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\n\tThe 2022 Imbuko {type}DEV equipped by Giant squad consists of (from left to right) Rudi Koen, Wessel Botha, Franko van Zyl, Pieter du Toit and Marco Joubert. (Unpictured: rider\/manager Stuart Marais) Photo by Max Sullivan. <\/em><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI\u2019m really excited about the partnership with {type}DEV\u201d Team Principle Theunis van Zyl said. \u201cWith their support and with the continued commitment of Giant Bicycles, along with our other sponsors, I look forward to the Imbuko {type}DEV equipped by Giant team reaching new heights locally and internationally in 2022.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n\tAs a winemaker and the managing director of Imbuko Wines, Van Zyl has long seen the synergy between mountain biking and wine. \u201cWatching the team perform at an increasingly high level over the last few years has been exceptionally rewarding\u201d Van Zyl smiled. \u201cParticularly so because the riders we have supported have largely been young talents. I\u2019d like to think that the Absa African Jersey podium place in 2021 was but the first of many incredible highlights we\u2019ll be able to look fondly back on in years to come. With {type}DEV and Giant\u2019s support the sky really is the limit for the squad we\u2019ve assembled.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n\t \n\t\u201cAt the highest levels, cycling and software development are incredibly competitive disciplines, populated by passionate and talented people\u201d stated {type}DEV Marketing Manager Zane Masson. \u201cBoth require years of experience as well as the continued commitment to keep learning and developing in order to be and remain successful. Only an unwavering desire to be the best and a passion for what you do can fuel the hard work needed to stay competitive. It is this golden thread which draws a distinct parallel between the software development industry and professional mountain biking that explains {type}DEV\u2019s commitment to the sport.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\tFor 2022 the team\u2019s roster will include Marco Joubert, Pieter du Toit, Wessel Botha, Franko van Zyl and Rudi Koen, under the management of Stuart Marais. Speaking after the 2021 FNB Wines2Whales the squad\u2019s senior rider, Joubert, reflected: \u201cI\u2019m only 24, yet I\u2019m the oldest rider in the team. It\u2019s great to be part of such a dynamic squad and to have the long-term support of companies who believe in nurturing young riders.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n\t\u201cGiant Bicycles South Africa are proud to continue our relationship with Imbuko and welcome new sponsor {type}DEV to the racing team for 2022\u201d noted Andrew Cattell of Dragons Sports, the Giant Bicycles distributor for Southern Africa. \u201cIt has been great to watch this young team grow over the past 3 years and we look forward to another exciting year of racing.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\tThe excitement of all those involved is justified by the balance of the Imbuko {type}DEV equipped by Giant team. Though each of the riders in the team has shown great promise at various stages of their young careers, the strength of the squad is likely to come from its depth. For each race throughout the stacked South African stage race calendar the team will be able to match the riders on the best form together, while also providing able support from a back-up team.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n\tTeam Imbuko {type}DEV equipped by Giant\u2019s local and international racing schedule, for 2022, will be announced in due course but their first outing will be the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, on the 15th of January. Thereafter key races include the Absa Cape Epic, KAP sani2c and FNB Wines2Whales. The team members will also be racing individually in the King Price TrailSeeker series and contesting for the South African Marathon Championship title. A highlight of the season is sure to be the Imbuko Big Five Challenge, which takes place in Wellington, on the 19th of February.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Imbuko Wines, {type}DEV and Giant Bicycles have combined forces to support a large squad of talented young riders in 2022 and beyond. Having sponsored a South African mountain biking team since 2017 Imbuko Wines has built a reputation for fostering young talent and promoting exciting racing. {type}DEV, for their part, entered the sport when their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":58067,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5332],"tags":[5305],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-13847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry","tag-null"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13847"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64366,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13847\/revisions\/64366"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13847"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=13847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"2.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2.c0809471cc8deda28e5bc7dc5c77e930.jpg\")
\n\tThe team will be racing Giant\u2019s Anthem Advanced Pro 29 1 full suspension bikes, equipped with Fox Performance Elite Live Valve technology. Photo by Max Sullivan. <\/em><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n![\"3.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3.225df0a389fdadb885513a624d0e8576.jpg\")
\n\tAlong with the title sponsors Imbuko Wines and {type}DEV Master Software Creators the squad will be equipped by Giant Bicycles and supported by Golden Yoke, Optimum Insurance, Ciovita, Shimano, Wahoo, Schwalbe, Power2Max, Peruzzo Bike Racks, Endurade, Lazer Helmets, Vivovita\u2019s USWE Hydration Backpacks and Squirt Cycling Products. Photo by Max Sullivan. <\/em><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n![\"4.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4.7d0c537901f7466b2b4c6ed89aa9ee18.jpg\")
\n\tImbuko {type}DEV equipped by Giant will get their 2022 racing campaign underway at the Attakwas Extreme on Saturday, 15 January. Photo by Max Sullivan. <\/em><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n