No one expected this success story at the beginning, not even team boss Bernd Reutemann. "We wanted to get off to a good start in our first cross-country season. Then everything turned out differently, we won all the U23 World Cups with our team, two world championship titles, two European championship titles and three national championship titles. It all happened very quickly. Our goal was and is to introduce young talents to the world elite, while taking athlete health into account. We will be a lot closer to this goal from 2023."

The new team name will be the program: "Trek Future Racing" will be the talent factory for "Trek Factory Racing" and will focus fully on training talent from all over the world.

One important partner of recent years will be missing, however. Vaude will not continue its involvement in the team and will change its focus. "I personally very much regret that we will not be able to take the next step together, which makes me all the more grateful for the great support our team has received from Vaude," says Reutemann. "After two years full of shared experiences, spectacular victories for the athletes and a great collaboration, we are now entering a new chapter, which we will no longer accompany for strategic reasons. We would like to say thank you for the great time, wish the team every success and keep our fingers crossed," says Leo Jelko, Sponsoring Manager at Vaude.

"Trek Future Racing" will become even more professional than before thanks to a number of new partners and expand its development concept. The coaching team will be joined by Dr. Jürgen Grunwald, the team doctor responsible for nutrition and athlete health. Sven Meyer (former national coach - track) will take over the position of performance coach. The support team comprises ten people and forms the basis for optimal support for the young athletes.

Team 2023

The squad will be more international. All U23 athletes from the 2022 season will remain in the team. Three young talents will also be added.

Luisa Daubermann born 2002 (Germany) Vice World Champion XCO Juniors 2020
Tamara Wiedmann Ja. 2001 (Austria) Vice champion Austria XCO 2022
Nils Aebersold born 2003 (Switzerland) 3rd place World Championship XCO Juniors 2021
Mario Bair born 2001 (Austria) runner-up Austria XCO U23 2022
Bjorn Riley born 2002 (USA) US Champion XCO U23 2022

New to the team

Lea Huber born 2004 (Switzerland) Vice World Champion XCO Juniors 2022
Tobias Lillelund born 2002 (Denmark) runner-up Denmark XCO 2022
Emilly Johnston born 2002 (Canada) Canadian XCO U23 Champion 2021

Holistic focus

The team's concept is that in the first U23 year, as with Lea Huber, the focus is on school or training and the young talents are slowly introduced to life in a professional team. The concept of "Trek Future Racing" focuses on the search for and training of young talent. Back in November, the team launched "Trek Talent Scouting" as part of a pilot project in Germany in collaboration with Trek. More than 200 young talents applied for this young talent program within seven days.

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