[sirbikealot]

Both Greg Minnaar (RSA) who is the reigning World Cup Champion, and Matti Lehikoinen (FIN), World #11, return to the team. Additionally, 23 Degrees will be sponsoring two junior development riders on the World Cup circuit, Junya Nagata (JPN) and Ruben Garcia (ESP), both of whom are reigning national junior champions.

Full article here:
http://www.dropmachine.com/news/news.php?action=fullnews&id=246

Nagata has been on the bike for at least a year but garcia rode a 223 last year for 23 degrees.
Good to see some more riders on these bikes, even better that its at the junior level.

 

[AusRottenVirus]

Good to see some actual news on this forum again.

 

[Kevin]

Junya

And a viddy...

http://www.bikedaily.net/videocast/junya.mov

 

[acair422]

ehh no offense to junya but he doesn't look THAT fast (i mean i'm sure he's much much much faster then me) but he didn't exactly blow me away

 

[black noise]

ehh no offense to junya but he doesn't look THAT fast (i mean i'm sure he's much much much faster then me) but he didn't exactly blow me away

Videos are never a good indicator of speed, but he didn't really impress me either. But if he's a jr. national champ I guess he must be fast.

 

[wujj]

He was 35th at Worlds in Junior class.

 

[Daver]

He was 35th at Worlds in Junior class.

And now he races for Honda??? Wouldn't Honda want faster guys to race for them?

 

[spacemanspiff06]

Dropmachine: "Both Greg Minnaar (RSA) who is the reigning World Cup Champion, and Matti Lehikoinen (FIN), World #11, return to the team"

i thought Minnaar was on cannondale for 06?



...well shucks!

 

[konastab01]

i thought Minnaar was on cannondale for 06?

 

[black noise]

i thought Minnaar was on cannondale for 06?

That was Mick Hannah. I confuse them too.