Trek World Racing

21.6.2011     

Last weekend saw Neko Mulally travel with our mechanic Monkey Vasquez to Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, where there was a round of the Quebec Cup. It gave Neko a chance to view the course and start making his plans for the World Cup race next week. Despite hitting and bending a pedal in his final run, Neko finished 2nd in Elite Men to Chris Del Bosco (USA), just 0.17secs behind.

This weekend sees Luk Flueckiger racing the 5th round of the Racer Bikes Cup in Chur, Switzerland. We'll bring you those results next week.

The XC and DH riders and staff will start moving to Quebec next week, where apart from our usual activities we'll be setting up a "Wellness Condo". This is where our two masseurs Gabby and Paul will be staying, as well as Neko's Grandmother and Grandfather. Neko's Grandmother Roe is famous for her amazing cooking and will be catering for the whole team during our two weeks in North America!

Also great news is that Willow Koerber will be joining us in Windham together with her fiance Myles Rockwell. Willow will be there to support the team and do other promotional work. There'll be a press release coming out about that and other news regarding Willow in the next few days.

Two lucky fans have been selected to join the team for the races in North America, as our Local Support Crew. More info here: http://www.23degrees-sports.com/news.php?id=695 In Mont-Sainte-Anne it will be Jerome Lauzier, and in Windham it will be Joshua Winn. We look forward to having them with us!

Finally, World Cup Leaders Tracy Moseley and Aaron Gwin will be making personal appearances in Colorado the week afterWindham. Tracy will guest coach at the Winter Park Trek Dirt Series at the Trestle Mountain Bike Park from July 16 to 17. Aaron will also be in Winter Park on July 15, but prior to that, both Tracy and Aaron will make an in-store appearance at the Trek Store in Boulder, CO.

The choice of Champions

	20-6-2011
CHIRU PULSE: the choice of Champions
PULSE XX R ‎2 Times Adventure racing World Champion MARCEL HAGENER came to Hong-Kong from New Zealand to pick-up his new CHIRU PULSE 29er, with XX set-up, a rigid Fork and an aerobar. After short ride on the trails of south Lantau islands, it would not be lying to say that Marcel is pretty in Love with his new bike !! Marcel has also tested the new CHIRU "Second Skin" jersey and short, specially designed for Adventure races. Made of high-end French fabrics with thermoregulation function you just forget you are wearing clothing. That is until you use the multiple back and sleeve pockets, all secured and smartly located, spreading the weight your gels, food, salt tablets with an easy access to. Ultralight whether you are wet or not, a new benchmark in the sports clothing industry. Marcel flew to France and join Richard & Elina Ussher + Seb Sxay to race in LE GRAND RAID.. He will race against Team THULE also fully geared-up with the CHIRU PULSE, so, Good luck to them all and stay tuned for race..... Read more... For more info, pictures, inquiries, please contact : PIERRE-ARNAUD LE MAGNAN, info@chirubikes.com
If you wish to unsubscribe our newsletter click here. CHIRU ENDURANCE BIKES is a Registered Brand of VIMTECH LIMITED.

New In Pursuit Video Released 17.6.2011

The latest instalment of the In Pursuit series from Trek World Racing has been released today. Entitled "Leaders In Leogang" it follows the downhill riders campaign at the 2012 World Champs venue of Leogang, Austria, where Aaron has his 2nd career win, and both Tracy and Aaron walk away with the Leader Jerseys. Team-mates Justin and Neko also have solid points building runs to improve their overall standings.

The video can be viewed here:

http://xc.trekworldracing.com/videos/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIOKjRZsmtY

The next World Cup sees the XC riders and DH riders back together again at the classic venue of Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada. Racing is on Saturday 2.30pm for the Men's XC (Canadian Eastern Time), and Sunday for Downhill, starting the finals at 1.15pm. Watch it all live on Freecaster, where you can check viewing times in advance:

http://freecaster.tv/mountainbike

Aaron Gwin Wins and Trek World Racing is Top Team At Leogang

13.6.2011     

After suffering a last minute crash in Fort William one week ago, America's Aaron Gwin proved that he is still the man to beat in the downhill season of 2011, with a convincing win in tricky conditions at Leogang Austria. Aaron's win means that he, like his team mate Tracy Moseley, will be carrying the World Cup leader's jersey across the Atlantic for Round 4 in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, in 2 weeks time. It was a great weekend for the entire team with Tracy finishing 3rd, Justin Leov scoring another top 10 with 8th, Neko Mulally having a career best 32nd and the Session 88's carrying the team to the top spot for the weekend, just like Fort William.

The course in Leogang was very much affected by the wet and cloudy weather throughout the week. Large holes and ruts were opening up and the first sector of the track was very slippery and would normally demand mud tires, but the rolling speed of the remaining 2 sectors meant that for the men, dry tires were a better bet. 2nd place Gee Atherton (GBR) who rode just before Aaron (who started last as the fastest qualifier), ran mud tires and was 3 seconds up after the first interval on eventual 3rd place Greg Minnaar (RSA). That looked impressive, but when Aaron came down on dry tires, and was 1.7secs faster than Gee, many in the crowd just shook their heads in amazement. This was to be an amazing run. When Aaron crossed the line, he had more than 2 seconds over Gee, and nearly 6 seconds over Greg Minnaar. An incredible ride on the 2012 World Championship course.

Aaron now has a 46 point margin over Greg Minnaar, with Atherton 101 points behind. Tracy Moseley's 3rd was a solid ride and one that she was very happy with on this track. Her series lead is 90 points going into Round 4. Justin's 8th place in the race moves him from 10th overall to 8th, while Neko jumps up to 39th and is looking forward very much to racing Mont-Sainte-Anne.

