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Welcome to Trek World Racing.

Trek is committed to outfitting the world’s best riders with the world’s best bikes as they compete in the world’s toughest races. New for 2009, Trek World Racing’s roster of world-class riders is poised to stand atop the podium at any stop on the World Cup circuit.

Owned and operated by 23 Degrees, with Trek as title sponsor, the Trek World Racing team is one of the first World Cup teams to combine both cross-country athletes and downhill athletes into one highly competitive squad.

With a schedule that includes over thirty stops on four continents, the 2009 TWR race calendar will give race fans the world around plenty of riveting action. Follow along with the Parkin brothers’ frequent video releases and news from each event. And if you happen to be in attendance, be sure to stop by the pits to meet the team and see the bikes.

Liam Killeen

Nickname: Killa
D.O.B.: 12-Apr-82
Residence: Malvern, England
Racing Pro Since: 2003
Career Highlights: Gold medal at 2006 Commonwealth Games, 7th place at Beijing Olympics, 1st place overall U23 World Cup 2004
Best Part of the Job: Winning!
Hardest Part: Finding the balance between lots of long travel, training and diet
Favorite Food: I love cooking and enjoying most food
Music Interests: Rock and blues
Other Interests: Cooking, playing my guitar and music

Lukas Flückiger

Nickname: Luk
D.O.B.: 31-Jan-84
Residence: Wynigen, Switzerland
Racing Pro Since: 2007
Career Highlights: 3rd place World Cup at Offenburg, 2nd place World Cup at Bromont
Best Part of the Job: I’m always presented with new challenges to overcome. I like the adventure in nature, and I like the traveling.
Hardest Part: Training in winter and bad weather. Cold feet!
Favorite Food: Pasta with cheese and olive oil
Music Interests: Trance, hip-hop, pop
Other Interests: Cars, houses and sports in general

Matthias Flückiger

Nickname: Math
D.O.B.: 27-Nov-88
Residence: Orchlenberg, Switzerland
Racing Pro Since: 2009
Career Highlights: 2006 Junior World Champion, European Champion, Swiss National Champion, 2008 1st place U23 Schladming
Best Part of the Job: The tactics of the race, the training and being able to eat a lot in training. Also, the tension before the race start, the race itself, and the success!
Hardest Part: A pro mountain biker has to work 7 days a week, not 5 like most regular jobs
Favorite Food: Raclette (original Swiss food)
Music Interests: I listen to almost all music
Other Interests: Machines in general—especially cars, tractors and even excavators

Andrew Neethling

Nickname: Needles
D.O.B.: 5-Aug-84
Residence: Somerset West, South Africa
Racing Pro Since: 2003
Career Highlights: 2008 11th overall World Cup, 2007 6th place at World Cup #6
Best Part of the Job: Crossing the finish line after putting a great run together. A close second to that is the practice sessions— I have a great deal of fun practicing
Hardest Part: Dealing with the doubts and the unknowns in downhill racing. Some things are out of your hands.
Favorite Food: Sushi and Mexican
Music Interests: Hip-hop, drum and bass, old school rock
Other Interests: Beach, summer, good music, girls, having a good time

Tracy Moseley

Nickname: Mo
D.O.B.: 12-Apr-79
Residence: Malvern, UK
Racing Pro Since: 2001
Career Highlights: 2006 World Cup DH Champion, 10 World Cup wins
Best Part of the Job: getting the opportunity to visit and ride at so many amazing places
Hardest Part: Living out of a bag and constantly being on the move in the summer months
Favorite Food: Christmas dinner
Music Interests: Whatever’s on the radio!
Other Interests: Dog training, being in the outdoors

Justin Leov

Nickname: Jusso
D.O.B.: 20-Oct-84
Residence: Christchurch, New Zealand
Racing Pro Since: 2000
Career Highlights: Podium at 2005 Angel Fire World Cup, 1st place 2008 NMBS at Deer Valley
Best Part of the Job: The feeling of a good race run plus the result
Hardest Part: Downtime after injuries. It always takes way too long to heal!
Favorite Food: Anything my girlfriend Tory makes. Anything Mexican!
Music Interests: Rise Against, Chevelle, Tool, mostly anything rock.
Other Interests: Coffee

Staff

Frame: Trek Top Fuel 9.9 SSL, OCLV Red
Fork: Fox 32 F-RLC, 100mm (Factory Tuned)
Shock: Fox Float RP23 (Factory Tuned)
Wheels: Bontrager RXL tubeless
Tires: Bontrager XDX 2.1 Tubeless Ready
Shifters: Shimano XTR, Dual Control or Rapid Fire
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XTR RD-M972
Crank: Shimano XTR
Cassette: Shimano XTR 11-34t
Pedals: Crank Brothers 4ti
Saddle: Bontrager inForm, 146mm
Seatpost: Bontrager 34mm, 185 x 5 (or 20)mm
Handlebars: Bontrager RXXL, 580mm
Stem: Bontrager RXL in white
Headset: Cane Creek
Brakeset: Shimano XTR, 160mm front, 140mm rear
Front Derailleur: Shimano XTR, 34.9, top swing

Top Fuel 9.9

The choice for every World Cup course that involves some degree of technical difficulty, the Top Fuel is the lightest and stiffest platform Trek has made yet. Built to spec, this race machine weighs just over 20lbs using the same production frame available today.

