Eliot Jackson, after four years with Giant Bicycles, one of the most talented riders in the circus has announced his new brand for 2021: namely Santa Cruz.
The Veronica Sandler announced a few days ago the move to Santa Cruz Bicycles: athlete very present in the environment and, until last year, a woman image of Marin.
The 2019 European champion Veronika Widman announced that she will race for Madison Saracen in 2021. The Italian cyclist finished third in the overall standings of the World Cup in 2019 while the 2020 season was dull due to a fall in Leogang and, given the lightning season, there is no was a way to redeem himself.
Danny Hart and Madison Saracen they separated at the end of this season and it is not yet known who the British rider will race next season.
2020 XC World Champion Jordan Sarrou, signs with Specialized Factory. Recall that in 2019 he won the XC world championship with the Absolute Absalon BMC team jersey in front of Flueckiger Mathias and Titouan Carod. 4th Luca Braidot and 8th Nadir Colledani.
He will join Howard Grotts, for now the only athlete in the Specialized 2021 staff but certainly Specialized will move to strengthen the staff: that it can be Maxime Marotte no longer in force at Cannondale? Before there was this hypothesis but in the last hours the destination of Maxime Marotte is Italian, namely the Santa Cruz FSA Team. With him, Luca Braidot, Martina Berta and Greta Seiwald.
XC World Champion Pauline Ferrand Prevot leaves Canyon. Pauline is certainly a source of inspiration for many world bikers: in 2014 she was crowned world champion in road racing, while in 2015 she won the cyclo-cross world title and that of cross country, thus becoming the first athlete in history to hold the world title in the three specialties.
Emily Batty and Trek said goodbye after 12 years together: Batty first joined Trek Factory Racing more than 12 years ago, when she was still an Under 23 on the World Cup circuit.
Switzerland Kathrin Stirnemann, 2014 and 2017 XCE world champion, will retire from the activity. She too will surely remain in the environment given the great experience she has acquired.
Loris Vergier moves from the Santa Cruz Syndicate team to the Trek Factory Team. Loris will join the world champion Reece Wilson. Kade Edwards and Charlie Harrison complete the staff, all confirmed for 2021. Now who will replace Loris Vergier at Team Syndicate? On the market there could be the bronze medal at the 2020 world championships, namely the French Rémi Thirion, who leaves Commencal together with Yoann Barelli.
Still on the DH field another sad farewell: Tracey Hannah announces that she will stop racing at the UCI World Cup circuit after the 2020 season, but will continue to compete. One of the most representative athletes: dozens of podiums in the World Cup, World Cup champion in 2006 and winner of 2 World Cup events, one of which in the 1st year as a professional at the 1st World Cup race in 2012. Now Tracey will continue to work in the bike sector and participate in minor competitions, only time will tell in what role.
Remy Metailler and Cube Bikes split: after 4 fantastic years together with Metailler, the time has come to say goodbye. Where will it go in 2021? The announcement in days. YT is rumored after he gave the green light to Cam Zink and Adolf Silva.
Geoff Gulevich, a well-known Canadian freerider, signs with Orbea while Graham Agassiz leaves Evil and lands at YT.
