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Jolanda Neff and Anton Cooper leave Trek: and the ENDURO team closes

Trek cuts costs by closing its Enduro team and scaling back its XC and DH presence.

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December 7 2024

Jolanda Neff and Anton Cooper are leaving Trek Factory Racing XC, with Gunnar Holmgren taking over. Reigning world champion Loris Vergier and 2020 world champion Reece Wilson are leaving Trek Factory Racing DH. Finally, Trek Factory Racing Enduro is closing.

Source: press release

For a total of 14 seasons, Jolanda Neff and Anton Cooper were established champions with Trek. Yolanda Neff needs no introduction. World Champion. Olympic Champion. Thirteen-time XCO World Cup winner. Four-time European Champion. And three-time Overall World Cup Champion.

Anthony Cooper was one of the most respected in the industry. He dominated the New Zealand and Oceania Championships, winning seven titles in each. He came so close to that elusive World Cup victory while accumulating Top 10s and podiums. Some of his fondest memories include a Top 10 finish in his first Elite World Cup in Nové Město and a sprint finish in 2018 “that will haunt me forever,” when he came within millimeters of overtaking Nino Schurter on the finish line.

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