New Simplon Trailblazers Team Signs Raphaela Richter, Tarmo Ryynänen & Lars Büngen

Feb 8, 2024 at 2:49
by Ed Spratt  
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Simplon Trailblazers has announced it will be taking on this year's enduro World Cup series as it launches a new three-rider team.

The new enduro race squad has brought on some top talent with regular World Cup podium contender Raphaela Richter and rapid privateer racer Tarmo Ryynänen signed on for 2024. The team also features fast U21 rider Lars Büngen.

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The Simplon Trailblazers' 2024 race bike.

bigquotesAfter nearly a year of hard work behind the scenes, we are thrilled to officially embark on this exciting new chapter. We are grateful for our exceptional rider combination and our future team partners, who will join us on this thrilling journey.

Our overarching goal is to establish a professional, long-term racing program that provides the optimal environment for our riders to unfold their potential and perform at their personal best. This necessitates creating a perfect comfort zone, encompassing sports and performance organization, as well as mental balance and well-being for each rider.

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The team's schedule for the 2024 season.

The new team will be kicking off the race season in the Finale, Italy at the start of May. You can follow the team through the season here.

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26 Comments
  • 41 0
 Go Tarmo! Can’t believe it’s taken this long since PBA for a factory team to bring you on board.
  • 3 0
 Unless I've been imagining things - there's no trace now on his Instagram - he did the mandatory military service in winter 22-23, after PBA aired. So he probably wouldn't been able to realistically be (seen as) a team rider still last year, even if someone was interested, being largely tied up with that for the start of 2023. (Athletes can get some leave for races etc. during their service, but I'm pretty sure not enough to fully take part in pro team activities Big Grin ) Which isn't to say I too would've loved to see it happen already last year. Great to see it happen now!
  • 6 0
 Seriously. There was some good competition that year and Tarmo still blew them out of the water.
  • 15 0
 Go Tarppe go!
  • 13 3
 Damn those are good looking Bikes
  • 3 0
 Headset cable routing.......PB is going to hate it!!
  • 5 0
 @dchill: So will the mechanics at the race pits!
  • 10 0
 Simplon makes really great bikes…
  • 2 0
 Too bad the name doesn’t bode well in Spanish speaking corners of the world. Mitsubishi Pajero anybody? Or Chevy Nova? But it does look great.
  • 7 0
 Supposedly the Simplon Enduro bike is really good. Got a lot of praise in some reviews…
  • 6 0
 Bikes looks sick!
A little too small for the boys though…
  • 4 0
 Very pleased to see such an athlete like Tarmo be recognised, despite your wrong judgment on Pinkbike Academy.
  • 5 0
 EDR is dead! Look at all the teams pulling out! raaaaa! oh....
  • 4 0
 Go Rapha! Great talent from germany, lot more to come from her in the next years! Great team and sponsors as well.
  • 1 0
 I want the TRP Evo 12 to be finally available in the EU! You see the Evo drivetrains on so many pro bikes, but simply cant get your hands on it! It even was widely advertised on Eurobike, but where the f*ck can I get one?
  • 1 0
 yes, these brakes are great! TRP has told us that rolling them out to dealers across europe is happening very soon!
  • 3 0
 I’m really curious about their eeb with the pinion mgu. Anyone riding one yet?
  • 3 0
 Nice looking bike, with some great reviews to go along with it. Stock for Raphaela to get a Factory ride, well deserved!!!
  • 5 1
 Simpletons
  • 3 0
 Can't wait to see the Simplon Pinion MGU equipped ebikes.
  • 2 0
 Smart looking bike for being a simpleton
  • 2 0
 sweet looking bike and solid team!
  • 1 0
 Taserface?
  • 1 0
 Lasercats?
  • 1 0
 Let's go Lars!!







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