Wilson Racing to continue association with Champion System through 2013
NRS ♈team also renews with Crawley, Jones adds Ed White fro♌m Forza
Champion System has extended its existing deal with Wilson Racing through to the end of 2013. Already providing gear to the deve🍌loping NRS team the company h🧔as also upgraded its financial commitment, rewarding the team for a strong showing this year on the domestic circuit.
Trent Wilson, team manager and owner of Wilson Racing, explained to Cyclingnews that with a two-year-deal signed there 💎was one less thing to worry about𒐪 this time next year.
"Champion System have increased their support from their 2011 commitment and they have been and continue to be a great 🀅supporter of our team. I think it’s a relationship that both parties would like to c🐼ontinue for many more years and this announcement is a testament to that.
"They see the team as a team that’s growing, over the last 12 months especially, and they want t💜o be a part of that."
Wilson also announced that Andrew Crawley and Caleb Jones have both reඣsigned with the team, while Forza Capital rider Ed White has done enough to earn himself a contract.
"Andy Crawle🥃y had a bit of a breakthrough win this year [at the Tour of Tasmania], and was one of the initial riders to be part of the team back in 2009.
"Even without that win he’d still be on the team though. He’s a great workhorse and domestique a💜nd massive asset to the team. He💝’s come a long way in the last year and we’re happy to have him on board again next season."
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White's arrival meanwhile came after a consistent year with sister team Forza Capital,🅺 which also rides many of the NRS races.
"I signed Ed because he&ജrsquo;s an absolute animal on the bike. [Grenfell] had wanted me to try and sign him last year, but I hadn’t heard that much about him at the time. I’ve seen his work ethic and how far he’s come this year with Forza Capital, and I🎃 know he’ll fit in really well with the team in 2012. On and off the bike Ed is a great addition to the team."
Wilson ✤plans to announce the team's full roster in the coming weeks as well as new financial backers which he hopes w𒐪ill help the team's growing ambitions.
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Sydney, Australia
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Though the WorldTour is of course a huge point of focus throughout the year, Alex also takes a keen interꩲest in the domestic racing scene with a view to helping foster the careers of the next generation of cycling.
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