Aaron said: "I walked the first section of the track just before my race run, to see how it was changing and that certainly helped. Then lower down I came unclipped and instead of taking a big risk trying to get my foot back in, I tried to calm myself down and rode a good 200m before I found a safe chance to get back in and power down. After finishing 3rd here last year, and especially after last week's crash, I'm super stoked to take this win.”

Tracy said: "I knew Floriane (Pugin) would be the favorite on this track, so my goal was a top 3. I struggled a bit here last year, so to get 3rd and be only 1/10th of a second behind Rachel on this type of track makes me pretty happy”.

Justin said: "The course was a lot tougher in early morning training. The mud was super tacky and collecting shrapnel making the chain skip a lot, but fortunately the sun came out and I could have a good run. Screwed up a couple of things up top, but definitely happy to be only 0.7secs off the podium.”

Media seeking hi-res images can visit our website for their login.

http://www.trekworldracing.com

Results for World Cup DH #3 are here:

http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template1/layout.asp?MenuId=MTYxMjU&LangId=1

In 2 weeks the DH and XC riders are in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada for Round 4 of both disciplines. Live as always on Freecaster: http://freecaster.tv/mountainbike 

COOL DEFUNNDER!!

Have a FUNN trip~

New In Pursuit Video Released Today

New In Pursuit Video Released Today

9.6.2011     

The latest instalment of the In Pursuit series from Trek World Racing has been released today. Entitled "Five In the Fort" it follows the downhill riders campaign at the iconic venue of Fort William, Scotland, where Tracy Moseley had her fifth win at the venue, and Aaron Gwin had 5 seconds on everyone until the last minute of the race. Tracy becomes the most successful downhill rider in the 10 years of Fort William.

The video can be viewed here:

http://xc.trekworldracing.com/videos/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZnPEr8qHrg

This weekend sees World Cup Downhill #3 in Leogang, Scotland. Watch all 4 of the Trek World Racing riders on Freecaster from 13.15pm Central European Time, Sunday June 12.

http://freecaster.tv/mountainbike 

Tracy Moseley Wins and Trek World Racing is Top Team At Fort William

6.6.2011     

Fort William is the absolute classic on the World Cup Downhill circuit and a race that all downhiller riders want to win. In winning for the fifth time at "The Fort", Tracy Moseley becomes the most successful Downhill rider ever in the decade long history of the venue. On top of that, her result along with Aaron Gwin and Justin Leov who both finished in the top 10, meant that Trek World Racing scored its first trophy for 2011 as Number 1 Team.

It was almost another story altogether with Aaron Gwin starting last in the men's field, as the fastest qualifier, leading by a massive 5 seconds with about 1 minute of racing to go, and clearly about to win by a large margin. A crash when his rear wheel got hooked up on a tree stump as he ran a little wide meant that he lost the 5 second margin, and a bit more, and finished 5th; the disappointment clearly evident on his face as he circled the finish arena while Greg Minnaar celebrated the victory.

Justin Leov was back in strong form with a 6th in qualifying, and a solid 8th in the race. His front tire lost pressure during the run and this affected his time a little, but generally he was very happy to be back in the top 10. Neko Mulally who qualified successfully on Saturday, was pushing hard for big points when his front wheel washed out on a sandy corner and he went down before he could get a foot out. He went down again on the next corner as he was still trying to get clipped back in.

Tracy Moseley has a commanding 170 point lead in the overall standings over Floriane Pugin (FRA), while Aaron will be back in the Trek World Racing jersey with the stars and stripes for the next round, sitting in 2nd place, just 47 points behind Greg Minnaar. With 250 points up for grabs at each of the 5 remaining rounds, the season has only just begun.

Tracy said: "This place is so special to me. I had my first ever World Cup win at Fort William, and to get my fifth win here, in the Rainbow Jersey, is incredibly special. The fans absolutely make this place, and it’s a privilege to race here in front of them all".

Aaron said: "Just a simple crash really. I knew I'd had a good run and was on for a good time, but unfortunately I came into a corner where I was using the inside line, and I was coming in a little too hot and ran wide and got hooked up before going down. Frustrating crash, but it definitely makes me hungry for next week."

Justin said: "So good to be back where I know I belong and our Fox suspension this year works so well, together with the Session, that there was just no arm pump this year on the course, and that made a massive difference for all of us. We have an incredible combo now with the suspension set up and the bikes."

Media seeking hi-res images can visit our website for their login. http://www.trekworldracing.com

Results for World Cup DH #2 are here: http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template1/layout.asp?MenuId=MTYxMjU&LangId=1

Next week sees World Cup DH #3 in Leogang, Austria for all 4 Downhill riders, at the site of the 2012 World Championships.

Riders' News - 2nd, June, 2011

New In Pursuit Video Released Today

2.6.2011     

The latest instalment of the In Pursuit series from Trek World Racing has been released today. Entitled "Optimism In Offenburg" the video shows the performance of the Men's XC riders at the 3rd round of the UCI World Cup in Offenburg (GER). After suffering a non-finish in Dalby Forest, Mathias sees the light at the end of the tunnel and is working hard to get back to the front of the field. Brother Lukas is also solving a few of the remaining questions that hopefully will see him back in the top 10 very soon.

The video can be viewed here:

http://xc.trekworldracing.com/videos/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhNLSOLdPZo

Follow us on Twitter: @trekworldracing

This weekend sees World Cup Downhill #2 in Fort William, Scotland. Watch World Cup leaders Tracy Moseley and Aaron Gwin together with team mates Justin Leov and Neko Mulally on Freecaster from 14.15pm Central European Time, Sunday June 5.

http://freecaster.tv/mountainbike