News: Eight Endura riders for NetApp in 2013

Eight riders on Team Endura Racing will be competing next season for Team NetApp – Endura in 2013.

The top-class German cycling team, made up of internationally experienced pros and up-and-coming riders, is reinforcing itself with the newly committed riders. 2013 will be their first season competing on a Professional Continental team.

Iker Camano Ortuzar (33, ESP), Zakkari Dempster (24, AUS), Russell Downing (34, GBR), Jonathan McEvoy (23, GBR), Erick Rowsell (22, GBR), Scott Thwaites (22, GBR), Paul Voss (26, GER) and Alexander Wetterhall (26, SWE) will race for Team NetApp – Endura in 2013.

Russell Downing

“The quality of the individual riders is a boost for us. Their success throughout the entire season on the Europe Tour speaks for itself. The fact that the core of this very successful team is remaining intact and switching over to us gives us an important advantage for next season,” says Team Manager Ralph Denk.

At least three more new riders will be added to the squad for the 2013 season. The complete line-up will be announced in the coming weeks.

Team NetApp – Endura 2013 (as of September 17, 2012): Jan Barta (27, CZE), Cesare Benedetti (25, ITA), Iker Camano Ortuzar (33, ESP),
Zakkari Dempster (24, AUS), Russell Downing (34, GBR), Markus Eichler (30, GER), Bartosz Huzarski (31, POL), Blaz Jarc (24, SLO), Leopold Koenig (24, CZE), Jonathan McEvoy (23, GBR), Erick Rowsell (22, GBR), Andreas Schillinger (29, GER), Daniel Schorn (23, AUT), Michael Schwarzmann (21, GER), Scott Twaites (22, GBR), Paul Voss (26, GER), Alexander Wetterhall (26, SWE).

Endura Racing’s Jon Locke, winner of the 2012 Tour of Britain is expected to go to Team Sky whilst it is not expected that an Endura team will be present in the domestic British racing calendar.

Jim McFarlane (Director, Endura Ltd): “Endura Racing’s win of Tour of Britain last week is a fitting tribute to Endura Racing’s continued progress over the past 3 years and something that the team’s staff and riders can be rightly proud of. I am delighted that we have been able to offer 8 of our current riders the opportunity to ride in even higher level races as part of Pro Conti licensed Team NetApp-Endura in 2013 and I look forward to seeing them continue to grow as bike riders in the new, merged team.”