PRESS RELEASE: Polygon UR MTB Team
In a world of standardized team announcements where rider X is stoked to ride for brand Z, here at the Polygon UR MTB Team, we are trying to keep things fun to announce our 2019 roster and to celebrate our 10th-year anniversary.
10 years is a long time and you will see that for our oldest riders we start to notice their age but luckily they are not feeling old yet when on the bike, enjoy!
Our core top DH riders remain the same with:
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Sick Mick Hannah / 8th year on the team
“I’m coming into 2019 more motivated than ever! I’m feeling strong and mentally fresh. We’ve also got another year in on the new bike so we’re really starting to get the most out if it. We have a great team with great partners so we’re set up for a successful season!”
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Tracey Hannah / 8th year on the team
“I am really looking forward to this season. I had a few setbacks last season which made me really rethink my goals and what I wanted my off-season to look like. My training has been revamped and my motivation rebooted, the team is like my family we have been having heaps of fun already and I can’t wait to start racing”
—Tracey Hannah
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Alexandre Fayolle / 4th year on the team
“2018 has been a complicated year for me but I am super motivated for 2019! I hope to be back on my top level but most of all I want to enjoy the ride. We are working hard this winter to get the bike all set up and I couldn’t be more excited to start racing!
—Alexandre Fayolle
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Simon Chapelet / 1st year on the team
Our young gun Simon Chapelet goes from the development team to join our 3 DH riders as his first year racing the World Cup circuit in the junior category.
“It is a dream come through to start my first year of World Cup racing with the support of a team like UR. I have been working very hard and can’t wait to hit up the circuit!”
—Simon Chapelet
On the freeride side, Polygon UR MTB Team will still have a strong team with:
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Sam Reynolds / 6th year on the team
“This year I want to go big! I’m in South Africa right now building Darkfest bigger than ever and can’t wait for the rest of the FEST series, especially the return of LooseFest again! I’m also excited to be involved with Audi Nines once again, as well as the full Crankworx Speed and Style world tour after my 2nd place overall last year!”
—Sam Reynolds
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Loic Esteve / 5th year on the team
Loic Esteve will be doing some cool video projects showing his crazy moves.
“With couple video projects in mind and the work I have been doing building trails in a new bike park near my home. I couldn’t be more excited about 2019!”
—Loic Esteve
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Tim Bringer / 1st year on the team
Polygon UR Team comes from a BMX background and is promoted to the official team. We hope to show you more of him as he is a crazy machine!
” I’m super stoked to have the support of a team behind me in the reach of my goal to make it on the FMB World Tour!”
—Tim Bringer
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Fabien Cousinié / 10th year on the team
From the Enduro side, our team owner Fabien Cousinié will be racing selected Enduro MTB events and Crankworx. He also will take us around the world on a new trail travel web series.
“Being able to manage the team, race and travel the world exploring trails is really the dream lifestyle and I’m planning to make the most of it and hopefully get some people excited to ride their bikes along the way.”
—Fabien Cousinié
Polygon UR MTB Team: Bike Line-ups
Polygon XQUARONE DH9 MTB
This is the standard Polygon XQUARONE DH9 that we are going to use in most situations.
Polygon XQUARONE DH9 29 front – 27.5 rear MTB
As the UCI regulation changed, this is a special XQUARONE DH9 mountain bike that some of our racers will use. It has a 27.5 rear wheel and a 29 front wheel with a steeper head angle.
Polygon Siskiu N9 Mountain Bike
For enduro riding and racing in 2019, the team has chosen to use the new Polygon Siskiu N9 in both 27 and 29-wheeled sizes.
Polygon Trid ZZ Dirt Jump Bike
For slopestyle, speed, and style, the Trid ZZ Dirt Jump bike will be our main weapon of choice.
Finally, as far as schedule you will find us at all World Cups, all Crankworx, selected Enduros races, selected festivals, selected FMB events, and as much on our mountain bikes as possible!
Living from our passion takes a lot so we would like to thanks again all our partners, fans, friends, families, and also the strangers that we meet on the road, thanks for helping us chase our dreams.
