CANNONDALE FACTORY RACING
We’re bringing all the excitement of MTB racing in house and to the States!
We’re bringing all the excitement of MTB racing in house and to the States! Cannondale’s Factory Racing is represented by German Manuel Fumic, Italian Marco Aurelio Fontana and Swiss Martin Gujan. CFR is present on the US circuit with Jeremiah Bishop and Tinker Juarez.
All riders will be competing in World Cup races, plus other disciplines, such as cyclocross races, long distance races, selected road races and additional mountain bike events. Each rider is also a hopeful for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
The riders will be able to choose from a quiver of Cannondale bicycles, depending upon the event. Bike options for the team include the Scalpel, Flash, Flash29, SuperSix and CX9.
CFR 2010 EVENTS
- 15.04 - 18.04.10 Monterey (USA) Sea Otter Classics
- 22.05 - 25.05.10 Dalby Forest (UK) World Cup <
- 29.04 - 2.05.10 Houffalize (BE) World Cup >
- 20.04 -23.04.10 Offenburg (GER) World Cup &
- 13.06.10 Albstadt (GER) Bundesliga HC
- 22.07 - 25.07.10 Champery (SUI) World Cup *
- 29.07 - 1.08.10 Val di Sole (ITA) World Cup O
- 7.08 - 8.08.10 St. Wendel (GER) World Championships Marathon
- 26.08 – 29.08.10 Windham (USA) World Cup O
- 2.09 - 5.09.10 Mt. St. Anne (CAN) World Championships XCO
- 7.10 - 10.10.10 Frejus (FRA) Roc d Azur
Martin Gujan
Birthplace: Pragg-Jenaz, SwitzerlandAge: 26
Bio: A promising young rider, Gujan has proven his ability on the World Cup circuit, consistently finishing in the top ten during the last several years. Those who know him attribute his wins to his disciplined and calculated racing style. A true competitor.
Hobbies: He's a fan of movies, skiing, inline skating, and going to the BMX track.
Career Highlights:
- 2008 - 1st, Swisspower Cup
- 2008 - 6th World Cup, Bromont, Canada
- 2006 - 1st, Swisspower Cup
Favorite riding experience: Spending time in South Africa for the team training camp.
Why Cannondale?: "Such other famous riders have ridden Cannondales. Plus, they have always had their own special products, such as forks and cranks. In the scene, everybody knows Cannondale."
Most important part of the bike: "To me the most important parts of the bike are the tires. That's the contact point between you and the terrain."
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Manuel Fumic wins first Medal at Worlds
Posted on 9/3/2010
Cannondale Factory Racing’s Manuel Fumic won a silver medal at the 2010 Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont Sainte Anne. With the German National Team he got second in the Team Relay. Marco Aurelio Fontana finished 5th with the Italian Team.
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CFR Ready for Worlds
Posted on 8/29/2010
Cannondale Factory Racing showed a strong performance at the 2010 World Cup Final in Windham, NY. Marco Fontana finished 9th, followed by teammate Martin Gujan in 11th place and Manuel Fumic in 13th. The team ranked third in the team classification.
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Tinker Juarez Takes Second at Mt. Washington!
Posted on 8/23/2010
Ageless Tinker Juarez toed the line this past weekend as he usually does these days, the oldest guy in the group going against fresh young racers. For his first time up Mount Washington, Tinker made it count, beating most of those young racers on his way to second place in one of the most grueling climbing efforts in the world. Tinker finished the 7.6 mile climb (the highest in New England) in 58:08, 42 seconds behind winner Nico Toutenhoofd
"It was good to turn things around after the bummer last weekend at Leadville. The Super Six was great. I got it set up with a SRAM Red group with a compact crank and perfect gearing. There were some funny bikes out there but I went with the tried and true," said Tinker. "The organizers were excited I came and already looking forward to next year. Maybe I'll find a way to take just a little weight off the stock setup." For the legendary Juarez, long-rumored to have trained with rocks in a backpack to weigh him down, it seems that time and weight are not a problem.
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Leadville 100
Posted on 8/26/2010
The Leadville 100 Race Across the Sky is pitched as the toughest endurance race in the world.
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Summer World Cup Report
Posted on 8/3/2010
CFR missed out on the luck they needed for the two World Cups last week. Martin Gujan showed good form in both races while Marco Aurelio Fontana was hindered twice with technical problems.
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Fontana third at the European Championships
Posted on 7/12/2010
Marco Aurelio Fontana finished third at the European Championships in Haifa, Israel. The Cannondale Factory Racing rider was fighting six out of seven laps for the victory but could not follow the winner Kulhavy (CZE) at the end. Martin Gujan did a good job as well, finishing in 9th.
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Marco “Fonzie” Fontana takes Silver in Haifa
Posted on 7/7/2010
Cannondale Factory Racing’s Marco Aurelio Fontana won the silver medal with the Italian team at the European Championship’s Team Relay. They were beaten only by the Swiss team, while Fontana pedaled the fastest lap in the race.
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Gujan on Course for European Championships
Posted on 7/5/2010
CFR’s Martin Gujan proved again that he is on course for the European Championships next week. Gujan finished fourth at the Swiss national series in Flims, close to his hometown.
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CFR's Lee Wins Tour Divide: Lefty Goes 1-2-3!
Posted on 7/1/2010
Cannondale Factory Racing's ultra-endurance star Matt Lee has won his sixth Tour Divide, the longest, toughest mountain bike race in the world. Arriving to the finish near the Mexican border at 1:00 am Tuesday, Lee raced his Cannondale Flash Carbon 29er to a time of 17 days, 15 hours and 10 minutes - a new record, were it not for an impromptu course change due to a forest fire.
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