We’ve got another exciting press release for you today! – We’ve heard news of multiple female racers going it alone in cross’, and as Tarteletto-Isore announce they have gained a new UCI Road Contract, Gossinki (Gosse van der Meer) announces he will be going solo, leaving the team and riding for new setup Bombtrack Bicycle Co p/b Hunt Bike Wheels.
Here’s what the team management had to say:
With immediate effect Bombtrack Bicycle Co. will enter the UCI cyclocross circuit with the signing of Dutch rider Gosse van der Meer. The German based bicycle brand will sign the young rider as its first entry into the pro cyclocross circuit. Van de Meer has been racing for Tarteletto-Isorex and will now switch to Team Bombtrack Bicycle Co.(powered by Hunt Wheels)” from January, 1st 2018.
“We have been looking for the perfect match of a rider to represent our brand on the Pro CX circuit for some time. We’ve been in contact with Gosse since meeting him at the 2016 Singlespeed Cyclocross European Championchips and are very excited to work with someone who has both the speed to race at DVV, the World Cup series and Superprestige races, while keeping the attitude to still race at the more funky races like SSCXEC and other more unique events more traditionally aligned with our brand” – Manuel Schuerholz, Bombtrack.
Bombtrack will be entering its fifth year of production in 2018. The brand has previous centred itself around road, cyclocross, gravel, bikepacking and trackbike segments. The signing of Van de Meer will represent a shift for the brand into the professional performance segment.
Van der Meer, born in 1995 in the coastal province of Friesland, Netherlands has won over 30 local and international montain bike and cyclocross races. However he has concentrated to the winter discipline in recent time racing competitively for the last four years in the U23 division on the UCI CX circuit. Now at 22 years of age, van der Meer has moved to Elite division for the current racing season and recorded increasingly solid results.
“I’m excited to lift my riding to the next level with my new partnership with Bombtrack. We’ve been friends for some time now, and I’m happy to be supported by such a great brand with the next step in my career” – Gosse van der Meer
Remaining races of 2017/2018 season include the DVV Verzekeringen Trofee , the Superprestige series, the remaining World Cup races and the World Championships hosted in Valkenburg, Netherlands among other Category 1 and Category 2 races. In addition to the standard elite CX circuit races, van der Meer will also appear at races more fitting to Bombtrack’s typical mould, with appearances at Singlespeed Cyclocross European Championships in Koksijde, Belgium in March, the “Urban Cyclocross” in Zurich, Switzerland beginning of April – such as the “Canyon Rad Cross” late April.
Gosse van der Meer’s journey with Bombtrack can be followed on:
https://www.instagram.com/gossinki/
Good Luck Gosse!
