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Bishop and Juarez off the Juice

By LaBabarbarian - January 15, 2010 - 19:22

Source: Cannondale

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Elite American racers Tinker Juarez and Jeremiah Bishop will be moving from the MonaVie-Cannondale team to the Cannondale Factory Racing (CFR) team. MonaVie, a maker of acai berry juice blends, and Cannondale paired up to start the MonaVie-Cannondale team two years ago.

The team expansion, Cannondale says, reflects the company’s recognition that pro athletes play a critical role in raising awareness and support for the sport on an International and domestic level.

Cannondale has sponsored mountain bike teams since 1994 - first with Volvo-Cannondale, then with the creation of Cannondale Factory Racing and most recently with MonaVie-Cannondale. As the exclusive equipment and jersey sponsor for these teams, Cannondale has helped to develop several world-class athletes including U.S. National Champion and two-time U.S. Olympian, Juarez.

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Industry News: Design Guru Peter Denk Joins Cannondale, GT and Mongoose

By Screamin Mimi - October 21, 2009 - 17:43

Source: Cycling Sports Group

Bethel, Connecticut – October 20, 2009 - Cycling Sports Group (CSG), a cycling industry leader and a business unit of the Recreational/Leisure Segment of Dorel Industries Inc. (TSX: DII.B, DII.A), announced today the appointment of Peter Denk as the Director of Technology for the R&D team.

As Director of Technology, Denk will lead all four CSG bicycle brands (Cannondale, GT, Schwinn and Mongoose) to create innovative, high-performance products.  Denk has recently collaborated with Cannondale to create the Cannondale Flash hardtail – the lightest and most efficient carbon hardtail available today.

“We are excited to have Peter join our team on a permanent basis,” said Chris Peck, Vice President of Research and Development for CSG. “His work on the Flash revolutionized how the industry thought about carbon fiber frame construction, and his knowledge is a true asset to our brand.   One of the goals for the CSG R&D team is to lead the industry in advanced composite technology.”

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Cannondale Unveils “Simon” Suspension Concept

By Lesser - September 23, 2009 - 01:43

By Ryan LaBar

Stuffed into the back of a military surplus Mercedes-Benz Unimog that was tearing around the desert as if to elude pursuers, and with the flaps of the truckbed drawn closed to leave me completely shrouded in darkness, I had no idea what was going on. Cannondale had something top-secret to unveil, and after a 6:30 AM wakeup call and the rude rumble-about in the back of the no-so-cushioned truck, it had sure better be good.

When the truck finally came to a stop in a corrugated-steel-walled storage container, in an undisclosed location, I disembarked to the glare of Klieg lights and a number of Cannondale employees running around in hazmat suits. It looked like a community theater version of a scene from the “Moonraker,” the James Bond flick, but we would soon learn that the dog-and-pony show was worth it.

Haz-Mat suits? Welcome to the brave new world of electronic suspension.

Haz-Mat suits? Men in... White? Welcome to the brave new world of electronic suspension.

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