Juliana-SRAM Pro ladies team launched by Juliana Bicycles

The Enduro World Series is mere weeks away, and things are gearing up to get the show on the road. Juliana Bicycles has today the launch of the Juliana-SRAM Pro Ladies’ Team to race the EWS and selected international events.

Juliana SRAM team 2015 1 — The Juliana-SRAM team L-R: Anka Martin, Kelli Emmett and Sarah Leishman. Pic by David Smith

Anka Martin, Kelli Emmett and Sarah Leishman are the three riders involved. Gravity racer and long-time mountain-bike adventurer Anka Martin has been with Juliana since 2013, Kelli Emmett is an experienced racer in a variety of stripes, and Sarah Leishman is a Whistler-based enduro and downhill racer.

Here’s a quick introductory video:

“It’s incredible to see how excited and motivated our partners are to support a women’s cycling team,” said Juli Furtado, founder of Juliana Bicycles and former World title holder in both XC and DH. “Anka, Kelli, and Sarah are going to do us all proud at the Enduro World Series and look set to have a great time doing it… I’m quite envious that nothing like this existed in my day, to be honest!”

SCB December 2014, Juliana Bicycles Anka Martin — Anka largin’ it. Pic by Gary Perkin

The Juliana-SRAM Pro Team is sponsored by Juliana Bicycles, SRAM, Giro, Lululemon Athletica, RockShox, Evoc, and Chris King.

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