[Closed] World Cup DH Riders / Rumours 2017

Must be disheartening competing against Rachel Atherton

Josh is now a Santa Cruz brand ambassador no racing next year
Santa Cruz syndicate is no more it's called Santa Cruz troylee factory racing, with Greg loris Vergier and Luca shaw
Mbuk are bringing a team back onto the race scene. U.K. Anyway
Sam dale off GT
manon news was heard of since the summer

Still waiting for the call here

Quite surprised Manon has left. Wonder if that was her decision or not, or if mutual. As Longden says, she has been a great ambasador for the team.

EDIT: See on twitter Will Longden wishes her good luck at uni. So probably doing that full time?

Descent World had a thing on this last week [url= http://www.descent-world.co.uk/2016/10/28/team-rumours-what-on-earth/ ]HERE[/url]

Manon to Radon

Troy Brosnan and a Scotsman to Canyon

Richie Rude back to DH

Were just a few of the guesses about the poem.

Greg Williamson on canyon

Stranga - Member

Descent World had a thing on this last week HERE

Manon to Radon

Troy Brosnan and a Scotsman to Canyon

Richie Rude back to DH

Were just a few of the guesses about the poem.

Ahh,

Only thing Manon is from Caerphilly - Mike Jones is from Merthyr I think.

Ah, she's not retiring or going to Enduro, signed for a new DH team for 2017.

Manon on radon bikes
TV off trek on to unior tools team

Hope Richie stays in Enduro, the RR vs SH vs JG battle could be really good next year if all stay in one piece

Brosnan moving from Spesh to Canyon could be a good move for him but he might not get to change his kit and have a new frame each round this year

Haggis, Croissants, Sushi and Kumara is surely reference to Kenta Gallagher? Would be good to see him on a team next year.

Ruaridh Cunningham to Canyon... Been sightings...

Rude going back to DH would be a bold move, and a big surprise.

Vergier on Santa Cruz makes sense. I know bruni was mooted before, but spesh needed to pull out all the stops to keep hold of him.

struggling to see how ratboy would make a good brand ambasador for anyone. Plus it would blow a coach and horses through his new found no travel green claims.

I think Santa Cruz have realised only having 1 rider, Greg, isnt enough for a team so will need to add to it. Given that juliana's are just repainted santa cruzes how about Manon on a Juliana V10 ;-0

struggling to see how ratboy would make a good brand ambasador for anyone. Plus it would blow a coach and horses through his new found no travel green claims.

In that poem the Japanese reference is regarding Kenya Gallagher to canyon as his mother is Japanese so it's him and Troy on canyon not Greg Williamson

I read something about the blue oval, roaring like the hounds of hell, bull upon its crown, new fires burning being a reference to Gee Atherton and red bull/ford rally team. His recent results in rallying have been better than his DH results!

As said above, Ruaridh to Canyon. Which is awesome, top guy.

Any other news ?

How about ruaridh and Reece Wilson to specialized ?

Seems to be a lot of chat about Brosnan to Canyon - and that makes total sense considering their muscle and him being the only top guy up for grabs.

Do we think Vergier's gone to SC Syndicate then? They seem to have four male riders judging by the teaser pic - Greg, Josh, Luca Shaw & Loris?

And will Manon be continuing with DH or trying her hand at enduro?

Hope it's the latter as I suspect she could do very well and I know they have an amazing bike in the Swoop 170.

they seem to have four male riders judging by the teaser pic - Greg, Josh, Luca Shaw & Loris?

I think it's Greg, Troy, Luca and Loris, they've all announced they've left their teams, shame there's no space for a woman in the syndicate

shame there's no space for a woman in the syndicate

Big shame. Tahnee would be a good fit I reckon, but perhaps they think there's no point with Rachel so dominant?

If you have a good rider brand, doesn't matter if Rachel is dominant.

Ratboy isn't even racing but he's still on Santa Cruz.

Josh recently confirmed he's not retiring & everyone shouldn't listen to Claudio...

@chackaping - she's racing DH in 2017, 99% likely on a Radon.

