World Champs 2018 – Team Announcements
Team announcements for the World Champs are starting to roll. See who’s going to be rocking up for Great Britain, USA, Switzerland and New Zealand. Updated as more announcements made.
Great Britain
Downhill
Elite Women:
Rachel Atherton (Trek Factory DH)
Katy Curd (Specialized UK)
Tahnee Seagrave (Transition / Muc-Off)
Elite Men:
Phil Atwill (Dirt Zelvy Propain)
Adam Brayton (Hope)
Laurie Greenland (Mondraker)
Danny Hart (Madison Saracen)
Michael Jones (Mondraker)
Matt Walker (Madison Saracen)
Reece Wilson (Commencal)
Junior Women:
Maya Atkinson
Rosy Monaghan
Junior Men:
Luke Birkett
Jamie Edmonson
Kade Edwards (Trek Factory DH)
Henry Kerr (Dirt Zelvy Propain)
George Kerr (Dirt Zelvy Propain)
Riley Scott
Morgan Tyrell
USA
Downhill
Elite Women:
Abigail Hogie (Pivot Cycles Devo)
Elite Men:
Aaron Gwin (The YT Mob)
Charlie Harrison (Intense Factory Racing)
Neko Mulally (The YT Mob)
Kiran MacKinnon (Santa Cruz Bicycles)
Nik Nesteroff (KHS Factory Racing)
Dakotah Norton (Unior Devinci Factory Racing)
Luca Shaw (Santa Cruz Bicycles)
Junior Women:
Kaytlin Melvin (Sweetlines Racing)
Anna Newkirk (Team Project)
Samantha Soriano (COMMENCAL Junior Cartel)
Junior Men:
Gideon Bender (Kona Junior Factory)
Joey Foresta (GT Factory Racing)
Zach Gareis (Billy Goat Bikes/Leatts Protectives Racing)
Cole Suetos (InCycle Racing)
Nathan StClair (Transition Bikes)
New Zealand
Downhill
Elite Women:
Virginia Armstrong
Shania Rawson (Subway National Performance Hub)
Elite Men:
Sam Blenkinsop (NORCO Factory Team)
Brook Macdonald (MS Mondraker Team)
Ed Masters (Pivot Factory Racing)
Wyn Masters (GT Factory Racing)
Bryn Dickerson (FS Funn Team)
Matthew Walker (Cube Global Squad)
Keegan Wright
Reserve: Cole Lucas
Switzerland
Downhill
Elite Women:
Camille Balanche
Carina Cappellari
Emilie Siegenthaler
Elite Men:
Noel Niederberger
Junior Paroz
Basil Weber
Lutz Weber