Bike Morzine is beyond stoked to be working with Steel City Media & Santa Cruz Bicycles in bringing together "THE UNION" a new type of program that focuses on bringing together and supporting individual riders, under the ‘UNION’ banner.
OFF TO RACE WE GO
“After spending the last 10x years growing up and filming on the world cup circuit and wider MTB scene, we wanted to try and give back and help support up and coming riders, media squids and more, with everything we’ve learnt along the way so far. Forming the UNION seemed like the best way to put our small but hopefully mighty voice to good use, by hustling on behalf of and promoting a crew of deserving people, with the aim to give them some of the opportunities we’ve been fortunate to have. It’s only just the
beginning and we’re all in for the long run, so watch out for a more diverse setup going forward that reaches outside of the tape and beyond.” - Steel City Media
Even though the focus this year is definitely World Cup DH orientated, this is just the start for the UNION. The long term aim is to support privateers and future talent, whatever their two wheeled discipline may be, because whilst racing is life, riding outside of the tape is pretty sick too.
The following riders will form our first chapter:
Tuhoto Ariki Pene - NZD. Current NZ DH Overall Champion, Val Di Sole 2019 WC Junior
winner, Bronze Medal Junior Worlds 2019 and itching for his first proper season in Elite.
@tuhoto_ariki
Finn Hawkesbury Browne - NZD. Wakatipu Worlds 2021 winner, 4th NZ DH 2021 series
overall and keen for his first overseas summer and Elite WC season.
@finnhb
Ollie Davis - AUS. Reigning Aus National DH Champ U17, fired up for his first solo trip to
Europe and his first go at the junior WC season. Will he discover Mutzig?
@olliedavis.6
Oliver Zwar (Team manager) - SWE. Aussie expat now living in Sweden, team manager and
currently ranked 41st on the circuit. Full time carer of Benny.
@oliverzwar
Ben Zwar - SWE. Made the jump to Scandinavia to be closer to racing in 2020 with brotherOli, ranked 42nd on the circuit, dabbles in slopestyle. Can’t speak Swedish. @benzwar
There's strength in numbers. What we liked most about what Steel City are doing is creating a team that puts individuals first. The crew that’s assembled for 2020 are riders we’ve been supporting through our distributors for a few years already, but now they’re unified under one tent but with room to grow. - Seb Kemp / Global Brand Manager, Santa Cruz Bicycles.
For everyone else, if you fancy a chat, a beer, or for the squids, somewhere to stash your gear, our pit is always open and secure thanks to our own viking/mechanic Joakim Sundfeldt who resides in the now infamous Jarvso, Sweden.
In 2021 you can find the team based out of Morzine, before travelling to all of the UCI DH WorldCups, Crankworx, select EWS races and more... In cahoots with Santa Cruz Bicycles and sheltered in some Bike Morzine seasonal accommodation.
SAVE OUR PITS
We’re also backed by these loyal supporters of the cause:
