{"id":15480,"date":"2019-04-24T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2019\/04\/24\/canyon-announces-the-launch-of-worlds-first-professional-eracing-team-r7811\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T05:23:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T05:23:24","slug":"canyon-announces-the-launch-of-worlds-first-professional-eracing-team-r7811","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/canyon-announces-the-launch-of-worlds-first-professional-eracing-team-r7811\/","title":{"rendered":"Canyon announces the launch of world\u2019s first professional eRacing team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canyon Bicycles is proud to officially announce the formation of the world\u2019s first professional eRacing team: Canyon ZCC. Since the team\u2019s inception, the two squads have already proved incredibly successful winning both the women\u2019s and men\u2019s edition of the inaugural Zwift KISS Community League \u2013 the league which sits below the better-known Super League. The team\u2019s dominance is even more impressive considering 6 of the 10 riders also raced in the Super League representing Zwift\u2019s Community squads. Not only this but in March, 3 riders were able to claim Zwift National Championship titles, and James Phillips claimed 2nd place in the televised live final for the British title. It is clear the team and riders have proven themselves against some of the strongest riders racing on Zwift today.<\/p>\n

\"ccs-2-0-80875300-1556116187.jpg\"<\/a>The Canyon ZCC team competes in a striking team kit that is designed and produced by Canyon.
Photo: Ren\u00e9 Zieger<\/span><\/p>\n

The team has become famous in racing circles not only for its results but also for its striking kit, which the riders wear whilst racing in real life and in Zwift. The design and inspiration for the kit takes its visual inspiration from the early rave era in the 90s \u2013 an inspiration directly reflected in the team\u2019s first photoshoot. \u201cIt\u2019s about being different to the mainstream and embracing the freedom that comes with that. eRacing is still in its infancy, but we have always seen its potential and are excited to be pioneering the future of the sport\u201d, says Team Manager Rhys Howell.<\/p>\n

\nAt Canyon we truly value innovation and progress. Therefore it’s only natural that we’re fully committed to eRacing and want to stay right at the front as this new sport evolves.
\nSimon Summerscales, Head of Marketing & Brand<\/cite>\n<\/div>\n

To celebrate the launch of the team, Canyon will release a limited number of 50 replica team kits that will be sold exclusively through its website canyon.com. These will be available to purchase from May 7th on.<\/p>\n

\"ccs-2-0-80585600-1556116197.jpg\"<\/a>The team is fully equipped with everything they need to compete at the highest level.
Photo: Ren\u00e9 Zieger
<\/span><\/p>\n

The team consists of 10 riders made up by a women\u2019s and men\u2019s squad, currently with 5 members each. Each rider is provided with an Aeroad CF SL, striking team kit direct from Canyon along with allowances for travel to events. Wahoo Fitness are the trainer sponsor and provide each rider with a Kickr, Headwind, Tickr and Climb, with Nuun providing nutrition. The team competes in races exclusively online on platforms such as Zwift, complete with a race radio and DS giving instructions and providing information throughout the race.<\/p>\n

\nIn a very short space of time, we have built an incredibly close-knit team of riders who share our vision to build the ultimate eRacing team. This is just the beginning.
\nRhys Howell, Team Manager<\/cite>\n<\/div>\n
\nWMN Squad<\/strong>
+ Kristin Falck (NOR)*
+ Eva Buchholz (GER)*
+ Siri Hildonen (NOR)
+ Nathalie Eklund (SWE)
+ Laura van Regenmortel (NED)<\/p>\n

MEN Squad<\/strong>
+ Alex West (NZL)
+ Steve Young (GBR)
+ James Phillips (WAL)
+ Lionel Vujasin (BEL)*
+ Philipp Diegner (GER)<\/p>\n

*Denotes Zwift National Champion.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Canyon is committed to the development of eRacing and is excited about the potential of this new variation in cycling. Therefore, the Canyon R&D team in close coordination with the testing and quality engineers, are currently working on new testing procedures to ensure the compatibility of all frame platforms for use on indoor trainers. Our warranty and guarantee guidelines will be revised accordingly as soon as the technical requirements have been met.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Canyon Bicycles is proud to officially announce the formation of the world\u2019s first professional eRacing team: Canyon ZCC. Since the team\u2019s inception, the two squads have already proved incredibly successful winning both the women\u2019s and men\u2019s edition of the inaugural Zwift KISS Community League \u2013 the league which sits below the better-known Super League. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":27404,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[154,83,90],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-15480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-canyon","tag-wahoo","tag-zwift"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15480","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=15480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15480"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=15480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}