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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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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Good Fighting in the Heat of Bern
Posted on 6/28/2010
Cannondale Factory Racing’s rider Martin Gujan showed that he is back where he was before getting injured. For Martin, fighting for six of seven laps for the podium was great; unfortunately, the last lap was one too many. CFR teammate Marco Aurelio Fontana came in 9th.
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Ageless Tinker Juarez On Fire!
Posted on 6/22/2010
Cannondale Factory Racing's David "Tinker" Juarez is enjoying a youthful resurgence this season, with a return to cross country and endurance podiums week after week.
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CFR's Matt Lee Leading The Tour Divide!
Posted on 6/22/2010
Cannondale Factory Racing's Matt Lee is leading the Tour Divide, the longest and most challenging MTB race in the world. Lee set out on June 11 in an attempt to break his 2007 record time of 17:21:10. Check that again… it's seventeen DAYS! He is currently ten days into his race and will soon approach the Interstate 70 crossing in Colorado.
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Hoo Ha! Bishop Goes 2-1-1 and Takes Overall
Posted on 6/21/2010
Cannondale Factory Racing's Jeremiah Bishop had a great race weekend, winning two of the three events on his way to the overall at Virginia's Massanutten Hoo Ha!
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Good Race for Roel
Posted on 6/8/2010
CFR’s Roel Paulissen gave an impressive show at the Belgacom Beglian Grand Prix & in Verviers, showing that he is the fastest Belgian on a mountain bike. An early attack gave him a big gap to his pursuers and even a technical problem could not slow him down.
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