Cube France discovered the promising downhill talent, the two-time French junior champion, and took him under its wing. Thanks to his consistent development in recent years, he has earned the chance to join the Cube Factory Team. Chapelet was also honored as the fastest private rider at the 2022 Downhill World Cup in Snowshoe. Cube sees great potential in Simon and is giving him the chance to develop his career in a professional environment.

"It's an incredible feeling. It's a dream come true to ride with a factory team and good riders like Max, Danny and the whole team. I'm over the moon, 2023 is going to be a good year," said a delighted Chapelet.
Simon Chapelet

"Simon joined the Cube family as a downhill athlete in 2021, his first year in the elite category. The year before, he became national champion and French Cup winner as a junior, which was an impressive achievement. But he was already used to it: two years earlier, Simon won the national U17 championship and stood at the top of the podium at Crankworx Innsbruck. Friendly, motivated and super-fast on the bike, he was the perfect athlete to represent Cube in France. In 2021, Simon discovered our downhill bike "Two15 HPC SLT 29" as a private rider and rode it to second place overall in the French Cup and achieved several top 5 results. The following year, he was back on the national podium and decided to concentrate on World Cups. In Lourdes (France) he finished 36th and in Snowshoe (USA) he rode to 28th place as best privateer. Now it's time for him to take a step forward and join Danny Hart and Max Hartenstern in the international Cube Factory Racing Team. We wish him a crazy and successful 2023 season," says Franck Verrier from Cube France.

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