The Koblenz-based bike manufacturer Canyon has every reason to pop champagne corks when looking back on the 2016 season. With consistently strong performances, the riders of the Canyon Factory Freeride Team confirmed their world-class level again in the recent past season and really cleaned up by winning the FMB Factory Team World Champion title.
The success is particularly due to the drivers Thomas Genon from Belgium and the Frenchman Tomas Lemoine. With a lot of team spirit, the two pros brought in the top six results for the team this year as part of the FMB World Tour. Accordingly, Tomas Lemoine is extremely satisfied with the 2016 season: “The fact that we won the title this year also underlines how well the team works together. All of us are stoked to ride for a strong brand like Canyon. I gave it my all in every contest and I think each of us did our best this season. We will continue to train hard to continue to achieve top results in the future." His teammate Thomas Genon continues: “I have known my teammates for a number of years and we always look forward to riding together. Everyone did a really good job this year and now we will prepare for the new season in winter. Everyone is pursuing the goal of racing at an even higher level in the coming season.”
The Koblenz-based company is not only extremely satisfied with the performance of the Belgian and the French. The other three team members of the Canyon Factory Freeride Team with Anton Thelander from Sweden, Canadian Darren Berrecloth and Peter Henke from Germany are also doing well. Florian Goral, Canyon Sports Director MTB, provides insights into the Canyon team's recipe for success: "Our athletes can choose the bikes that our engineers have developed specifically for them. When we started the team in 2013, our goal was to build the best bikes in the business. We started from scratch and listened to the guys' wishes and feedback from the very first second. The success shows that we are on the right track and it is the result of the combination of high-quality talent and excellent material.”
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