Sponsored Athletes
Santa Cruz Syndicate
Birzman tools are the official tool sponsor for the dominant team in DH. Counting multiple World Champions and World Cup Champions amongst their number, plus the most successful Downhiller of all time, England’s very own Steve Peat, the Syndicate is the perfect partner for Birzman’s world leading tool designs.
Birzman tools will be used in racing and training to keep riders like Greg Minaar, Steve and Josh Bryceland rolling no matter what.
The Birzman design team will also taking the opportunity to use the team’s feedback to good effect in the development of new and ever more innovative Birzman tools – to help trail riders, and pro mechanics alike keep tune bikes to perfection.
Multivan Merida
The most successful team in XC racing has long been reliant on the very best tools in the business, and their confirmed status as the UCI’s Number 1 ranked team is thanks in no small part to the Birzman Tools that are used to maintain their Merida bikes. Legendary World and Olympic Champions like Gunn Rita Dahle Flessja and Jose Antonio Hermida cannot cross the line first if they mechanical – Birzman tools and the teams mechanics work tirelessly to ensure that their equipment is ready to perform faultlessly whilst Birzman Pocketride series products like the Zacoo C02 set and the Carbon Cicada Tool take care of the inevitable trackside repairs.
Geox Road Team
A new road team for the 2011 season with more than a smattering of premier road riding talent – household names like Denis Menchov, and Carlos Sastre have either won or podiumed in the Tour de France (the toughest race on the planet). Birzman’s pro quality Studio Cycle professional tools plus their Pocket Ride series of super-light multi-tools and pumps keep the team rolling during their arduous training and race schedules.
Jose Antonio Hermida
Reigning XC World Champion, Jose, has been personally sponsored by Birzman for the past two seasons – an ambassador for the sport and all round nice guy – Jose is a natural partner to work with. Jose has worked closely with the Birzman designers to create sleek and highly functional new versions of the Feexman tool, these Hermida Neat models are a fitting tribute to this riders expertise.
James Cracknell
Multi-Olympic Gold Medallist, turned supreme endurance athlete, James Cracknell is a self-confessed bike obsessive and is proud to use Birzman tools to maintain his bikes during both training, and out in conditions as varied as the snowbound Yukon or the white-heat of the tarmac travelling Route 66, Arizona.
Cycle Systems Academy
Birzman are proud to sponsor the Cycle Systems Academy – supplier of premium training to cycle trade and riders across the UK.
www.cycle-systems-academy.co.uk
Trans Wales MTB stage race
Birzman sponsor the Trans Wales MTB stage race – a race guaranteed to test rider and equipment to the limit over 7 days of riding on Wales’s finest trails. Birzman tools recognise the special spirit required for success in this event, and their unique range of light weight and highly functional tools are perfect for keeping competitors bikes rolling, regardless of the trail conditions and their fatigue levels.
Lionel Akram
Birzman sponsored BMX racer Lionel Akram swears by his Birzman tool kit to allow him to get his UMF race bike tuned to perfection. Racing BMX motos by night he works to spread the Birzman gospel at Red Kite Cycles in Shirley by day.
