The official announcement of the Santa Cruz RockShox Pro Team has finally arrived: the 1st fact to report is the entry of the team into the Rockshox "factory" teams. All athletes have been confirmed except Greta Seiwald, that is went to France to the court of the Rockrider team.
The team has been training in southwest Spain these days and have had some very intense training sessions.
2023 SANTA CRUZ ROCKSHOX PRO TEAM ORGANIC
- Luca Braidot (Elite Male)
- Nadir Colledani (Male Eiltie)
- Sara Cortinovis (U23 women)
- Martina Berta (Female Elite)
LUCA BRAIDOT
Originally from Mossa (Friuli), Italy, in 2022 Luca scored his first Elite World Cup win, backing it up with another win in the next round. A 3rd place at the World Championships in Les Gets and a 3rd place in the overall World Cup standings concluded what was Luca's best season to date.
NADIR COLLEDANI
Nadir Colledani, also from Friuli like Luca, rode a MTB when he was 14 and his victories started from there:
- He competed in the Tokyo Olympics
- Two victories at the Under 23 World Cup
- Silver medal at the U23 European Championships
- 7th place in the Elite World Cup and 8th place in the World Championships
MARTINA BERTHA
Born in Turin, Northern Italy. With the help of her brothers, Martina nurtured her passion for the sport and followed her dreams of racing professionally. Her brother Matteo Berta he is the Italian e-mtb champion and excellent enduro. Now he lives half of his time in Piedmont and the other half in Valle d'Aosta. In winter, Martina loves nothing more than spending time in the mountains of her house in the Aosta Valley, skiing and enjoying the snow.
In 2022 came close to the podium at Mont-Sainte-Anne with a 4th place after a long period stopped due to a serious injury.
SARA CORTINOVIS
The youngest member of the team has been on a bike since she was 10 years old. In the U23 category (in her 1st year), she captured a silver medal and a bronze medal at the World Cup and 3rd place in the overall World Cup standings.
