After a huge team effort, Rob Britton (CAN) finished off a spectacular week of racing by Team SmartStop to finish 10th overall on GC and the first non World Tour rider at the Amgen Tour of California.
After a huge team effort, Rob Britton (CAN) finished off a spectacular week of racing by Team SmartStop to finish 10th overall on GC and the first non World Tour rider at the Amgen Tour of California.
Peloton Magazine recently had the opportunity to put our F6R FCC wheels to the test over a few weeks and then on a 3 day race weekend. Here is the complete excerpt of their review published on May 11 at peloton.com:
Rob Britton (CAN) of SmartStop Pro Cycling took the overall GC victory at the UCI 2.2 Tour of the Gila. Britton had a blistering Stage 2 individual time-trial that moved him into 2nd place overall and into position to capture the GC win on stage 5.
SmartStop Pro Cycling’s Eric Marcotte wins the US Professional Criterium National Championship in spectacular style, our congratulations to Eric on his victory and to the team!
FFWD Wheels is proud to announce the signing of Team SmartStop for the 2015 season. Team SmartStop is the third continental pro team signing for 2015 for FFWD Wheels in the US. General Manager of PSG, Omer Kem, is looking forward to a long-term partnership with FFWD Wheels and it’s USA distribution company, Radial Sports. “Premier Sports Group is incredibly excited to announce that Team SmartStop Pro Cycling will be racing on FFWD wheels from April 1st 2015 and beyond.”
We are excited to welcome Tela Crane as a FFWD Wheels Brand Ambassador for 2015! Tela is a highly talented and accomplished track cyclist with 10 USA Cycling national championships and 27 national medals in both sprint and endurance events.
FFWD Wheels is proud to announce the sponsorship of the Astellas Pro Cycling Team for the 2015 season. Astellas is the latest and a strong addition to UCI continental team sponsorship for FFWD Wheels in the US. With racing across North America and Europe, the Astellas Cycling Team looks to build on its successes on the road in the NRC and selected UCI races as well as in criteriums in the USA Crits series as well as the NCC.
We are very pleased to announce our 2015 partnership with the newly formed UCI women’s team BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental Group. Directed by former Vanderkitten manager Jono Coulter, the 10 woman roster of American and international riders include Robin Farina 2011 US National Champion and a founder of the Women’s Cycling Association.
We’re extremely pleased to welcome Korina Huizar, the reigning US National Points Race Champion and USA Cycling team member, as a FFWD Brand Ambassador for 2015!