BIG NEWS just read on the Dirt website... from the press release:
Brendan Fairclough, 18 years old from Hampshire, won the inaugural Junior World Cup Downhill overall in 2006, and has been impressing people since arriving on the international scene in 2005. Apart from his two World Cup podiums as a junior-aged athlete, Brendan has impressed the team with his all round approach to racing and will make a welcome addition to the team as it seeks to retain its 2006 title of Men's Downhill Team of The Year.
Martin Whiteley, Team Director. "We are very excited about the 2007 season. Firstly we have been very fortunate to be able to retain the services of both Greg and Matti who make excellent team mates and have both had great success on the Honda RN01 in recent years. We can now also announce that we have secured one of the most exciting young riders on the world scene in Brendan. He and the other two riders know each other very well and they are all good friends which is important in building team spirit as we hunt our goals for 2007. It should be a very exciting year ahead".
Not sure what I think - great exposure for Brendan but who will take his place at Orange? It seems a shame that one of the up and coming British riders has jumped from the best British bike brands... but I guess things move on and without change we'd all be a bit bored...
So good luck to Brendan in 2007.
And good luck to Orange too - I look forward to see who joins Tracey Hannah on the team for next year, maybe a sneaky email about Team FO might be required!
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