The top rider in the new "Canyon Factory Downhill Team" is Australian Troy Brosnan, who is anything but a stranger to the podium in World Cup races. Hot on his heels will be Canadian downhill talent Mark Wallace and former junior world champion Ruaridh Cunningham from Scotland. The team's aim is to fight for top placings with the new Canyon downhill bike "Sender CF". The focus is not only on the individual, team and overall rankings of the UCI Downhill World Cup, but also on other world-class downhill races around the globe.

The aim of the "Canyon Factory Downhill Team" is to provide the best riders in the world with the optimum setup and to offer them a team and support system that will set new standards in the scene. Behind the project is none other than multiple downhill world champion Fabien Barel, who, as he himself puts it, is "responsible for bringing together the right people with the right structure to get our bike and riders onto the podium".

"Our bike" will be the "Sender CF". Troy, Ruaridh and Mark will be the first riders to race Canyon's flagship downhill bike in the World Cup. The German brand is working closely with the team to gain valuable feedback that will be used in the further development of downhill and mountain bike technologies. Barel, who is already an integral part of Canyon's Development Department, agrees: "I think that downhill is the Formula 1 of bike racing and the experience gained from races offers optimal insights for the new or further development of bikes. Being involved in the World Cup will definitely raise the level of performance and technology of the products to a new level".

After a busy off-season with extensive testing and a visit to Canyon in Koblenz, where the riders got to know the factory and engineers, the three guys were extremely excited about the new partnership. According to Troy, "Canyon feels like a small family with the right people in the right places. If something needs to be tackled, it works without any fuss and is therefore totally uncomplicated and effective".

This is rounded off by team manager Mathieu Gallean, chief mechanic Nigel Reeve, Troy's personal mechanic Aaron Pelttari and mechanic Yoan Jurgau. The "Canyon Factory Downhill Team" works closely with Mavic, Sram, Rock Shox and Maxxis.

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