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Future Frameworks Development Team Announced

Mar 25, 2025
by Neko Mulally  

PRESS RELEASE: Frameworks Bicycles

The Future is bright. Frameworks Bicycles is proud to announce Future Frameworks: our UCI development team.

We are excited to welcome Zanna Logar (USA) and Jack Mccreddie (CAN) as first year juniors, as well as Lucas DeDora (USA) and Benny de Vall (CAN), who are joining the team for their second season in the junior category.

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For 2025, UCI MTB World Series Teams can link a development team and bring up riders to compete in any World Cup race with a limit of 4 per category / 10 riders total. Through Frameworks Racing / 5DEV, we are proud to offer a pathway for these riders along with some guidance and mentorship as they start their career.

Meet the team:


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Zanna Logar
Location: Davis, WV
Instagram: @z_logar
1st year junior. 2nd in U17 at USAC National Championships in both Downhill and XC in 2024. Zanna attends Miller School of Albemarle with a 4.0 GPA.


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Jack McCredie
Location: Whistler, BC
Instagram: @jack_mccredie
1st year junior. Ranked 3rd overall in Canada Cup U17 Expert in 2024. Jack attends Kittsilano Secondary School with a 4.0 GPA.


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Lucas Dedora
Location: Huntington Station, NY
Instagram: @lucasdedora
2nd year junior. Ranked 86th UCI Elite with four top-10 Junior World Cup finishes in 2024. Lucas graduated early from Huntington High School with a 3.7 GPA in order to focus completely on racing the World Cup in 2025.


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Benny de Vall
Location: Whistler, BC
Instagram: @bennydevall
2nd year junior. Ranked 110th in UCI Elite and 2024 Junior Continental Champion. Benny attends On Track School with a 3.7 GPA.

All four riders have performance based objectives to meet to join us at the World Cup, with the goal for each rider being to race the full World Cup season. Additionally, the team will compete in the USA and Canadian National Championships, Crankworx Whistler, and kick off the season with the Tennessee National and Pro Downhill Series starting this weekend.

The Future Frameworks management team includes:

Crew Chief - Victor Garcia Melgar. Previously of Team31.
Team Principal / Manager - Judd de Vall. Previously of Outlaw United.
Team Mentor - Neko Mulally, of Frameworks Racing.

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The mission of our development program is to create leaders in life and in sport. We have high expectations for our team members on and off the bike, with a specific focus on life-long aspiration, work ethic, and a contribution to community.

This program is proudly supported by Frameworks Bicycles

Photos by Liam McMahon
Video by Jack Clark

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71 Comments
  • 4231
 Neko is the MVP in this whole sport.
  • 1811
 Doing USA Cycling’s job for them.
  • 161
 No doubt!
  • 790
 Your favourite downhiller's favourite downhiller.
  • 190
 Really is, but have to throw some love to Joe Bowman from Steel City/The Union too. These guys really keeping the dream alive, and the sport honest!
  • 30
 Amen. Epitome of a professional
  • 50
 GODSPEED to Neko and the Team, and FDW. Cheers, and wind towards your direction,
  • 13
 I can't wrap my head around the fact that Kona circa 2004 has all these teams and bottomless cash.
  • 20
 @OGTallPaul: Very good point. Joe Bow is a certified GC
  • 1682
 With GPAs like that, it's safe to say they won't be joining us in the chat.
  • 3154
flag BitsNBobs (Mar 25, 2025 at 6:30) (Below Threshold)
 Yea, it's great to see people who succeed at more than just 1 thing, and all credit to these kids for achieving at such a high level in school and sport and Neko for promoting excellence, but I hope this doesn't become "a thing". Sport can be a great leveller- we all know people who aren't so academically gifted but go like missiles on a bike and I fear this could become a way to reduce opportunities for kids- especially those from less affluent means.
  • 331
 Had to Google GPA as its not a UK think, so they are grade A students, well done to them and good luck to them in racing and their careers outside of racing. They may join the chat when they are older.
  • 440
 "We have high expectations for our team members on and off the bike, with a specific focus on life-long aspiration, work ethic, and a contribution to community."
Being good students is a good start to this team goal and these are fairly standard requirements for most US team sport organizations outside of cycling.
  • 2833
flag BitsNBobs (Mar 25, 2025 at 7:03) (Below Threshold)
 @dorkbike: I've already said these kids deserve credit for their hard work, and Neko for his vision and ambition with these teams. As an aside I'm a huge fan of Loic and that man is not just damn fast, but genuinely credentialled in a way most can only aspire to, and I would like to see more like him in this sport. However, selecting racers partly based on their GPA has certain drawbacks. Let's not pretend there isn't a correlation between family wealth and academic attainment... A reasonable cut-off of 2.5 or 2.7 is a good thing, but kids with 4.0 GPAs implies different things to different people and the cynic in me sees the virtue signalling about their grades as a not-so-subtle nod to those with money and a hint at what could become a means of gatekeeping and 'keeping out the riff-raff'.
  • 80
 @BitsNBobs: I was going to say the same thing. The investment for the team must come from somewhere though and often parents help their kids who are on a team in the early years of racing.
Loic aside who is now studying business.
Charlie Hatton, Danny Hart, Reece Wilson all ruled out of selection based on academic merit.
If you went though the last 10 years podiums, statistically basing a decision on an academic ability as well as potential ability on a bike would statistically be a bad move!!!
But Frameworks appears to be about a business investment model, so selecting kids who have parents who can invest does make sense.
  • 180
 @BitsNBobs:
As an American, what i see is that the team is committed to kids who want to learn.
Our national governing body, USAC has a mega-expensive homeschool contractor as a sponsor now, because there’s so little UCI road, cross and CX racing on this continent.

