
REUSSER Pascal, SUI19991116
STRASSER Benny, GER19890805
RRP, AUT
BARTOVA Jana, CZE19900217
GRUBER Manuel, AUT19921127
HANSSON Marcus, SWE19960429
TRUMMER David, AUT19940601
SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE, USA
BRYCELAND Josh, GBR19900323
MINNAAR Greg, RSA19811113
PEAT Steve, GBR19740617
SPECIALIZED GRAVITY POWERED BY SRAM, FRA
BRUNI Loic, FRA19940513
ILES Finnley, CAN19990815
VERGIER Loris, FRA19960507
SPECIALIZED RACING, USA
BROSNAN Troy, AUS19930713
GRAVES Jared, AUS19821216
THE YT MOB, ESP
GWIN Aaron, USA19871224
SUAREZ ALONSO Angel, ESP19951208
TRANSITION FACTORY RACING / FMD, GBR
PARFITT Joe, GBR19990126
SEAGRAVE Kaos, GBR19990710
SEAGRAVE Tahnee, GBR19950615
STEWART Neil, GBR19970424
TREK FACTORY RACING DH, GBR
ATHERTON Dan, GBR19820125
ATHERTON Gee, GBR19850226
ATHERTON Rachel, GBR19871206
VERNON Taylor, GBR19960912
2016 UCI MTB DH TEAMS
AB DEVINCI ITALY, ITA
BIANCIOTTO Andrea, ITA19990220
CAIRE Carlo, ITA19940804
COLOMBO Francesco, ITA19951209
REVELLI Loris, ITA19970920
VERNASSA Gianluca, ITA19950904
ADH BANSHEE TEAM, FRA
LALY Thibault, FRA19970520
PFEIFFER Bryan, FRA19970311
BILLY GOAT BIKES RACING, USA
KANE Michael, USA19980816
LESLIE Jimmy, USA19941114
NISHINO Kai, USA19980210
ROGERS Joshua, USA19980424
CHAIN REACTION CYCLES / PAYPAL, GBR
HEAP Elliott, GBR19980106
HILL Samuel, AUS19850721
JONES Michael, GBR19950222
SMITH Joseph, GBR19900704
CLIC CHAMBERY SAVOIE, FRA
ARTHUS Alizee, FRA19940829
CHATANAY Valentin, FRA19980603
DILIGENT Bastien, FRA19990509
CUBE GLOBAL SQUAD PROTECTED BY BLISS, GER
WALKER Matthew, NZL19900324
WILLIAMSON Greg, GBR19920608
DEVINCI GLOBAL RACING, CAN
SMITH Steve, CAN19891125
VESTAVIK Brage, NOR19990202
WALLACE Mark, CAN19950601
DORVAL AM NICOLAI, FRA
CABAL Guillaume, FRA19980630
CIRIEGO Axel, FRA19991105
CIRIEGO Maxime, FRA19970124
COULANGES Benoit, FRA19941220
JAGER Linda, FRA19970414
LAGORCE Mathieu, FRA19980128
ROULX Hugo, FRA19990604
SALAZAR PALOMO Mariana, ESA19940506
EASTERN STATES CUP NORTH AMERICAN DOWNHILL TEAM, USA
BONOMETTI Roberto, USA19990530
CASNER Aidan, USA19990526
KAHN Jake, USA19980409
MCBRIDE Collin, USA19990514
MICHIE Cole, USA19980313
MONTANO Joseph, USA19980716
RIBEIRO Joshua, USA19980313
ROBBINS Adam, CAN19980924
WEGIEL Andrew, USA19981230
EXCEPTIO SPORT COMMENCAL, SWE
HARNSTROM Oscar, SWE19900420
SUDING Lorenzo, ITA19860315
FASTOS DEVELOPMENT TEAM, IRI
ARDALAN Mohammad, IRI19970909
GHABELI Taha, IRI19910615
NAJAFI BAZI Amin, IRI19890530
GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM, USA
