Grandy is regarded as the great young hope in German downhill sport. Last season, the 16-year-old attracted attention with some top times and a handful of victories in his age group in the races of the iXS racing series. With the transition to the junior category, Grandy will receive professional support for the first time. Silas will be chasing top results in national and international races in the coming season, officially under the banner of the "Gates Nicolai Mountain Bike Team". In Swiss junior rider Mike Schär, Grandy will have the perfect team partner to push each other to peak performance. The Portuguese-born rider with a German license is currently in Portugal, but will be back at the races of the iXS Downhill series in time for the start of the season.

Further additions to the team are the Dutchman Wilfred van de Haterd. Having made a name for himself as a downhill rider, van de Haterd switched to enduro racing last year. In 2014, the flying Dutchman will strengthen the enduro department of the "Gates Nicolai Mountainbike Team".

In BMX and 4x, the team will continue to rely on Swiss rider David Graf and Frenchman Quentin Derbier.

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