Commencal and Vallnord Partner Up
The Commencal and Riding Addiction Team officially announce their newest partner – The Vallnord Resort!
After six years of collaboration with the COMMENCAL brand, our team COMMENCAL / RIDING ADDICTION is honoured to announce the arrival of a new Andorran partner – The Vallnord resort!
Still managed by the Riding Addiction structure with Thibaut and Gaëtan RUFFIN, our team has changed names and will now be known as COMMENCAL/VALLNORD to honour the two main partners.
Bike Park and Enduro trails make VALLNORD an ideal playground for our team. The bike park has not finished being exploited and we are confident that together we will get to make VALLNORD a must visit destination resort.
This excellent collaboration is also confirmed by the signing of a new contract which will bind COMMENCAL and RIDING ADDICTION for another 3 years. The team will be composed of Myriam Nicole, Rémi Thirion and the Ruffin brothers, Gaëtan and Thibaut.
The growth on the front of the international scene will remain as in the past, their main objective.
Another change, a promising young rider joins them: COMMENCAL / VALLNORD will count on the talent of Gaëtan Vige which strengthens the group and will evolve in the Junior category for the next two seasons.
The arrival of Vallnord to work along side us is the icing on the cake and reinforces the image of the team! No doubt that with a training ground such as Vallnord, we will have everything it takes to prepare and progress in the best environment. We are also very happy to have Myriam Nicole and Rémi Thirion for the next three seasons. They are a big part of the team. We will do our best to continue to lead them to the highest steps of the podium.
“It‘s a great joy for me to sign with Thibaut and his gang again for another three years. I‘ve always loved success stories, where the goal is so far away but in the end your each it! It doesn’t work out every time, but when it does, it’s most beautiful. It has happened to us quite a few times in the past! This year the team is great! We worked hard on the bikes and it’s not impossible that a prototype (Supreme V4) makes its appearance. The riders have a fantastic new partner (Vallnord), a new bike (maybe), World Championships at home (Vallnord, Andorra – first week of September): The season promises to be exciting, and that‘s what matters!” Max COMMENCAL.
“I‘m really happy with the turn taken by the Riding Addiction team. Since arriving in 2010, eachy ear the team is more professional while maintaining a fun spirit! The team with which I work is extraordinary. The partners are the best in my eyes and our goal is the same: to have the best product to get on the top step of the podium!
This year I am happy to have a small junior at mys ide, he’s crazy but we do have fun! In short, the dream is not about to stop, we have many years ahead of us…” Myriam NICOLE.
“The end of my contract was due to end in late 2015, but the COMMENCAL/ RIDING ADDICTION Team asked me to extend this year, up to 2017. It has been two years that I‘ve ridden for them and it is with this team that I‘ve had my best performances. I feel good and I do not see myself moving else where at the moment. The team is becoming more professional but also keeps the family atmosphere that I like so much. It’s for these reasons that I gave them my green light. I cannot wait to start the season, lots of new things await us” Rémi THIRION.