It’s dope seeing kids who get to do normal kid stuff get this level of support, it wouldn’t be possible without how hard everyone has worked over the last 10 years to rebuild domestic DH racing...
  • 106
 @betsie: "But Frameworks appears to be about a business investment model, so selecting kids who have parents who can invest does make sense." I saw that from the outset, and I am genuine in my congratulations to Neko for his approach. My concern is not where it starts, but where it ends if other teams adopt it.
@themickeyd: Want to learn, and have the opportunity and lifestyle which supports it, which was the point @betsie made. But, at what cost to those without means, or academic talent who would probably benefit more from athletic scholarship in terms of overall improvement in their quality of life and opportunities than the Ivy League bound?
  • 121
 @BitsNBobs: GPA is irrelevant if you have enough talent to win at the highest level. NFL NBA MLB MMA , any sport in the world. MTB is no different.
  • 57
 @fwp39: That's not true. You still need a minimum GPA, or you get benched. Teacher's might turn a blind eye now and then, or extend submission dates but there's only so much leeway those tactics can provide.
  • 54
 @fwp39: *Colleges are talent pipelines for NFL, NBA and MLB, and student-athletes have academic standards they need to reach if they are to compete, get noticed and complete their degree (just in case). I don't know of any pro MMA fighters with PhDs, but since college MMA is only starting out, and it's very watered down we can assume the education the fighters receive is still their priority since the university probably doesn't care one iota compared to football, baseball, basketball or even ice hockey.
  • 181
 @BitsNBobs: Here's a different perspective for you to consider if you like. GPA is an indicator of completion more than academic excellence. The days of average preparation and average effort resulting in a C (2.0) are years and decades in the past. That scale left a lot of 'headroom' to detect excellence but had some drawbacks and has shifted. If I were to draw a conclusion from the students just in the course I most frequently teach, the difference between A and B appears to be driven more by incomplete work+participation than the work's quality or any assessment of content mastery. So for student athletes who are managing their time commitments to their study and sports, setting an expectation around 3.5-4.0 can be useful (assuming the classes are appropriate for the student) and monitoring for lower GPA can specifically catch problems of time management that this student group is vulnerable to.
  • 102
 @Snfoilhat: I appreciate the input and sharing your experience/ perspective. All I'll say is it's a very different system to the one I grew up in and I'm not sure which is 'better', or for who.

I'm going to leave it there. I think my comments are being misinterpreted and they're detracting from what should be good news.
  • 10
 @fwp39: that’s not true. Every year there are star college football players who are facing academic ineligibility for having too low a GPA
  • 48
flag the-smith FL (Mar 25, 2025 at 9:57) (Below Threshold)
 @BitsNBobs: “they're detracting from what should be good news.”

