Max Knox and Jock Green to feature in Decca Ghost Bike Racing Team's debut – Cycling Update
During the weekend, the Decca Ghost mountain bike racing team came into existence in Johannesburg, South Africa. Two South Africans, Max Knox and Jock Green, confirmed that they will race for Ghost Team.
Knox is one of the world’s leading marathon cyclists who has four remarkable stage wins of Cape Pioneer Trek (October 2011) to his claim.
Knox, along with his teammate and Switzerland's world champion Christoph Sauser, secured the victories ahead of Neil Macdonald and Waylon Woolcock (R E : C M).
Knox also took a lead in BC Bike Race in Canada, alongside bagging various other South African events.
He is really looking forward to the next season’s South African National Marathon Series. The first round will start in Sabie, in February. Being a resident of Sabie, this is his most favourite race.
In the past few years, a German Brand, Ghost Bikes, attained international recognition, especially in the Olympic cross country. The brand wanted to make progress in marathon racing events and therefore, opted to support Decca Ghost Team.
Although, the 24-year-old, Knox, emerged successful in 80 percent of the events, mostly on a 26-inch Ghost, now he will compete on the new 29-inch models.
Team manager Theunissen told the media, "Max is one of the few riders able to remain competitive on all courses on a 26-inch bike so we're excited about the arrival of the new 29er, which should remove any disadvantage on the less hilly, less technical race
route".
The former South African National champion, Green, switched to mountain racing two years ago and he is still in the process of improving his performance. He is focusing on the 2012 Otter Africa Trail Run.
Decca's Quinton van Loggerenburg, "We have achieved great success in professional road racing both in South Africa and abroad over the past two years and have now targeted the growing discipline of mountain biking".
Team Decca Ghost is registered as a South African team but it will adopt an international strategy in 2012, as it aims to improve awareness of the internationals brands.
The team will be sponsored by Belgium-based Decca performance cycle clothing, SRAM components, and Continental tyres. It will be interesting to see, how Green and Knox will help perform in the new team.
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