Renthal Cycling Accepting Sponsorship Applications

"Welcome to the Renthal Cycling Support Center. We sponsor the Worlds fastest racers, with 4 World Championship Gold medals won on Renthal products in just two short years. Coming from a motorcross background, with 153 World and 132 USA titles we are now applying our expertise and products to the world of cycling -  no other performance component manufacturer comes close.  It is the ability to use the World’s best race teams and riders to constantly develop and improve our products that gives us the winning edge over our competitors.

We are able to provide various levels of sponsorship to our riders - from local level amateurs to national champions.  Any racer looking to work hard and give Renthal a positive representation on and off the track may apply."

This website is for sponsorship requests whithin the United States, to apply for sponsorship outside the United States, please contact the local Renthal distributor for your area.  Our worldwide distributors are our eyes and ears for each market we sell to and they are the experts in their area.  Click the following link to see who handles Renthal in your country, Renthal Worldwide Distributors.

       

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2012 IXS Downhill Cup CHanges And Schedule Announced

Already in its tenth year, the iXS Downhill Cup series has grown up and presents itself in a new look. Not only the logo has been redone, it also comes with a new online presence.
 
With the four series under the flag of iXS running for some years already, the layout of the cup had to be dusted off. This has been done with the design of a new logo and the redevelopment of the website. But it's not only the look that has changed, there are also changes within the series as well. The organizers have revised the time table at some stages, but most significant are the changes within the rules of the iXS European Downhill Cups.
 
Five years after its inauguration the cup has left its childhood days behind and established itself as one of the most prestigious series of the world. As a result it will only be open to licensed riders in the future. But the growth in popularity is only one factor triggering that decision, it is also influenced by different national rules. Due to national rules in some countries, the added costs to open the cup to non-licensed riders are extremely high due to added insurance costs and other efforts. In some countries it is even impossible to let unlicensed riders participate. As bridging the gap between national series and the Worldcup has always been the cups main purpose, this step is bringing the cup closer to the Worldcup than before. As a result extra training times for the Top 80 Elite Men and Top 10 Elite Woman categories will be added. Based on the world ranking list, the best 80 men and best 10 women will enjoy an additional three hours training time. Start numbers for the European Cup will therefore only be available on Fridays before each race.
 
There will also be a new system for registration, as a change for the better for those who knew the old system. Due to increased fees for foreign bank transactions paying via PayPal will be the only way to pay in the future. This will cut costs and make funds available quicker for the organizers of the various events. Late registrations and late payments are not possible any longer, registrants have to pay immediately via PayPal and will show up on the list of competitors in real time after they completed the registration.
 
The registration list and starting as well as results lists will be available online in the future, so people can check them at the races with any mobile device connected to the internet.
 
The section with the rider's online profiles has been extended as well. Next to the results riders can upload a picture as well as information about their team, sponsors, bikes and parts used. The profiles can be changed and completed any time. Within the next weeks all participants will be invited to update their data. All existing accounts will still be valid.

2012 IXS Downhill Cup Schedule

2012 MS/Mondraker Team Announced

This new structure is the result of an agreement between Mondraker and the Austrian Race Team MS Racing owned by RedBull athlete Markus Stöckl and will mean for Mondraker a new stage and step ahead in DH Racing after former DH team ¨Mondraker Factory Team¨ and Fabien Barel announced their retirement.

The team will be composed by the following top riders:

Brook MacDonald
3 podium positions at World Cup UCI in 2011

Damien Spagnolo
Silver Medal World Championship 2011 Champery/SUI

Emmeline Ragot
World Champion 2011 Champery/SUI

Markus Pekoll
European Champion IXS Cup 2011

The goal of the team is to be one of the top DH teams of 2012 and to continue the great job of the Mondraker Factory Team of the last seasons.

All riders of the MS MONDRAKER TEAM will be riding the Summum Pro team which has proven to be a very promising and medal winning bike ever since its launch in 2009, with various victories from Fabien Barel in the last few years and Damien Spagnolo's great performance in Champery September 011.

The MS MONDRAKER TEAM will have an impressive infrastructure and a very professional support team available for the riders, as well a professional photographer and movie maker who will be following the team during all the important races starting from the first World Cup race in Pietermartizburg between the 17th and 18th of March.

MS-Racing Owner Markus Stöckl says:

We are very proud to represent the new Mondraker Factory Team, already at my first visit at the Mondraker office we found a good base for our program. The Team is very sad that we had to let some of our riders go but also happy about the new riders Damien and Emmeline and about Brook and Markus to still be with us, each of them is a great Rider and has a cool personality, so we are looking forward to some successful and fun race weekends. It is quite a busy time for us because of the change of our main partner there will be some more changes down the road, but we are stoked about the new opportunities which are coming.

Lezyne Partners With Team Norco International

San Luis Obispo, CA – Lezyne is proud to announce a partnership with Jill Kintner and Bryn Atkinson of the newly formed Team Norco International for the 2012 season. Jill Kintner, an Olympic BMX Bronze Medalist, is one of the most dominant female cyclists in the world, and is ready to take on the 2012 race circuit in DH, 4X, and DS. Bryn Atkinson is a top downhill racer on the World Cup scene who has come up through the ranks along side some of the industry's best. Jill and Bryn are dedicated to toping the podium at every race they attend around the world.

Lezyne has known Jill and Bryn since their days of racing for the Transition Bicycles / Crankbrothers team. Jill contacted Lezyne in November 2012 about her new team with Bryn. "Jill has been a great ambassador for Lezyne and for women's cycling. We are so happy and excited to be working these two star athletes again in 2012", says Patrick Ribera-McKay, Lezyne's Worldwide Marketing Manager.

Team Norco International will be riding with Lezyne pumps, CO2 inflators, multi-tools, bottle cages, tire repair, soft goods and LED lights. Along with representing the brand, Jill and Bryn will provide Lezyne with valuable product feedback gathered from putting Lezyne products through their paces in training and on the international World Cup scene.

Sam Blenkinsop Breaks Ankle

Looks like Team Lapierre is going to miss Sam until March sometime.

"Bad Injury for Sam Blenkinsop. The message came just with the new year : "I broke my fibula bone in my ankle on Friday, slipped down a steep hill and at cracked!" All the best buddy, you will be ready for SA World Cup in March..."

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