News: Kenda Tomac Team Announcement

Polc Riding his new Tomac Primer 220 DH bike

Keen observers made note of Red Bull athlete Filip Polc racing for Tomac bikes at the Sea Otter Classic last month. A formal team announcement has now been made naming the team Kenda Tomac. Kenda Tomac is an international mountain bike downhill and fourcross team comprised of 2 athletes: Filip Polc (Slovakia) and Mitch Delfs (Australia).

Filip Polc had this to say about the new team: "I’m happy to join the Kenda Tomac team. New season, new bike and new teammate… I can say it’s going to be a great year. I am focusing especially on downhill where I want to step up and show what is in me!

The second Kenda Tomac rider, Mitch Delfs, had this to say: "I am super happy to be on a team that is giving me the opportunity of doing my first full World Cup season with. It's an awesome opportunity to ride with Filip who has such a good experience at racing, so I am able to learn from him."

The Kenda Tomac Team Manager, Peter Siulczynski, said, "We are very pleased to enter into the 2008 Season with a new organized team and excellent athletes. To have Filip Polc and Mitch Delfs in our squad is a perfect mix. Filip as the leader of the Team will finally get the attention he deserves. Also young Mitch Delfs can reap profits from training with a more experienced teammate."

Kenda Tomac is operated by the crew of Peter Siulczynski (Team Manager), Michal Kozak (Assistant Team Manager) and Jean-Philippe Simard (Team Mechanic), Gary Perkin (Team Photographer) and John Lawlor (Team Videographer)

Kenda Tomac Team Schedule 2008:
14 – 25 April Team Camp Cap d’Ail France
1 – 4 May Test Event Val di Sole Italy
8 – 11 May World Cup # 1 Maribor Slovenia
16 – 18 May Lisbon Downtown Lisbona Portugal
23 – 25 May US Open Vernon USA
29 May – 1 June World Cup # 2 Vallnord Andorra
5 – 8 June World Cup # 3 Fort William Scotland
12 – 15 June Wheels of Speed Willingen Germany
16 – 22 June World Championships Val di Sole Italy
10 – 13 July European Championships Caspoggio in Valmalenco Italy
24 – 27 July World Cup # 4 Mont-Sainte-Anne Canada
31 July – 3 August World Cup # 5 Bromont Canada
28 – 31 August World Cup # 6 Canberra Australia
4 – 7 September* Eurobike Show Friedrichshafen Germany
11 – 14 September World Cup # 7 Schladming Austria
22 – 26 September* Interbike Show Las Vegas USA

Polc's team Kenda Tomac Primer 220 DH bike.

Polc on the slalom course at Sea Otter Alan Davis