Utopia Optics Mountain Bike Team Continues to Dominate!

After a sensational ‘05 season, the Utopia Optics mountain bike teams continues their dominance in 2006! Under adverse conditions, the world’s fastest racers battled in mud-fested tracks at the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California.

2005 Gravity Omnium (Overall) & Downhill Champion Jared Graves had another sensational weekend! Once again he has proven that he is a dominant force on the downhill circuit. Jared bested the best downhill racers in the globe, including the current World Downhill Champion Fabien Barel by 4 seconds! After capping of his weekend with a 3rd in Mountain Cross, Jared secured 2nd place overall in the Gravity Omnium competition.



In the women’s field, Sabrina Jonnier battled a fierce field to finish 2nd overall in the Gravity Omnium competition. Sabrina kicked off her weekend by securing a victory in the dual slalom & continued her success by landing on the podium at each discipline!


Newly signed dirt jumper / slopestyle rider Adam Hauck had an impressive team debut finishing 2nd in the Pro Dirt Jump Contest

Utopia would like to thank all the team riders for a truly successful season debut! Nathan Rennie, Mick Hannah, Jared Graves, Sabrina Jonnier are all set for an exciting 2006 season & are gearing up for their opportunity to challenge for the title in this year’s UCI World Cup Series championships. Justin Havukainen, David KlassenVanOorschot, Melissa Buhl & many others are set to tear it up on the NORBA circuit this season. And don’t forget to check out George Ryan, Carter Holland, & Adam Hauck at a freeride event near you!


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Through its roster of high profile athletes, Utopia Optics is recognized as a leader in eyewear for the action sports community. Led by Bike Team Manager - Jeremiah Dean, Utopia Optics sponsors Mountain Bike & BMX star athletes including Nathan Rennie, Sabrina Jonnier, Mick Hannah, Jared Graves, Gary Young, Kyle Bennett, & Team Redline….


Utopia Optics was born on the streets of Los Angeles and Venice Beach, California. In 1998, the founders of Utopia® set out to create a unique brand of eyewear geared towards the lifestyles of action sports athletes. An unrelenting drive for success has propelled Utopia® Optics into one of the fastest growing action sports companies in the world today.

The people behind Utopia® are as core as it gets. Most of us truly live the lifestyle. We surf, skate, ride, or race every chance we get. Utopia’s® market targets primarily surf, snow, skate, bike, and motocross enthusiasts. We sponsor many top-ranked action sports athletes who are respected and highly influential in their sport