Cycling News — GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM

TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2024 Following one of its most successful seasons ever, the team is again targeting World Cup XC, downhill and enduro races along with national championships and other major MTB events. With the start of the 2024 race season approaching, the Giant Factory Off-Road Team announced its new roster including a well-rounded collection of XC, downhill and enduro athletes. With a strong mix of young talent and proven veterans, the squad is targeting major international events around the world with a focus on UCI World Cup races. Last year was a season of change for the team as it revamped...

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2023 The XC and DH racers of the Giant Factory Off-Road Team finished the 2023 World Cup campaign with a dramatic final round in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, capping a successful season marked by progression and podiums in both disciplines. The final round of the 2023 UCI MTB World Cup Series challenged the world’s best XC and DH racers with some of the most demanding terrain of the year. The steep, technical race tracks were made even more tricky with some wet weather and slick, muddy conditions at the Canadian ski resort. Highlights from the finals week included a podium...

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023 Luke Meier-Smith scored his first major win as a member of the Giant Factory Off-Road Team, capturing the Australian Elite Men’s national downhill title at the Thredbo Mountain Bike Park in New South Wales. In XC racing, Carter Woods scored two early-season podiums including a win at a top-ranked UCI event in Spain. Meier-Smith is one of the new riders on the revamped Giant Factory Off-Road Team. The 20-year-old finished fourth at the Australian nationals in 2022 and came into this year’s race aiming for gold. Racing on a prototype composite-framed Giant Glory, he turned in a near-perfect...

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2023 With a strong mix of exciting new talent and returning champions, the team has sharpened its focus on the new and expanded MTB World Cup calendar. The 2023 Giant Factory Off-Road Team includes 10 athletes competing in XC, downhill and enduro events, which this year have evolved from the Enduro World Series to official UCI World Cup status. The new roster boasts national champions, Olympic hopefuls and top contenders for the most prestigious mountain bike races around the world. “This is a really exciting year ahead for the team on so many levels,” said Giant Factory Off-Road Team...

THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2022 With the 2022 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup series set to kick off this week in France, the Giant Factory Off-Road Team unveiled its full roster of XC, downhill, enduro, gravel and E-bike athletes for the new season. “We head into the new season with incredible commitments from riders, staff and partners to compete at the highest level in all disciplines,” said Giant Global Marketing Director An Le. “From UCI World Cups and EWS/EWS-E to XC marathon and gravel races—if there’s dirt, most likely we’ll be there to aim for the podium.” Boasting a strong group of...