Specs

Frame: Alpha Red aluminum w/ABP, Full Floater, alloy EVO Link, E2 head tube, 203mm rear wheel travel
Fork: Fox 40 RC2 (Factory Tuned)
Shock: DHX 5.0 (Factory Tuned)
Wheels: Bontrager Prototype
Tires: Maxxis High Roller UST
Shifters: Shimano Saint
Chainguide: E-Thirteen LG-1 Taco
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Saint
Crank: Saint single 38t ring
Cassette: Shimano 105 11-23
Pedals: Crank Brothers Mallet
Saddle: SDG I-Beam
Seatpost: SDG I-Beam, 31.6mm
Handlebars: FUNN Full-On, 750mm
Stem: FUNN RSX direct
Headset: Cane Creek 1.125″ top, 1.5″ bottom with 1.125″ reducer
Brakeset: Saint 203mm rotor front, 180mm rear

Session DH

Built to race spec, this Session 88 weighs in at less than 38 lbs. It’s the same Session 88 frame you can buy today, but with custom Trek World Racing team-edition hounds-tooth paint and graphics. Each team rider has his or her specific race-tuned options, but we can’t give away all the secrets

Specs

Frame: Trek Elite 9.9 SSL, OCLV Red
Fork: Fox 32 F-RLC, 100mm
Wheels: Bontrager RXL tubeless
Tires: Bontrager XDX 2.1 Tubeless Ready
Shifters: Shimano XTR, Dual Control or Rapid Fire
Front Derailleur: Shimano XTR, 34.9, top swing
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XTR RD-M972
Crank: Shimano XTR
Cassette: Shimiano XTR 11-34t
Pedals: Crank Brothers 4ti
Saddle: Bontrager inForm, 146mm
Seatpost: Bontrager 34mm, 185 x 5 (or 20)mm
Handlebars: Bontrager RXXL, 580mm
Stem: Bontrager RXL in white
Headset: Cane Creek
Brakeset: Shimano XTR, 160mm front, 140mm rear

Elite 9.9 SSL

For races like short track or climbing-intensive courses, the hardtail still lives. It’s still the lightest weapon a racer can choose, and it’s quite possibly the stiffest frames around—ask Liam Killeen! Like all team race bikes, it’s the same bike you can buy off the floor today, just with team edition paint.

Specs

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Trek

Headquartered in Waterloo, Wisconsin, Trek Bicycle Corporation is a global leader in bicycle design and manufacturing. From its first mountain bike in 1983 to the introduction of the world’s first concentric pivot suspension system, the patent-pending ABP suspension design, Trek has continued to pioneer mountain bike technology that is simple, robust and efficient from the perspective of every rider.

Driven by the belief that the crucible of competition is the ultimate proving grounds for its bikes, Trek is proud to be the title sponsor of the Trek World Racing team, helping fuel the team’s ambition as it pursues victory in both gravity and cross country events.

JBL

For more than 60 years, JBL has delivered products with technology developed in the professional arena—equipping everything from studios and movie theaters to clubs, Woodstock and even the Olympic games. This expertise continues to deliver products that present the real excitement of a live performance. The JBL experience is for enthusiasts who won’t settle for anything less than “live” at home, in the car or on the trails.

JBL’s eleven-year support and sponsorship of Trek’s racing programs is not by accident—cyclists have a real love for music and we have a love for cycling. This powerful partnership continues with the launch of Trek World Racing. Now watch our dust!

Fox

Fox is a racing-based, product-driven company that doesn’t limit the winning, performance-driven attitude to just the race course. Fox’s founder, Bob Fox said, “It’s a competitive world out there. Our goal is to make the best product a customer can buy. That’s where we started, that’s where we are today, and we’re not going to sit back and say we’re done. We’re never done.”

Shimano

Shimano is the world’s leading component supplier. With names like XTR and Saint, Shimano pulls together the most advanced engineering to provide the world’s best racers with the most precise, accurate and durable components they demand.

Look for only the highest caliber Shimano components and materials on the bikes of the Trek World Racing team. Shimano—engineered for the way you ride.

Bontrager

Working out of his California garage in the early ‘80s, Keith Bontrager developed a reputation for crafting some of the finest handmade bicycle frames and components around. Keith's mantra was simple: strong first, light second.

Today, Bontrager offers a full range of road and mountain bike components, all rigorously tested to meet Keith's stringent standards. The Trek World Racing team will be equipped with wheels, components and clothing created by the Bontrager team for both durability and lightweight.

Bontrager is the ultimate upgrade for race day and every day.

Lazer

Lazer are the result of 90 years of experience and passion. The objective has always been to find an excellent synergy between design, comfort and technology. Lazer Helmets stands for the passion of performance. Many great champions already teamed up with Lazer. Lazer’s partnership with Trek World Racing will only help them continue doing so.

e*thirteen components

e.13 components manufactures the world’s lightest chain guide system on the market today—the LG1. E.13 also makes a wide variety of innovative products, from Direct Mount stems to chain guides to headsets.

Funn

Funn mountain bike components has led the way in developing products like the Direct Mount stem, extra wide bars and the re-introduction of colored parts. For 2009, Funn is proud to collaborate with another trend-setter, Trek Bicycles. Funn provides all cockpit components for gravity riders of the Trek World Racing team.