TEAMS
More Cannondale Assault Teams
Cannondale’s Factory Racing Cross-Country and
OverMountain teams are made up of riders from all over the
globe. Rather than have their riders only see each other at
races, they decided to get everyone together from both disci-
Photos by Ale Di Lullo
The young gun: After three years of
racing the American circuit on the
WTB/Cannondale team with Weir and
Moeschler, 22-year-old Ben Cruz is
stepping up to the international racing
scene. He’ll be racing alongside Jerome
Clementz. ;
Enduro veteran: Known throughout his career as a well-rounded rider with some serious
descending chops, the influx of enduro events in 2013 should prove to serve Mark Weir
well. As a veteran in the sport, he’s proven to be a valuable asset for WTB’s product
development through the years, as well as a great mentor for his teammates.
Learn from the best: The Cannondale Factory Cross-Country team is
made up of two proven competitors on the World Cup circuit—Italy’s
Marco Fontana and Germany’s Manuel Fumic—along with some up-and-coming talent in the form of New Zealand’s Anton Cooper and
American Keegan Swenson.
plines for a preseason team camp in Finale Ligure, Italy. The
location, which is home to the last stop of the Enduro World
Series (October 18–29th), proved to not only offer awesome
riding, but backdrops photographers dream about as well.
HARD TALES HARD TALES
