Written by Karl on March 16, 2017/Park Tool News
Park Tool Announces 2017 Team and Athlete Partnerships
Park Tool is pleased to announce its team and athlete partnerships for 2017, which includes three World Tour teams: Team Sunweb, BMC Racing Team and Team Katusha-Alpecin.
Park Tool has maintained team sponsorships dating back over 20 years. The company will also continue a 37-year tradition of sponsoring USA Cycling programs — a relationship that has spanned ten Olympic Games.
“We are proud to support these teams and athletes along with some of the best mechanics in the world,” said Eric Hawkins, Park Tool’s Owner and President. “The racing scene is an excellent proving ground for our legacy products, research and development and new tools introduced to the market every year. Top level racing and the mechanical challenges teams face day-to-day provide us with great feedback and help us stay on the cutting edge of innovation and tool development.”
Alongside the three World Tour teams, Park Tool will also support:
UCI Continental Pro Teams
- Team Novo Nordisk
- Rally Pro Cycling
- Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
- Team Cycling Academy
Women’s Pro Road Teams
- Team TIBCO-SVB
- Colavita-Bianchi
- Team Sunweb
- Team Sho-Air Twenty20
- Sas Macogep Acquisio p/b Mazda
- Rally Pro Cycling
Mountain Bike Teams
- Giant Factory Demo Team
- KHS Factory Racing
Multisport
- Maverick Multisport
Cyclocross Teams
- Giant Factory Demo Team
- Aspire Racing
- Jam Fund Racing
Development Teams
- LUX / Stradling
- Rokform Junior Racing
Individual Athletes
- 2016 Olympic Triathlon Gold Medalist, Gwen Jorgensen @gwenjorgensen
- Freeride Mountain Biker, Thomas Genon @thomasgenon
- US National Enduro MTB Champion, Matt Guntert @mattygmtb
- Mountain Bike Athlete, Britney White @britneywhite_77
- Cyclocross Racer, Jeremy Powers @jeremypowers