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2012 team rumour and speculation

ianjenn

ianjenn

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Wonder what the Trek crew thought when looking at Gwinn's ROI for racing their bikes all over the globe and beating everyone? I hope they didn't draw the conclusion that it wouldn't break even for them.... maybe so. Or am I reading to deep into this one?

I will stick with the Grey Goose guys.
 
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4130biker

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If that news didn't just blow the internet, then I'm scared to see what will!
 
Mo(n)arch

Mo(n)arch

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And god said:"Be specialized!"
And he saw, it was good.

I think Gwin is the new million dollar baby. I mean, Specialized had to buy him out of his contract...
It's like in soccer.
 
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Mo(n)arch

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worship_mud said:
and no balls?
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Downhill, because soccer needs only one ball.

Gwin will clearly be slower on the new rig. No monkdawg, moar carbonz (weightwise), short rear end cannot compensate the newly accuired demo9 riding style and last but not least no custom saints to secure that he isn't braking the whole time.
 
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Uncle Cliffy

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The plot thickens:

“The last several weeks have been a very difficult period for our company as owners of the Trek World Racing program. Despite the fact that on August 9 of last year, Aaron Gwin signed a legally binding Letter Of Intent with our team for the next three seasons, his agent wrote an email to the team in mid-December stating he had decided to race for another bike brand. Mr Gwin confirmed his agreement with our team in public statements, and he and his agent repeatedly confirmed the existence of, and commitment to, the agreement in written correspondence with us. Yet, only weeks before the team was required to submit the official team roster to UCI, Mr Gwin informed the team that he was abandoning TWR in total disregard of his contractual obligations.

The team reached out on several occasions in December in order to try and remedy whatever concerns Mr Gwin had, but these were ignored until the team received a letter from his Attorneys on December 27 stating he would not ride for our team. In the interests of the team and our sponsors, we are actively pursuing all options open to us at this point, including legal action, and remain completely surprised by Mr Gwin’s unprofessional actions.

Team Director Martin Whiteley says: “This has not been an easy time for us. In the bigger picture however I find positivity in the fact that the Trek World Racing program will continue regardless of the outcome of this dispute, as no single rider is bigger than the team as a whole. Every rider who has been on our Downhill program has had the best years of their career with us, and we will continue to bring on talented riders. The team has a history of helping riders win who had not previously won, including Aaron Gwin. It’s our intention to continue that type of record with new talent. I would personally like to acknowledge the complete support and loyalty we’ve received from our title sponsor Trek Bikes who have been unwavering in their commitment to the program since this news broke. In the interests of the fans, we hope this matter will be resolved sooner rather than later”.”

Martin Whitley
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From spokemagazine.com
 
toodles

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This would have been so much more epic if he'd signed for Evil. Imagine the headlines "Christian DHer lured over to Evil"
 
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