Mondraker Steps Away from the MS Racing Team
Danny Hart on his way to winning the 2016 Val Di Sole World Champs ahead of MS Mondraker teammate Laurie Greenland.
Mondraker has revealed MS Mondraker is no more after an announcement stating the end of its over ten-year partnership with MS Racing.
Since branding itself as MS Mondraker in 2012, the team has collected many accolades from World Cup wins, Overall titles and multiple World Champs medals including a one-two finish in 2016. In its statement on social media, Mondraker states that while this is "the end of an era," it hints at something new coming soon.
 | More than 10 years of triumphs, of podiums, of World Cups. More than 10 years of work, evolution, sweat and tears. It’s time to say a huge “Thank you!” to the pit crew and riders of the MS Mondraker Team for everything they’ve done over the last decade, and for taking Mondraker’s colours to the top steps of podiums all over the world. It’s the end of something that will be a part of Mondraker’s history for ever. Frankly, it’s the end of an era. But… it’s also the start of something new. Racing never ends. |
While MS Racing has been running Mondraker bikes since 2012 on the World Cup circuit, it has also previously worked with other brands and there is no sign the team is going away for 2024. There's no official word on what Mondraker or MS Racing plans to do next year or which riders are on board, but we will provide an update when we know more.
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Your imaginative conspiracies are more entertaining though.
Another thing I heard at the same time was that a well known US team is pulling out. It’s not been announced yet but it may be soon if true.
Loads of issues with Mondraker DH frames last year from teams and individuals.
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Riders didn't pull out of races during the season but teams are pulling out of racing at the end of the season, decisions like this are not taken without lots of consideration.
Propain started (I might be wrong) the exit before this season but this off season is seeing a significant increase in team departures.
The cartel at the top are probably not too bothered but it will hit home when teams and riders are not present at races, the fans won't have the same content to go and see and no offence to the cartel, they are 2,3 players out of many that the audience go to see.
I might be wrong but 2024 and into 2025 is going to see the shrinking of the sport, more local series maybe and racing as we know it becoming a niche thing with those top rider values potentially dropping quickly due to the audience no longer being as engaged.
Maybe Zerode will come out with something fantastic that can be competitive and riders will move from traditional bikes to something more niche like a Zerode but I doubt that.
So I don't understand your point.
I really like my Marino commuter I had built.
Specialized clearly has a good frame going. Greg doesn't get along with the latest Santa Cruz, but Jackson, Nina, and Laurie do well on it.
The latest GT (aside from snapping in half) honestly seems pretty good.
" Personally I think my bike rips, and I got my best ever season on it! Developing a bike for the world cups to race the worlds best is super tough, especially racing guys that have more then one year on a bike getting it ready. I couldn’t be more pumped on things reguardless of what anyone else has to say! -Dak"
Same with Gwin and the M29+M279, he even got a company to change their DH bike concept because the concept supposed to be engineered to completion but you still see a VPP Bike (V10) winning. And in the end the new M1 just looks like an old Canyon Sender with an idler
Don't always take everything so seriously
Teams closing and leaving racing speak volumes about how "win it on Sunday sell it on Monday" has always been utter BS.
6 men racing
3 Women racing
All other teams have jumped ship lol
Look like the same for enduro too
Not much news about XC teams I presume they are all still in the game
It seems like Enduro and Downhill are taking a lot of casualties. Is XC sustaining the same kind of damage?
Gearbox NZ dh bike coming back?
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