2001 MANITOU TEAM LIST--FEB 20

We just got a hold of the 2001 Manitou team list. Here are some of the
Lucky racers that get to compete with the new Dorrados and Black forks. Some of these riders are actually pretty good too! There are more than a couple National and World Champions bouncing around on Manitou forks this year along with a really fast Olympic Gold medalist.

Teams/Riders Rider Nationality Discipline

Schwinn (USA)
Leigh Donovan USA DH/DS
Elke Brutsaert USA DH/DS
Mickael Deldycke France DH/DS
Jeff Lenosky USA Trials
Jimmy Killen USA XC

Gary Fisher (USA)
Paola Pezzo Italy XC 2000 Olympic Gold Medal-Women MTB
Pavel Tcherchassov Russia XC 2000 NORBA Men STXC Series Champ
Mary Grigson Australia XC 2000 NORBA Women XC Series Champ
Rydel Hesjedal Canada XC
Chrissy Hedden Canada XC
Walker Ferguson USA XC 2000 UCI Jr. Men XC World Champ

Be One (Netherlands)
Bas de Bever Netherlands DH/DS
Mickael Pascal France DH/DS
Oscar Saiz Spain DH/DS
Gerwin Peters Netherlands DH/DS
Anneke Beerten Netherlands DH/DS
Ludovic Dubau France XC
Annabella Stropparo Italy XC
Corine Dorland Netherlands XC
Thijs All Netherlands XC

Intense (USA)
Chris Kovarick Australia DH/DS
Michael Ronning Australia DH/DS
Nigel Page Great Britain DH/DS

Mongoose (USA)
Eric Carter USA DH/DS 2000 NORBA DH National Champ
Marc Gullickson USA XC
Steve Larsen USA DH/DS 2000 NORBA XC National Champ

Yeti (USA)
Nathan Rennie Austraila DH/DS
Tara Llanes USA DH/DS
Frank Maple USA XC
Paul Rowny Austraila XC

Tomac (USA)
John Tomac USA Leisure
Rich Houseman USA DH/DS
Gary Houseman USA DH/DS
Greg Randolph USA XC

Jamis (USA)
Katrina Miller Austraila DH/DS 2000 NORBA DS Series Champ.

Nantucket Specialized (USA)
Brandon Dwight USA
Mike Capraro USA
Heather Irmiger USA
Tara Keefer USA
Shenna Fitzgerald USA
Magen Long USA
Brian Mater USA
Gretchen Reeves USA
Skyler Reeves USA
Ian Hanna USA
Bill Hellwig USA
Jay Henry USA
Brian Hughes USA
Frank Overton USA
Mark Studnicki USA
Justin Thomas USA
Glenn Walton USA
Joe Wilson USA

MBUK (Great Britain)
Will Lodgen Great Britain DH/DS
Dave Wardell Great Britain DH/DS
Nick Platt Great Britain DH/DS
Mark Heritage Great Britain DH/DS

Independent Riders
Kathy Pruitt USA DH/DS 2000 UCI Jr. Women DH World Champ.
Marla Streb USA DH/DS

Misser Racing (Spain)
Thomas Misser Spain DH/DS
Pau Misser Spain DH/DS

Royal/Orange (USA)
Rob Hewitt Canada DH/DS
Waylon Smith USA DH/DS
Caile Noble USA DH/DS

Freewheeling (Italy)
Marco Bui Italy XC
Yader Zoli Italy XC
Daniele Bruschi Italy XC
Hubert Pallhuber Italy XC
Mirko Bruschi Italy XC
Massimo De Bertolis Italy XC