Lama Cycles, the Canadian distributor for NS Bikes, Morewood Bikes, Industry Nine, Kali Protective and Straitline Components is proud to announce its official DH team for 2010. For a fourth year in a row, the Lama Cycles team will take part in the Quebec Cup events, the Canada Cup events, BC cup events and will also be attending the two North American World Cups. Throughout the 2010 season, the team will be training for these events on their Morewood Makulu Bikes at the local DH hill, skibromont.com.
The team’s main goal is to offer the best possible exposure for its athletes and to further their recognition and reputations on the provincial and national cycling scene. By offering professional support, Lama Cycles contributes to athlete’s constant progression and motivation. 

For the past 3 years, the Lama Cycles team has ranked amongst the best in both Canada Cup and Quebec cup events.

2007 Season
-1st overall ranking on the Quebec Cup Senior elite
-4th overall ranking on the Canada Cup Senior elite

2008 Season
-1st overall ranking on the Quebec Cup senior elite
-Quebec Champion title senior elite
-2nd overall ranking on the Canada Cup senior elite

2009 Season
-18 podiums (8x 1st places, 6x 2nd places, 1x 3rd place, and 3x 4th place)
-2 racers selected on the provincial team
-3 racers selected on the national team
-Quebec Champion title junior expert
-1st overall ranking on the Quebec Cup junior expert
-1st overall ranking on the Quebec Cup U16
-2nd  National championship
-3rd  overall ranking on the Canada Cup senior elite

“Motivated by the building momentum, we selected the 2010 racers for their ambassadorship, personality, dedication to the sports and their race results.  It is hard to find good hearted fellow sportsmen who share the same values and aspire to the same goals. To team up with down to earth racers who know what they are talking about and aren’t afraid to be the leaders they are, or have become, makes all the difference. We believe it is this difference that sets apart the good teams from the remarkable ones”

-Justin Macknish, Lama Cycles Racing team Director
Lama Cycles is proud to announce Yann Gauvin on the 2010 team roster.
Age: 20
Category: Senior Elite

‘’Last season was really great and intense, but I really think this season will top it off.  I have now the chance to race for one of the biggest DH team in Canada and I am really proud of it.  I will also have the chance to have JP Simard at my side again for another year which will help me a lot.  All elements are now in place in order to have the best possible support.  Ben and Justin are both serious guys that know where they’re going so I’m not worried at all. The Morewood Makulu was on the short list of DH bikes I wanted to race on; decked with all the best components out there, it is another plus. I’ve really trained hard all winter putting efforts where it matters most, so I’m utter ready for this racing season. With the National Championships out west and a World Cup on US soil, I can’t wait for the start of the season.  I will have the chance to train with the best junior rider, Guillaume Labrie, and also with my best friend Franck Kirscher from whom I can’t stop learning.’’

Past results:

-1st overall ranking on the 2009 Quebec Cup, Elite
-3^rd place at 2009 4x national Championships, Elite
-13^th place at 2009 Canadian National Championships, (1^st in seeding, crash during race run)

Lama Cycles is proud to announce Franck Kirscher on the 2010 team roster.

 Age: 26
Category: Senior  Elite
Franck started racing MX, in France, in the Amateur category at the age of 18 years old until he was 22.  He then switched to DH racing in 2006.  From then on, he strived for the top of the podium even though the competition was very high in his country.  He was vice-champion in his region and achieved top 25 in the Elite category in the French Cup series.  Franck traveled to Quebec in 2007 and immediately liked the Canadian downhill racing scene.

Past results:
-9^th overall ranking on the 2009 Quebec Cup, elite
-7^th place at 2009 national Championships, elite
-6^th place at 2009 Ste-Annes Quebec  Cup, elite

‘’When I entered my first race on the Quebec scene back in 2008, there was one team that really impressed me: it was the Lama Cycle race team. They had the best bikes, a mechanic, a super professional setup, and two racing maniacs as team managers! I remember saying to myself: it would be great to race for those guys… And finally two years later I’m more than happy to be part of the Lama family. Guillaume is super fast, and Yann too, we were training together last year and still will. Having JP Simard as our personal mechanic for me and Yann is almost too much! The bikes are going to run smooth & clean!  I am really looking forward to actually racing on the Makulu, because it is seriously one of the best bike on the circuit. My goals for this year are to finish in the top three Elite in the Quebec Cup overall, race the World Cup in Windham, and finally ride as much as possible to gain speed through the season. And again, big thanks to Ben, Justin and JP for giving me this opportunity!’’

Lama Cycles welcomes the young gun, Guillaume Labrie, for a second year in a row. 

«We are very proud to have Guillaume onboard this year again.  Guillaume showed us what he was capable of by dominating the U16 category and we are very confident for his first year as a junior».

Age: 16
Category: Junior
Past results:
-1st overall ranking on the 2009 Quebec Cup, U16
-1st place at 2009 Ste-Annes Quebec  Cup, U16
-2nd place at 2009 Bromont Canada Cup, U16
-3nd place at 2009 Tremblant Canada Cup, U16
-4^th place at 2009 national Championships, U16

 Lama Cycles is proud to announce Sky Gustin on the 2010 team roster.

