Every year, throughout the Grand Tours, we hear rumors about big name pro riders receiving custom geometries on their team bikes so that they fit perfectly. More often than not they’re nothing more than rumors, but for Aussie CX pro Gary Milburn both of his race bikes are completely custom — because his team is sponsored by Speedvagan.
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Formerly riding for Trek, Millburn’s new team Speedvagen x MAAP was dreamt up by legendary action sports photographer Jeff Curtes.
Garry Millburn says of his move: “To sum things up, Trek Australia did not have the budget for cyclocross to offer me the kind of support that I needed to race here [Australia] and beyond at the highest level. Speedvagen x MAAP came about after a little chat over coffee with Jeff Curtes."
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“He [Jeff Curtes] is SpeedVagen’s man on the ground here, you could say, and loved the idea of forming a new team. Being the networking man that he is, we formed a partnership between Sasha [White] of The Vanilla Workshop and Ollie and Jarred at MAAP. Both brands complemented each other really well and we have formed the team to get the presence of the brands out there in the 'cross scene down under!”, explains Millburn.
Cyclocross in Australia is still very much in its adolescence, it’s growing fast but still isn’t anywhere near what it is in North America and Europe. Not only are local racers still learning the rigors of ‘cross racing, so are local brands ― not so long ago you’d be hard pressed to find a shop that would sell you a CX bike in Australia.
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