Luke Moir Left Stranded

[Danger Dassie]

Pretty swak, can’t help but think that a Backabuddy campaign may also be a good help? 

“South African mountain bike racing star, Luke Moir, has been left stranded without a team just weeks before the 2025 XCO racing season starts and is searching for support. The new Swiss team he was signed for hasn’t secured its title sponsorship, leaving Moir and other team members scrambling for support”  cont….

https://www.treadmtb.co.za/sa-mtb-star-left-stranded-needs-support-to-race-in-2025/

[ajnkzn]

Bleak. 
 

Hopefully some local brands see an opportunity.  
 

Pyga, South, CSixx, Thirteen / Rush (importers) etc could put together a proper bike and for the cost of one big corporate’s golf day his travel for the year would be sorted. 

Edited Tuesday at 01:50 PM by ajnkzn

[ians H2Sport]

This is so unfortunate. Luke had a great year in 2024 and deserves to be looked after properly. If Candice achieved what she did as a privateer, surely with the right support, Luke can too. He is a very likeable young man and hell he can race a bike. He would be a great ambassador for anyone who is interested in putting some cash into the sport 

[DieselnDust]

Yeah this is a really *&^% situation, So much was promised re the team and they just kept getting strung along and now its down to this.

This kid deserves all he support he can get. He's our best prospect to step in to Alan's shoes in the near future.

#comeonsaffas

[rock]

curious as to who the potential sponsor was - not the name, they don't need any free PR, just wondering if it was bike industry related or out of the industry?

[DieselnDust]

2 hours ago, rock said:

curious as to who the potential sponsor was - not the name, they don't need any free PR, just wondering if it was bike industry related or out of the industry?

out of the industry

But it is the team owner who *&*^ed up here

[Danger Dassie]

12 hours ago, ajnkzn said:

Bleak. 
 

Hopefully some local brands see an opportunity.  
 

Pyga, South, CSixx, Thirteen / Rush (importers) etc could put together a proper bike and for the cost of one corporate big golf day his travel for the year would be sorted. 

Would be a good start, hopefully it would provide some stability so that he can focus on the season ahead. 

[Shebeen]

7 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

out of the industry

But it is the team owner who *&*^ed up here

This does happen far too often though. 

I know "budgets are allocated" etcetc, but wonder why stranded riders don't get snapped up for a bargain?  The cost to go from 2 to 3 riders for instance is not an extra 50%.

[DieselnDust]

1 hour ago, Shebeen said:

This does happen far too often though. 

I know "budgets are allocated" etcetc, but wonder why stranded riders don't get snapped up for a bargain?  The cost to go from 2 to 3 riders for instance is not an extra 50%.

It’s got more to do with equipment and the servicing and maintenance thereof. There’s is fairly big hit on added airfare for an extra two bikes for one extra rider. And accommodation that’s usually booked at the start of the season to take advantage of early booking discounts. XCO team budgets are a lot tighter than a road team so many teams are reluctant to over commit on unplanned additions. 
that’s the one challenge. Once you’re there and racing consistently, by midyear some teams may have additional capacity to support a privateer, e.g. Candice and CFR. The hurdle is to get there an be competitive and that requires careful planning, really broad shouldered support and a strong resolve. Luke has the resolve, it’s the support and the financial support to pay for the necessary 

[Danger Dassie]

14 hours ago, Shebeen said:

This does happen far too often though. 

I know "budgets are allocated" etcetc, but wonder why stranded riders don't get snapped up for a bargain?  The cost to go from 2 to 3 riders for instance is not an extra 50%.

It's not just budgets but also logistics, teams are often on the bleeding edge into budget etc ... So even what may appear to be a bargain carries a significant consideration and might be a risk to both the team and rider. Not something that can be snapped up without an angel investor, unfortunately. 
 

[LukeLan]

https://www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/xco-world-cup-funds-2025

Let's try get him to at least a few starts...

[Bub Marley]

13 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

It’s got more to do with equipment and the servicing and maintenance thereof. There’s is fairly big hit on added airfare for an extra two bikes for one extra rider. And accommodation that’s usually booked at the start of the season to take advantage of early booking discounts. XCO team budgets are a lot tighter than a road team so many teams are reluctant to over commit on unplanned additions. 
that’s the one challenge. Once you’re there and racing consistently, by midyear some teams may have additional capacity to support a privateer, e.g. Candice and CFR. The hurdle is to get there an be competitive and that requires careful planning, really broad shouldered support and a strong resolve. Luke has the resolve, it’s the support and the financial support to pay for the necessary 

Is Candice choosing to go the privateer route?

 

I find it hard to believe that not one team picked her up after all her performances last year.

[DieselnDust]

11 minutes ago, Bub Marley said:

Is Candice choosing to go the privateer route?

 

I find it hard to believe that not one team picked her up after all her performances last year.

she decided to go the privateer route again, citing not wanting to leave her resent sponsors because they have done so much for her. She had more than a few very good offers but I'm sure Darren can explain better the reasoning and process they went through to arrive at their decision. They put out a note on Instagram relating to the matter

[DieselnDust]

So Mr Lang’s failed MTB team is finally in the news. I don’t know whether Lang is a scamster or just plain stupid 

link to article by clicking on stupid above.

Thomas Litscher is also affected. Reckons he needs €15000 to compete. The advantage of living in Europe. Can just drive all night and go race. 
 

I wish we had Saffas living In like…. Andorra who could help Luke. 

[J Wakefield]

8 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

So Mr Lang’s failed MTB team is finally in the news. I don’t know whether Lang is a scamster or just plain stupid 

link to article by clicking on stupid above.

Thomas Litscher is also affected. Reckons he needs €15000 to compete. The advantage of living in Europe. Can just drive all night and go race. 
 

I wish we had Saffas living In like…. Andorra who could help Luke. 

By doing what or how? 

[DieselnDust]

57 minutes ago, J Wakefield said:

By doing what or how? 

I don’t know, a base maybe. But aren’t you in Girona?