The final rider announcement for the new Mondraker team is here, with Dakota Norton taking the final spot on the 2024 roster.
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Dakota Norton is the third and final contracted rider to sign with Mondraker Factory Racing in 2024. He is a two-time USA National DH Champion and five-time World Cup DH podium finisher. He started racing MotoX at age 4, BMX at 15, and DH at 22. He played in almost every World Cup DH final in 2023, finishing on the podium twice. Welcome to Mondraker, Duck! |
Updated: January 22nd
The second rider announcement for the new Mondraker team has revealed Ronan Dunne as the next rider to join the roster.
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Ronan Dunn is Irish, which explains the accent on the vowels in his name. He got tired of blasting bike engines at a young age and transitioned to mountain biking at age 13. He is a three-time national champion, reached the podium at the World Cup, and in just his third season he placed 12th overall in the 2023 World Cup DH. World cup race! Welcome to Mondraker, Ronan! |
Updated: January 18th
In the first of three rider announcements, Mondraker revealed that 2023 Junior World Cup overall winner Ryan Pinkerton will be joining the team.
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Despite being only 18 years old, Ryan Pinkerton has already won the U.S. DH Championship four times and was first in the junior division at last year's World Cup overall. He credits much of that to his mentor, Brian Lopez. Ryan is the first rider to sign with the Mondraker Factory Racing Team. Welcome to Mondraker, Ryan! |
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After supporting MS-Mondraker for 10 years, Mondraker announced his departure from the team in December. Now, Mondraker has announced the creation of Mondraker Factory Racing and its first factory DH race team. They state that this is a “100% Mondraker project featuring the world's best riders.”
Mondraker Factory Racing is made up of three riders supported by nine staff members. Mondraker plans to introduce three riders consecutively on January 18th, 22nd, and 24th, and we will update this article as soon as the three riders are announced.
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This is a very exciting time for Mondraker and the team. Having the opportunity to grow a project like this from the ground up with a brand that I grew up racing with is a dream come true. Additionally, I couldn't be happier with the riders we've signed and the team we've built around them. Everyone was in good spirits from the start and we love the passion for racing that Mondraker brings. We are also anxious to move all the developments brought about by competition to the production line and make it all valuable to the brand. |
Mondraker Factory Racing has Shimano drivetrain and brakes, Fox Racing Shocks suspension, Alpinestars kit, E*thirteen wheels, Maxxis tires, X-Sauce oil, maintenance and cleaning products, and grips. and cleaning products are supported by Ergon. saddle.
According to Mondraker, Mondraker Factory Racing will receive support from the factory as well as from Mondraker's engineering and prototype departments.
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We embark on a new stage in our competition with Mondraker Factory Racing. There's no denying that our passion for racing has always been inseparable from our roots as a brand. We have always aimed to develop the best technology available and push the absolute limits on some of the world's toughest race tracks. So it was only natural that I ended up with the Mondraker Factory Racing Team. We knew we needed a structure with all the resources of a factory behind it to best meet the needs and potential of the world's best riders. Simply put, we want Mondraker back at the top of world-class downhill racing. This is a big step for the brand as it makes mountain bike F1 history. |
Mondraker Factory Racing Support Team:
– Team Manager: Jorge Garcia.
– Race Engineer: Pablo Guillem.
– Mechanic #1: Mark Mauricen.
– Mechanic #2: Sergio Agulo.
– Mechanic #3: Ernest Adalid.
– Driver: Pablo Yrigoyen.
– Physiotherapist: Adria Baro.
– Photo by Quique Avereira.
– Video: Louis Citadel.
Mondraker won his first World Cup in Maribor in 2009 with Fabian Barel, and won his third consecutive World Cup in 2016 in Val di Sole with Danny Hart, Laurie Greenland and Florent Payet. did. We are looking forward to seeing the team perform in their first match. The World Cup will be held in Fort William in May.
For more information, please visit mondraker.com.
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