Avancini and Fumic get new teammates for the Olympic season.

2020 proved to be a memorable season for the riders of Cannondale Factory Racing – including bringing on two new faces to the squad. World #1 Henrique Avancini and veteran teammate Manuel Fumic are joined by former junior CX and XC World Champion Simon Andreassen (DEN) and former U23 & E-bike World Champion Alan Hatherly (RSA) on the CFR roster.  Both additions to the team had breakout results in 2020, with Andreassen winning his first Elite XCO World Cup and Alan securing an Elite XCO World Cup podium.  

The newly formed team spent two weeks together for a small team camp to prepare for the 2021 season, where the focus will be on the UCI MTB XC World Cup, UCI World Championships, the Olympic games in Tokyo and the ABSA Cape Epic in October. “Having Alan and Simon on board for 2021 and beyond, alongside World #1 Henrique Avancini, and Manuel Fumic was the next logical step for CFR," said team manager Daniel Hespeler.  "Simon and Alan are two of the most promising up and coming riders from the U23 and already delivered Elite World Cup podium performances in 2020.  Every single rider on the team has been a World Champion in their careers already. We expect some great things from this new team composition and the fun and laughs we had at team camp are a good indicator to be on the right track.”

Cannondale Factory Racing riders will race on Cannondale Scalpel & F-Si bikes.

Photo Credit: Jean Pierre Jacobs for Cannondale