At least you got one thing right.
  • 40
 @fwp39: right up until they have a career ending injury - which happens in elite sport all the time. And talent doesn't always protect the athlete from injury.
Then main stream education is going to offer them options that they can choose or otherwise.
  • 100
 What do you mean they won't be joining us in the chat? Basically every commenter is either a mechanical engineer or an orthopedic surgeon, right?
  • 11
 @chrisclifford: not since the introduction of NIL and pay-to-play… when the kids make significantly more than their professors.
  • 20
 @jgoldfield: having worked alongside mechanical engineers for 30 years (showing my age). There is a big difference in 1 to the next (same with us sparkies.... Electrical/electronic engineers, let's not even get into software engineers).

Many car mechanics would put mechanical engineers to shame (sorry mechanical engineers but the best paid spend most of their lives doing paperwork)
  • 20
 @andrewbikeguide: THIS! So very true. Sports is great but does not give you admission to a good job if you dont have what it takes to get said job. Some kids throw this away trying to go pro.

If they get pro-status in their sport they are still not protected from injury and therefor can loose thei livelyhood in a split second. Learning a job while pursueing sports is a safer way to go.

I mean - it does not have to mean that everyone should be a rocket surgeon - but at least learn something that can make you a buck if all else fails
  • 21
 @chrisclifford: They all declare for the draft after a few years most donot even finish school (the great ones don't graduate) Or transfer to a school that will push them through. What's important for the common man is irrelevant for the .1% student athlete. You think Specialized or Commencal ask Bruni or Pierron what level of education they have?
  • 43
 @fwp39: "You think Specialized or Commencal ask Bruni or Pierron what level of education they have?" I agree. Which is why I have an issue including these kids GPA in their profiles. 2 of them attend private education. 1 of them goes to a school where annual tuition starts at a sum greater than what I paid for my entire undergraduate and 2 masters degrees. I'm not trying to shame them for their good fortune or success, or Neko for his vision but it's a not-so-subtle dogwhistle to those with money, pure and simple. They could have kept it private and simply enjoyed their accomplishments. Including their grades here was a conscious choice. I have seen this kind of elitism before. If it takes hold it will take the sport down a bad path. History is full of tales of people thinking they are better than others, and putting barriers in place to prevent their perceived 'unworthy' from participating in their petty little traditions and games and this could be the start of such noxious behaviour. But sport is for everyone and it should not shame or exclude on the basis of irrelevant factors such as academics.
  • 30
 @jgoldfield: Yes. Why a few short years ago, many of the commenters here were epidemiologists!
  • 320
 Neko is all about the next generation and we are all about it.
  • 240
 Strong Island represent, Lucas! For someone to achieve this kind of staus living in a flat area, it meant his parents had to take him to NJ and north of NYC to get his laps in. Dedication pays off, good luck to the Neko & the FW crew!
  • 80
 Graham Hill and Ninham laps. Make the most of that 300'
  • 20
 That is seriously impressive. I've only ridden a few places in Long Island and from my experience Serpents Back in Hither Woods is the most intense trail on the island. Can you corroborate this?
  • 30
 Strong Island....that reminds me of a super old rap band, JVC FORCE. You ever heard of them?
  • 11
 @jaytdubs: It most definitely is not.
  • 150
 I was at windrock this past weekend with this crew. I can assure you, the kids are alright. Solid bunch both on and off the track
  • 120
 Neko is doing great things for the industry and has promoted himself very well. Hopefully the journey continues for a long time. Good luck to Neko and the young riders on this programme.
  • 80
 This is why I bought a frameworks. The amount of support that Neko puts back into programs like this and getting racers like Asa on the world stage makes it worth the price!
  • 80
 If Jack is in Whistler, he's got quite the commute to attend Kitsilano. And keeping up a 4.0 GPA.
  • 50
 It’s so nice seeing young faces in the sport. Cheers to Neko, and the rest of the Frameworks crew!
  • 71
 Neko is a rare bright spot in our sport.
  • 50
 Fantastic job, i wish more companies/teams were so proactive with the youngsters.... Awesome... nice job.
  • 53
 @BitsNBobs: sorry but Loic is genuinely credentialed, in what way? He's at a business school which is no different than the hundreds of business schools that exist throughout the world. FWIW Donald Trump went to University of Pennsylvania's prestigious Wharton school but we all know he didn't earn his way on that admission. But lets talk about WHO is educated in the pro ranks throughout cycling. As for some examples; Vero Widmann has a degree in Nursing, Jesse Melamed has a degree in electrical engineering, Remi Gauvin started a degree in mechanical engineering, Hannah Barnes (formerly of Specialized enduro) degree in nursing and did that while racing, Elliot Jackson degree in computer science, Chris Blevins business administration and minor in entrepreneurship from Cal Poly, Kate Courtney Human Biology from Stanford, Annika Langvad raced for big S and finished dentistry school then had a kid and then just crushed Absa Cape Epic with her team mate Sofia Gomez Villafane who has a degree in exercise science with minor in business. Most domestic pro roadies and many pro roadies in Europe have at least bachelor degrees.