CAUVIN Guillaume, FRA19940521
GUTIERREZ VILLEGAS Marcelo, COL19900509
MARIN TRILLO Alex, ESP19970325
GSTAAD-SCOTT, SUI
FAIRCLOUGH Brendan, GBR19880110
MULALLY Neko, USA19930219
GT FACTORY RACING, USA
DALE Sam, GBR19900212
FREW Jackson, AUS19980626
MACDONALD Brook, NZL19911125
MAES Martin, BEL19970127
MASTERS Wyn, NZL19870418
INTENSE FACTORY RACING, ESP
COMETTI Luca, USA19951208
LUCAS Dean, AUS19950502
MOIR Jack, AUS19940208
NESTOROFF Nik, USA19991121
LAC BLANC COMMENCAL, FRA
ESTAQUE Thomas, FRA19961115
GEORGES Pierre Charles, FRA19860206
PIERRON Amaury, FRA19960304
NORCO FACTORY RACING, CAN
BLENKINSOP Samuel, NZL19881028
HEATH Harry, GBR19910805
MCGLONE Fraser, GBR19940531
ONE VISION GLOBAL RACING, GBR
GANNICOTT George, GBR19950311
HURST James, GBR19970906
JONES Will, GBR19890911
READING Jack, GBR19881210
PATROL MOUNTAIN FJC, INA
SEJATI Popo Ario, INA19860724
SHIMIZU Kazuki, JPN19920426
PROPAIN DIRT ZELVY, IRL
ATWILL Philip, GBR19950111
GRAHAM Innes, GBR19960703
LEIVSSON Isak, NOR19931017
PURVIS James, GBR19980407
R-VTT MORILLON, FRA
CHAPPAZ Mélanie, FRA19990312
LESOIN Flora, FRA19991117
LOHNER Laura, FRA19920415
SOLID REVERSE FACTORY RACING, GER
BREEDEN Joseff David, GBR19990512
CONNELL Joseph, GBR19940320
GARLICKI Stefan, RSA19900912
LOWE Josh, GBR19941116
MOLLOY Harry, GBR19910530
WATSON Corey, GBR19991103
SRAM/TLD RACING, USA
SHAW Luca, USA19961225
SHAW Walker, USA19951213
STEVE PEAT SYNDICATE / UBERBIKE GLOBAL, GBR
FITZGERALD Henry, CAN19980813
MCCUBBING Frazer, GBR19970208
RUSSELL Dale, GBR19901123
SKELTON Becci, GBR19831218
SWINBANK Bradley, GBR19970630
VICKERS Michael, GBR19851103
WILLIAMS Nils, GBR19970716
WILLIAMSON Jay, GBR19930506
SWISS DOWNHILL SYNDICATE, SUI
NIEDERBERGER Noel, SUI19950821
RIBARICH Moritz, AUT19990718
TINNER Dominic, SUI19940116
TINNER Pascal, SUI19910108
WEBER Lutz, SUI19921204
TEAM LES GETS INTENSE, FRA
COUGOUREUX Benoit, FRA19970928
COUGOUREUX Sylvain, FRA19990419
PAULHAN Romain, FRA19880416
UNIOR TOOLS TEAM, SLO
CERNILOGAR Zarja, SLO19891218
CUNNINGHAM Ruaridh, GBR19890215
PANDUR Ziga, SLO19910117
WILSON Reece, GBR19960611
ZABJEK Jure, SLO19951011
US CAGNES VTT, FRA
DOUTRELIGNE Benjamin, FRA19981127
JUSTINO Louis, FRA19980824
LEBEAU Théo, FRA19981124
MAGGIOLINI Yannick, FRA19990308
PELE Yannis, FRA19980815
PONS Melvin, FRA19940805
VOULVOUL RACING, FRA
AFFLATET Antoine, FRA19990328
CABIROU Marine, FRA19970312
CABIROU Rudy, FRA19940511
CANET Nicolas, FRA19981024
PAYET Florent, FRA19861121
PIERRON Baptiste, FRA19930808