«We met Sky last year through one of our former racers, Simon Garstin, while attending the Port Alberni Island cup finals. Sky impressed us with his speed and ability to perform under pressure. He is a dedicated rider that truly enjoys racing and everything surrounding the mountain biking community. He is a great addition to our racing family and we look forward to spending the summer with him. »

Age: 17
Category: Junior
Past results:
-2^nd place 2009 Port Alberni DH, junior
-4^th place 2009 Arduum BC Cup, junior
-3^rd place 2009 Panorama BC Cup, junior
-3^rd place 2009 Mt.Washington BC Cup, junior

 In addition to last year team mechanic, Alexandre Ouelette, we are proud to add experienced mechanic JP Simard to our team.  JP will take care of Yan’s and Franck’s DH bike while Alex will take care of Guillaume’s and Sky’s bikes.  Needless to say, their mechanic  and racing experience should add to the prestige of our race program.

‘’I am super happy to join my team to the Lama Cycles Race Team for the 2010 season.  This setup should be one that others will look up to.  Full setup, excellent sponsors, top of the line components, World Cup worthy DH bike, 4 top racers and 2 mechanics; its almost a dream come true. I am really excited to help Yann and Franck achieve great things again this year.  Swing by our setup if you want to see what racing is all about!’’ JP Simard—Team mechanic

This success is only possible with the best products, riders and support out there. We would like to welcome our new sponsors to the Lama Cycles team for 2010 and thank continuing sponsors for their commitment to the program.

In addition to Lama Cycles distribution co. and Morewood Bikes, the Lama Cycles team is sponsored by Industry Nine, Kali protectives , Straitline Components, Formula Brakes,  Alpinestars, Elka Suspension, Maxxis Tires, Spy Optic, SkiBromont.com, Cane Creek, Finish Line, ODI, SDG, OGIO,  sport beans, Race Face, THULE,

We invite you to meet up with our riders at SkiBromont where we frequently ride.

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Overall Results

1    Hayden Brown    EM    1.21.84
2    Payet Florent      EM    1.22.13
3    Tim Bentley        JM    1.23.50
4    Tiaan Odendaal    YM    1.24.10
5    Travis Browning    EM    1.25.04

Jislaaik!

Hot hot hot. We have been having some crazy weather lately – racing in this kind of heat takes some skill to keep dehydration and heat stroke at bay yet still ride at a respectable pace!

The DCM boys were flying this weekend – Brandon and Rourke put in a solid attack on lap 1 (of 9) to stay ahead the entire race.

Andrew Warr (Spider), Andrew Hill (Mountain Man), Carl Calverly and myself had a lekker ding dong. It was lekker throwing the bike around with the okes – KZN racing is fun. We are really lucky to have our own “Swiss Power Cup” here in Natal! The juniors were crushing it too… great to see such a deep local talent pool emerging. A little birdie told me that we may have the World Cup back in PMB in 2011 !?

Brandon won the Elites, myself second and Carl 3rd.

Teammate Jeremy Thompson (JT) won the vets by a convincing 3 min – good job JT !
Julian Jessop – team Thule – came 2nd in the Sub Juniors
Thomas Jessop – team Thule – won the Sprogs

A great weekend by the Thule-Morewood team. Well done guys!

Photo credits to Darren Goddard of Force12Photography

Slightly better weather on the same track that everyone raced on 2 weeks ago. Greg Minnaar raced again, Tim Bentley was fast, Motocrosser Justin Cope is adapting real quick but most impressive was Tiaan Odendaals 3rd overall less than 4 seconds off the winners (Minnaar) time. A real low key kind of guy but very fast. Fox/Morewood rider Travis Browning making a comeback after slaming his hand and breaking his knuckle a few weeks ago. Good to see him back on it. All and all a good day on the bike getting dirty and having fun.

Overall Results:

1 Greg Minnaar EM 1.26.21
2 Tim Bentley JM 1.27.11
3 Tiaan Odendaal YM 1.30.69
4 Justin Cope EM 1.31.21
5 Travis Browning EM 1.32.08

Stainbank Nature reserve was an awesome setting for the first leg of provincial XC racing… I managed to bag my first win for 2010. Andrew Warr rode in his typical attacking style but couldn’t hold on – he went off the front with Themba on the 3rd lap and i had to chase hard to reel them in.

Well done to JT for kicking some butt and coming in 2nd in his debut XC race (Veteran category). Respect.

Themba (Dave Leiman) is riding like a madman to come in 3rd. We are going to have a great Sani2C this year, sky is the limit man!

Cheers Roan

Photo credit: Grant Dekker

Hi guys

Here is some fresh news from the Réunion Island Megavalanche race.
For the last race of the season i finished 5th on the podium. “the machine ” Wildhaber won the race and some Enduro specialist and XC guys were in front of me.
I’m pretty glad because the race was so hard technicaly and physicaly and everybody was using enduro bikes 6inch travel and i used my makulu with a single pivot fork… not really my first choice but at the end it did work out well. Now everybody think the makulu is a pretty good pedaling bike

keep in touch

cheers

couscous

November 29th, 2009 @ 9:30 AM

There is something about this frameset that sets it apart from its rivals, whether it’s down to the design of the frame and its linkage or the tuned factory BOS suspension, it’s hard to say. But what is clear when you mount the Makulu is that it is different from anything you’ve ridden before, the suspension truly isolates the rider from the ground in a way which at first is almost disarming. But it doesn’t take long to get used to floating over the trail, and with the terrain posing no threat to the Makulu it only leaves you to do one thing – go faster!

The Morewood’s amazing rear suspension is well matched by good sizing and geometry meaning this is a much sought after frameset and one that the Dirt staff have not wanted to give back!

£2650 (Fox shock), £2800 (BOS shock)
Propel Bike Distribution 01726 825038
www.morewoodbikes.com, www.propelbike.com
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