While it is true that cycling has a high barrier to entry for racing, there are resources to help student athletes, especially with the NICA program in the US. It's clear that academic success is important to Neko and his program, they understand that these team members are student athletes and not just athletes. They should not however, and likely won't, exclude or include particular levels of academic achievement, more importantly won't lower standards. But we SHOULD encourage academic excellence as it's the surest way to ensure when their athletic career ends they have a way to earn an income and provide increased value to their future employers.
  • 20
 @Corvcycleguy: I'm just going to say- that's not a very long list. Not that their accomplishments aren't commendable, but in my younger days I was involved in a sport where college was the rule, not the exception. We trained 20-30 hours a week just to be competitive nationally. I've known plenty of exceptional athletes- Olympians and worlds medalists with multiple advanced degrees who used them to pursue very lucrative careers in industry (medicine, finance, engineering etc.) and academia after their athletic careers ended.
So my experience tells me that combining sport at a high-level with a degree isn't that difficult- it's doing the sport at the highest level while attending the best schools (I.e. the most difficult and competitive programs) and in Loic's case it's the difficulty/presitige of attending one of the premier business schools in Europe, and specifically a Grande École in France, which is more challenging than you might otherwise know. Admission typically requires 2 years of extensive post-secondary education and a gruelling battery of tests where applicants are ranked nationally. All of which means the level of competition just to get in would have been exceptionally high- easily higher than it would have been for Kate Courtney to attend Stanford (thanks for reminding me about that) which is no mean feat in itself.
Lastly, I absolutely agree that academic excellence should be encouraged. However, my argument here is that it shouldn't become enforced (beyond a reasonable level).
  • 20
 @Corvcycleguy: I meant to include/ explain that Loic became World Champion two or possibly three times (assuming he was studying for a 4 year degree), while Kate was a year out of college (same assumption- though she did win 4 Under-23 World Cups and the overall in her final year) and Jessie would have graduated almost a decade earlier when they won their World titles.
Earning a degree is commendable, doing it at a top school is admirable and becoming World Champion is impressive. Doing the two most difficult of those three at the same time is exceptional.
  • 50
 Amazing. I love the academic component. Shows discipline while racing. Let’s go Frameworks Future!
  • 30
 I'm surprised yet THRILLED that FrameWorks is in any position to offer these youngsters support for a full world cup season. Apparently Neko is making all the right moves! KUDOS!
  • 60
 So stoked for Lucas!
  • 50
 Wow. Neko is on a mission. HA!
  • 20
 How about lets just keep it a sport and fun one at that no religion no grades no politics and yeah some parents can buy there kids way in just like F1 a certain Canadian comes to mind . Im goin for a stroll
  • 40
 Excited for all the riders and our local shredder Zanna!
  • 40
 Hell yeah Lucas
  • 30
 GO BENNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hell yea dude!!!!
  • 30
 I fucking love you Neko n FW!!
  • 30
 With so many teams folding it’s sick to see one growing! Killing it Neko
  • 30
 Turns out all I needed was a better GPA to be a pro rider all along
  • 30
 Frameworks is likely the greatest thing going on in MTB right now.
  • 20
 For all the right reasons. How impressive is this! Big kudos.The world thanks you.
  • 20
 Love the mission of this team!
  • 30
 That’s legitness.
  • 20
 Frameworks XC bike incoming?
  • 86
 Why are their grades listed? How is that relevant ?
  • 30
 Because it's good to have a backup plan in life and youth programs should focus on developing well-rounded and resilient adults.
  • 20
 Sick.
  • 20
 100x like multiplier
  • 10
 Is that a berm or a wallride???
  • 10
 Neko glazing here is out of control.
  • 10
 Neko/Frameworks really going above and beyond, nice work.







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