Are there any similar rumours going round about enduro teams line ups?

Where's Troy off to then?

Troy Is on canyon

The Santa Cruz team photo posted by fox is Greg, Luca shaw and loris vergier, the other is Steve peat the syndicate team is 3 riders. Steve is still involved just not racing world cups.

Josh is on Santa Cruz but not racing he's having a year off and being a lad! It's not really surprising how making video edits gets you more coverage than a race result.

Manon on radon

There's a change to nukeproof too.

[url= http://www.pinkbike.com/news/manon-carpenter-amp-matthias-fluckiger-join-Radon-2017.html ]Manon Confirmed at Radon[/url]

😀

Although their photographer for the headshots is shocking!!

http://www.velovert.com/information/12106/loris-vergier-signe-chez-santa-cruz

Luca shaw and loris on Santa Cruz as I said before and josh off the syndicate

Specialized team running Ohlins shocks including Bruni.
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Richie Rude not back to downhill full time but doing a couple of races.

Troy definitely on Canyon but Kenta has gone to UR Polygon so who is the second Canyon rider?

Canyon riders are Troy Brosnan ruaridh Cunningham and mark Wallace They have posted a Instagram picture

Its finally confirmed, Ratboy is not racing World Cups in 2017:

[url= https://dirtmountainbike.com/racing-events/josh-bryceland-not-racing-world-cups-2017.html ]Josh Bryceland not racing World Cups in 2017[/url]

So [i]do[/i] we have to listen to Claudio then?

Shame, he proved he was the best or at least could beat the best the year he won the overall and came within a gnats cock of winning a Gold at World Champs.

Maybe just needs to recharge his batteries, that kind of natural talent doesn't disappear overnight.

Btw, loving these direct sales firms like Propain, Canyon, Radon, YT etc coming in as there's less off a bun fight for the traditionally good Trek, Speech seats....also hoping they're bringing in more money with them, these guys and girls deserve more reward.

I reckon see what a year off does for him, sometimes you just need to step back.

I reckon see what a year off does for him, sometimes you just need to step back.

Difficult to see how a year on the piss* is going to help him win World Cups, though.

*Look in a mirror and say to yourself with a straight face "Josh Bryceland is going to party less than when he's got World Cups to compete in".

Not easy, is it?!

Not the point really, if it's not doing it for you step away, if you miss it then come back with the level of enthusiasm that made him number 1.

Yeah, but he is going to have a year on the lash, though, isn't he?

Yeah, but he is going to have a year on the lash, though, isn't he?

Yup. He'll spend a year (if not more) dicking about, being silly and making 50:01 vids (I assume that he'll still get free bikes from SC as a brand ambassador so something).

See I was right all along! Just goes to show that making videos of you playing around in the woods can make you more ££ than having a top 20 at a World Cup. Sponsorship is all about selling product at the end of the day. And what do we all do most of the time? Ride our bikes in the woods as it's fun. Exactly what josh will now be doing and we will buy product as a result of it

mikewsmith - Member

I reckon see what a year off does for him, sometimes you just need to step back.

Agreed, it isn't F1 (thankfully) they're not a bunch of robots groomed from near birth to be WC Racers with trainers and phycologists managing mind and body to produce a winning machine, they're real human beings. A year away from the race circuit, still riding, still progressing might do him good – he may come back in 2018 ready to tear a hole in the rest of the field, he may never grace a WC race again.

As has been said time and again, you don’t have to be on the podium every race to make a living from it. Peaty didn’t worry the stop step for years, Rob Warner is still a sponsored rider – if Rat Boy can earn enough from making videos and racing the odd Enduro and Crankworkx to keep him in drift cars and narrow boats – good on him.

Personally I’ll miss him and The Syndicate Web Series a lot, sometimes I enjoyed it more than the race – even if Peaty takes over or works with Cathy (I’ve heard rumour of it) on the management side of things it won’t be the same – the Ratboy episode in Whistler (or was that when it was This Is Peaty?) still makes me laugh now.

and we will buy product as a result of it