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<\/a>Manuel Fumic.<\/span><\/p>\nIn 2017, CFR will welcome its first female athletes to the squad \u2013 sisters Helen and Hannah Grobert of Germany. Helen, an Olympian, two-time U23 MTB World Cup winner, and 2015 German XC Champion, brings her bright personality, tenacity and strong work ethic to the team. Hannah, an up-and-coming U23 racer, will also bring added excitement to the roster.<\/p>\n
Maxime Marotte of France, the 2016 #3 rider in the UCI World ranking and World Cup overall standings, will also join CFR. A standout athlete, Marotte has many titles including, Olympian, two-time Team Relay XC World Champion, and Team Relay European Champion. He also holds eight career XCO World Cup podiums.<\/p>\n
Current CFR athletes Manuel Fumic of Germany and Henrique Avancini of Brazil, Olympic athletes and 2016 Absa Cape Epic Grand finale winners, will round out the 2017 team as two of the most experienced and successful riders in XC racing.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve set up our new program with long term goals positioning CFR for success at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Until then, 100% of our focus will be on the 2017 World Cup season and the overall classification of the Absa Cape Epic,\u201d said Daniel Hespeler, CFR Team Manager. \u201cWe will rely on Fumic and Avancini\u2019s experience and consistency globally and nationally. We will combine their talents with Grobert and Marotte\u2019s to strengthen our team for top podium performances across the men\u2019s and women\u2019s fields.\u201d<\/p>\n CFR has shown a strong commitment to the sport of mountain biking and Olympic XC racing as the program has developed. CFR athletes live the mountain bike lifestyle and encourage others to ride. The CFR DNA is reflected in the 2017 roster through personality, dedication, and an eye towards the podium.<\/p>\n As a new chapter begins for the CFR team, another one comes to a close. Long-time CFR athletes Marco Aurelio Fontana and Anton Cooper will leave the team.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve raced Cannondale bikes for the last eight years,\u201d said Fontana. \u201cI\u2019m lucky to have worked so long with guys I can call my friends. I have huge respect for what Cannondale has done for me and the sport of XC. I will always look to a Cannondale bike with happiness and a smile because I know how it feels to ride it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhile we\u2019ve had many great years with Marco and Anton, all good things come to an end,\u201d said Hespeler. \u201cMarco leaves the team as a star of the XC scene and medal decorated Olympian, while Anton leaves as the youngest rider to win a U23 World Cup Race and the 2015 U23 World Champion. I want to thank both athletes for what they\u2019ve done for Cannondale and CFR. I wish them the best of luck in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n For more Cannondale and CFR news, visit www.cannondale.com<\/a>. To follow the success of all Cannondale-sponsored teams and athletes, follow Cannondale Pro on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Helen Grobert<\/strong><\/p>\n Quick Bio:<\/p>\n Career Highlights:<\/p>\n Social Media:<\/p>\n Maxime Marotte:<\/strong><\/p>\n Quick Bio:<\/p>\n Career Highlights:<\/p>\n Social Media:<\/p>\n Manuel Fumic:<\/strong><\/p>\n Quick Bio:<\/p>\n Career Highlights:<\/p>\n Social Media:<\/p>\n Henrique Avancini:<\/strong><\/p>\n Quick Bio:<\/p>\n Career Highlights:<\/p>\n Social Media:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 2017 CFR team will race on the all-new, built for XXC, Scalpel Si, as well as the F-Si, two of the most race-proven bikes in the world allowing athletes to choose the ideal machine to meet course demands. The Cannondale Scalpel Si delivers the ultimate XC speed and handling capabilities in a full suspension bike, and the F-Si boasts maximum performance in a cross- country hardtail meeting the demands of today\u2019s XC courses.<\/p>\n CFR will be supported by these key partners:<\/strong><\/p>\n Cannondale and Cannondale Factory Racing (CFR) today announced major changes to the 2017 team roster reshaping the program after eight years of elite racing. With new athletes in place, CFR will be positioned for podium success on the world stage in the year to come. Manuel Fumic. In 2017, CFR will welcome its first female […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":38305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[97,195,1900,1899,322,321,721],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-17241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-cannondale","tag-cannondale-factory-racing","tag-hannah-grobert","tag-helen-grobert","tag-henrique-avancini","tag-manuel-fumic","tag-maxime-marotte"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17241","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=17241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17241"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=17241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>Manuel Fumic and Helen Grobert.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>Maxime Marotte.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>Helen Grobert.<\/span><\/p>\nRider profiles:<\/h2>\n
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