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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cI am happy to say that my bottom has found a match with the Monte,\u201d says the legendary French mountain bike rider who has signed with fi\u2019zi:k to ride Monte saddles for the next three years.<\/p>\n
Cedric Gracia\u2019s career has graced most major disciplines of mountain bike competition. He\u2019s best known for Downhill, 4X, and most recently Enduro, with his own team CG Racing Brigade \u2013 but he\u2019s also succeeded in top-level Freeride and Slopestyle competitions. Gracia is applauded worldwide for his riding style, bravery, sense of fun and his individual approach to bikes, riding and racing, and he\u2019s a great addition to the fi\u2019zi:k fraternity. \u201cA world-famous winner of the stature of Cedric is something we\u2019re delighted to announce,\u201d says fi\u2019zi:k\u2019s Marketing & Racing Manager Nicol\u00f2Ildos. \u201cWhat he brings to the party is a massive amount of experience and knowledge, and an amazing character. We\u2019re proud that Cedric Gracia has chosen fi\u2019zi:k Monte saddles.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/a>Monte K:ium<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>Monte Manganese<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWinning around the world<\/h2>\n
Gracia has won and podium\u2019d races and series around the world. He\u2019s respected for his technical riding skill \u2013 learned from an early age in BMX, developed in Downhill and polished in Enduro racing, where he\u2019s perfected his line choice and balance, along with the ability to move around and off the back of the saddle through technical terrain, carrying race-winning speed through the toughest courses. Part of Gracia\u2019s success is down to his bravery \u2013 fast runs, big jumps \u2013 and some big crashes (including a famous, and very frightening off on Reunion Island, where Cedric broke his pelvis and severed his right femoral artery, an injury from which he was fortunate to escape with his life). Cedric is an exhibitionist, with an unconventional style \u2013 which many fans have enjoyed at the races or in movies, including the infamous New World Disorder series.<\/p>\n
He is also a true individual: never afraid to buck trends and go his own way, insisting on running a coil shock when the rest of the pack chose gas, or pushing the 29in wheel format for DH when the traditionalists tutted.<\/p>\n
Meeting Monte<\/h2>\n
His associations with great teams including Volvo-Cannondale, Siemens-Cannondale, Commencal-Oakley, Santa Cruz and CG Racing Brigade cement his place as a rider and as a character in the last two decades of top-level MTB competition. Cedric brings a huge amount of talent combined with a vast amount of experience. He\u2019s ridden every style, everywhere in every condition \u2013 and has been a winner throughout his career \u2013 in Enduro World Cup Downhill, Slopestyle, at Crankworx, in Urban DH events and even at the mighty Red Bull Rampage.<\/p>\n
What Cedric doesn\u2019t know about testing and proving vital components such as contact points isn\u2019t worth knowing. And that\u2019s why we\u2019re delighted he has chosen Monte.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust a few words to explain my beginning with my new friend the fi\u2019zi:k Monte saddle: it might make some people laugh, but for me the saddle is really important piece of the bike,\u201d says Cedric Gracia.
\u201cRiding Enduro with your friend or racing can be a beautiful day \u2013 or it could be one of your worst days if your saddle is not what you want. I am happy to say than my bottom has found a match with the Monte!\u201d<\/p>\n