With its new direction, the "Cannondale Factory Racing XC Team" wants to set the course early for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and try to build on the great successes of the past season.

The "Cannondale Factory Racing Team" has celebrated many great successes in the last four years. The American racing team has achieved this with riders who have grown with the team. That is why Cannondale is not resting on its laurels. With the signing of Anton Cooper and Keegan Swenson's increased focus on the U23 Cross Country World Cup, they want to give the two young athletes the chance to develop alongside their experienced teammates. Junior World Champion Anton Cooper is the only new addition to the team. The overall Junior World Cup winner and New Zealand champion is regarded as one of the biggest talents in the sport of mountain biking and will contest his first professional season in the U23 class with Cannondale.