Trek World Racing announces downhill roster
Trek World Racing has announced the signing of American national downhill champion Aaron Gwin, and with him the complete downhill roster for the 2011 season. Gwin, ranked by the UCI as the third-best downhill cyclist in the world,
will be joining Tracy Moseley, Neko Mulally and Justin Leov at Trek World Racing’s downhill squad.
"I'm really excited to be joining Trek World Racing," said Gwin. "I've looked up to Trek bicycles since I was a kid watching Lance Armstrong win the Tours, so to be part of that same American brand and adding to all that racing heritage is pretty cool. The
support this team provides is second to none, and I believe I'll have all the tools I need to achieve my goals."
Moseley and Loev won the 2010 European Downhill Cup in Leogang, Austria in the Elite Women’s and Elite Men’s, respectively, and Moseley went on to follow that form to Mont-Saint-Anne, Quebec, Canada where she became the women’s downhill World Champion.
"It's great to be returning to Trek World Racing for a third year and this time in the World Champion's jersey," said Moseley. "I'm looking forward to an exciting year and hope to be able to help Trek World Racing become the number one team in 2011."
Mulally spent most of the 2010 season recovering from a broken arm but managed a silver medal at the junior World Championships. Team owner Martin Whiteley is enthusiastic about the line-up and plans to take the momentum of the two medals won at Mont-Saint-Anne
into the 2011 World Cup series.
“It would be great to end next season with the yellow plates aboard our bikes, and be crowned the number one team in downhill racing. With this line-up, it's certainly a real possibility.”
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