Team Specialized/Sho-Air
For 2012, Team Sho-Air/Specialized will offer a diverse roster of athlete’s to focus on multiple mountain bike racing disciplines. The team will be anchored by Monique “Pua” Mata, current women’s Pro US Marathon, US 24 Hour solo and Pro UET series national champion. Mata also took 8th at World Marathon Championships ...
Whole Athlete Cycling Team
The Whole Athlete-Specialized Team is a non-profit funded Junior and U-23 development program providing essential support to progress to the highest echelons of the sport. Drawing on the philosophy and training methods of the Whole Athlete Performance Center, young riders receive mentoring and coaching in the form of team ...
Specialized Racing Canada
New for 2012 is the formation of a Specialized Canada Factory Racing Team for cross country mountain bike. Two Canadians selected to this team are Neal Kindree and Evan McNeely Neal, a resident of Squamish, BC is a two time U23 Mountain Bike National Champion and winner of the Canada Cup cross country series. In 2008 he was on top of ...
Specialized Racing USA
Joining the 2011 Specialized USA Factory Team for mountain bike cross country will be Canadian Max Plaxton and 5-time US National Champion Lea Davison. Plaxton comes to the team after two years on the Sho-Air program and finished a successful 5th place overall in the 2010 Pro XCT standings as well as representing Canada at the World ...
Specialized Racing: XC MTB
Specialized Factory Racing goes into 2009 with a collection of new and old faces. Both Christoph Sauser, the current World Champion, and Lene Byberg from Norway will be joined by three new members to the global team: The 2008 Under 23 UCI World Cup Champion Burry Stander, 2008 World 4X Champion and World Cup 4X Overall Champion Rafa ...