The Santa Cruz RockShox Pro Team signs young prospects Petter Fagerhaug and Brayden Johnson

The Santa Cruz RockShox team will be one of those starting their season at the Hero Abu Dhabi 2024 and there the full squad will be presented for the first time with its two new additions, the American Brayden Johnson and the Norwegian Petter Fagerhaug.

The Santa Cruz RockShox Pro Team 2024 is presented with two new signings

The Santa Cruz RockShox Pro Team 2024 racing season begins on Friday, February 9 in Abu Dhabi and the Italian structure is ready to be a protagonist of the XCO World once again. To this end, it has been reinforced with two young promises that will increase their chances of achieving significant results in this important Olympic year.

The Santa Cruz RockShox squad is made up of the already confirmed Luca Braidot, Martina Berta, Sara Cortinovis and Nadir Colledani, but this year two young international cyclists are added who have already shown signs of being able to achieve great triumphs. The American Brayden Johnson, from Littleton who will compete in the Sub 23 category and the Norwegian Petter Fagerhaug who already knows what it is like to climb to the top of the podium in the XCO Sub 23 World Cup and this year will continue his progression in the elite category.

"We are proud and happy that Bryden and Petter join our team. The objective of the operation is to give the team an additional international touch by prioritizing the young and promising. This is one of the most important steps in The Cycling Nest, our youth division, which was inaugurated at the end of 2023". Said Francesco Bondi, team director.

Another year the Santa Cruz RockShox will dress in GOBIK, and for this season will premiere a new design and colors, but with the unmistakable and usual style of the Spanish brand.