COMMENCAL / LES ORRES TEAM - 3 Big Changes for 2022


Press Release: COMMENCAL / LES ORRES Team

The first is that Les Orres resort becomes the team’s title sponsor alongside COMMENCAL. We are now the COMMENCAL/LES ORRES Team! Les Orres has everything we could wish for, like an extensive bike park with a lot of well-shaped Enduro and DH tracks, and some fast lifts. Plus, its location in the Southern Alps guarantees us nice weather, something that is always appreciated!

This new partnership matches perfectly with our team’s project, not least because as of this year we are officially a UCI MTB DH Team as well as an Enduro team, with all our riders taking on both the World Cup and the Enduro World Series.



The third and final big announcement for 2022 is the signing of Lisa Baumann to the team. After racing in cross-country for many years, Lisa became Elites Swiss Enduro Champion last year and won her first U21 Enduro World Series in Crans Montana.

Like Antoine Vidal (FRA), she’ll be racing in the Elite category this season. Alizés Lassus (FRA) and Jack Piercy (GBR) will both be competing in the U19 category, and all the riders will be trained by Cécile Ravanel.

 

 "I am very honoured to join this team.
I’ve love the fact we have huge training support
and the family atmosphere of the team has fully motivated my decision.
This is a great opportunity for me, and I know that the whole team
will do its best to help me reach the highest level in Enduro and Downhill.
See you soon on my COMMENCAL weapon!”

- Lisa Baumann

 



Partnership-wise, the team is extremely proud to continue their relationship with many of their existing sponsors, notably with SRAM MTB, RockShoxNorthwave and Schwalbe.

One major change comes with the switch to Duke Racing Wheels for 2022 and beyond. Based in France and committed to excellence, we’re extremely motivated to work with them to develop the best gravity wheels.


Cédric Ravanel, Team Manager :


"Having Les Orres resort as a title sponsor
is a new step in the evolution of our team.
We have always been careful to write the best possible stories
with our product partners which always
gave us the opportunity to ride the best bikes ever.
Now, we have the support of the best French resort
for training in the best conditions.
What more could we wish for?”



Cécile Ravanel, Team Coach :


“We have always been focused on training young athletes
and seeing them evolve at the highest level at elite level.
Antoine Vidal is the most recent example of this,
today chasing the top spots in Enduro and DH.
My goal as a coach is to have complete athletes who are happy
and ready to compete at the biggest competitions in the world
and I am already looking forward to helping them in such projects.”


 

 

"My ambitions are to perform at the highest level in Enduro but also DH.
After my 12th place at the 2021 Downhill World Championships,
my goal will be to get into the top 8.
I'm also aiming for a top 5 overall in the Enduro World Series
and why not, a podium on a big day!”

- Antoine Vidal