Colnago launches professional team with Giger and Lechner

Fabian Giger will form the Colnago-Südtirol-MTB team together with Eva Lechner in the 2015 season. After their two teams - the Giant Pro XC Team and Team Colnago Südtirol - stopped racing, they both had to reorient themselves.

Fabian Giger had to wait a long time before a follow-up solution for his old team became apparent. With his signature, it is now in black and white - Giger will ride for the newly launched Colnago-Südtirol-MTB-Team for at least one year. This was better known as a women's racing team, which, like Giant, ceased racing at the end of the season.

Together with South Tyrolean rider Eva Lechner, the world number three competes in the entire World Cup, which is also his focus. However, the focus is also on races such as the European and World Championships, as well as the European Games in Baku. In addition to these highlights, races in Italy and Switzerland are also on the program. However, the two top athletes will have a new addition. To register as a UCI team, the team must have at least three riders under contract.

Ernesto Colnago with his protégés Eva Lechner and Fabian Giger. ©Colnago Pro Cycling

This remains under the leadership of Slovenian Jernej Sobocan, who has already led the Colnago Südtirol MTB team as a women's team. With the main sponsors and the team boss, much of the old team will remain for the new one - only it will be smaller, but with Giger's conviction also more successful.