The KMC MTB Racing Team starts the 2023 season with a big fundamental change: Orbea will no longer be the main sponsor of the team, given the diversion of his budget to the factory teamHowever, a union was born between the “old” KCM Orbea Team and the CST Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team to create the new KMC MTB Racing Team.
Little remains of the old KMC Orbea, or rather, it has been integrated into the Orbea Factory Team: Pierre De Froidmont and Luca Martin move to the Factory team while the only one who remains at KMC's court is the Norwegian Janika Loiv. The 2023 team of the two 90-strong pieces of the 2022 team is still unknown, namely Sebastian Fini and Malene Degn.
TEAM KMC ORBEA (2022)
| Athlete | 2023 |
|---|---|
| DE FROIDMONT Pierre | Orbea Factory |
| WORTHY Malene | …on hold… |
| CARSTENSENSebastian Fini | …on hold… |
| LÕIV Janika | KMC MTB Team |
| MARTIN Luke | Orbea Factory |
| HAEGSTAD Erik | …on hold… |
CST POSTNL BAFANG MTB RACING TEAM (2022)
| Athlete | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Belomoina Yana | KMC MTB Team |
| BLUMS Martins | KMC MTB Team |
| TAUBER Anne | Orbea Factory |
| KOOPMANS Struggles | KMC MTB Team |
| HUDYMA Oleksandr | KMC MTB Team |
| NORDEMANN David | KMC MTB Team |
| VAN DEN BOOGERT Kjell | …on hold… |
STAFF 2023
In summary, the 2023 team will consist of Yana Belomoina, Lotte Koopmans, Janika Loiv, Oleksandr Hudyma, Ole Sigur Rekdahl, Martins Blums and David Nordemann.
The team was presented at KMC Chain Europe HQ with Rob Warner and Bart Brentjens at the front. The team will use Ridley bikes and will be supported by Vittoria in terms of tyres.
