It's over-the athertons have left

iain1775

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It's over-the athertons have left

« on: November 09, 2011, 10:17:41 PM »

Hot off the press-
It's been confirmed
Gee Rach and Dan won't be riding Commencal in 2012
Nothing announced who they are going to but strongest rumour is GT

http://www.velovert.com/information/4557/commencal-et-les-atherton-c-est-fini

http://m.vitalmtb.com/news/news/Atherton-Racing-Leaves-Commencal,374?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=spotlight


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fly6154

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Re: It's over-the athertons have left

« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2011, 11:33:11 PM »

Who are They then.


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Steve UK

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« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2011, 12:46:58 AM »

Gay Times??


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marki3boy

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« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2011, 01:22:18 PM »

That's it, I'm selling my Meta and buying on of these beauties.

That hurts my eyes.


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Snakes

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Re: It's over-the athertons have left

« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2011, 02:09:41 PM »

Yup it is time to leave Commencal... Just kidding, I am staying on my Meta at least for next season, but next bike probably won't be from Commencal. Hmm this is fourth season that I am on Meta, quite some time.
GTs look nice, but in reviews they are not marked as good as Metas...


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Nojzilla

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« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2011, 06:12:56 PM »

first CG now the athertons! i wonder who'll replace them

read a nasty roumer its because they didnt like the V3 but, i dont believe it..........


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iain1775

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Re: It's over-the athertons have left

« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2011, 06:25:41 PM »

Here is the complete official press release from Commencal, released earlier today -

Today, we officialy announced the end of an era.
On December 31th, the contract between COMMENCAL and the Atherton will end up. It has a very great experience, for all of us.
Time has come for them to seize an opportunity and for us to move forward other options.

COMMENCAL will still be involved in races.
We're working on a new strategy that we'll expose you in january.

Please find the press release below.

The Edge of Reason

Together we have written some of the most beautiful story lines in the history of World DH, the story of one family, two brothers and a sister, as united in life as they are by their talent. A story that the sporting world loves to generate.

Back in 2007, encouraged by COMMENCAL UK, the Atherton family started riding the Supreme DH. Passionate about competition and the emotions generated by the discipline, Max Commencal, the founder of the Andorran brand, lost no time in making them his ambassadors.

The worlds DH elite dominated by a single family!
Between 2007 and 2011, Rachel, Dan and Gee claimed no fewer than 52 victories, 17 of which were World Cup events.
Obvious highlights include world championships won by Gee and Rachel in Val di Sole in 2008. That same year, during the Vallnord World Cup, on COMMENCAL's home turf, Gee and Rachel dominated the DH while Dan, the eldest of the three, won the 4X final. A truly epic weekend, almost beyond belief.
In 2008 and 2010, Rachel and Gee were respectively crowned overall DH World Cup winner, a triumph.

A parallel evolution
Partnering with the worlds best riders has always been the generator behind the evolution and performance of Commencal's bikes. During these five years of cooperation, athletes and engineers have strived to create new, more modern, stiffer frames, with optimized weight distribution and lower center of gravities. All with one goal in mind: to be on the top step of international competitions. Given the track record acquired by the Supreme DH throughout its three incarnations, with two world championship titles and two overall World Cup wins, we are not exaggerating when we say the partnership was beneficial!

But it is not just about the material and technological aspects of the relationship. Over the past five years, the association between COMMENCAL and the Atherton family has resided especially in their mediatization and accrued recognition for both sides by the riders and followers of the sport.

The connection between these two entities shows primarily that, without each other, we would certainly not be where we are today. We would all progress, of course, but this partnership has on the whole brought some panache to what is a beautiful story.

Today we are about to go our separate ways (the contract runs until the end of the year), but the entire COMMENCAL staff would very much like to thank Rachel, Gee and Dan, as well as their manager Brownie, and their staff for all the beautiful moments spent together, the ups and downs, doubts and victories, which ultimately will be part of two stories forever united.

Good luck...


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