upn-taipei news-bicycle-2013-06-21-02-Senso New Heroes Live at 26TRIX

Senso New Heroes Live at 26TRIX Bad Nauheim, June 21, 2013 – This upcoming Saturday, June 22, Senso New Heroes Thomas Genon and Clemens Kaudela will attend the second gold event of the season in Leogang, Austria; the 26TRIX. Genon plans to defend his title, whereas Kaudela will use this event to advance in the FMB World Tour, the largest and most important championship for freeride mountain biking. There will be a link available online to live stream the event as soon as the athletes mount their Senso saddles. Senso New Hero Thomas Genon shall be defending his title at 26TRIX. He secured his victory last year in the finals through a series of breathtaking flips and stunts that concluded with a huge 360° ‘flat spin’. Currently, he holds sixth place with 1,947.65 points. His Senso teammate, Clemens Kaudela currently in 19th place with 1,066.55 points, will also be participating. One of Team Merida Velo’s riders, Pavel Alekhin, AKA the “mad Russian cherry” for his crazy shows, will be riding on a Senso saddle as well at the FMB gold event. Live stream of the Event Riders from all over the world come to the Austrian Alps to attend the long-term FMB World Tour event 26TRIX, one of the most popular dirt jump competitions among athletes. The results will determine which riders can continue onto the FMB World Tour contests in the 2013 season. Red Bull will stream the event live on June 22nd at 6:30 pm (European time) through the following link: http://live.redbull.tv/events/198/26-trix-2013/ Current Standings of the FMB World Tour 1. Sam Pilgrim from Great Britain with 2,682.50 points 2. Szymon Godziek from Poland with 2,214.60 points 3. Martin Söderström from Sweden with 2,125.75 points 4. Brett Rheeder from Canada with 2,125.00 points 5. Tomáš Zejda from Czech Republic with 2,005.10 points 6. Thomas Genon from Belgian with 1,947.65 points About Velo and the Senso New Heroes As a leading designer in bicycle saddles, Velo has supported different cycling teams and individuals. Through the Team Senso New Heroes, a more active and comprehensive support can be extended to young and promising athletes. Living by their motto, “Destined for Great Things” Senso New Heroes hope to serve as a role model, and encourage today’s youth to live a free, individualistic lifestyle. By working with these young athletes and taking their feedback seriously, Velo developed saddles through modern technology to meet the cyclists’ criteria. About Velo Velo Enterprise, founded in 1979 by Stella Yu, is driven by the vision to create perfect saddles for all types of demanding cyclists. Today, Velo is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of quality saddles, grips and handlebar tapes. Last year, Velo manufactured more than 15 million saddles in its four factories in Taiwan and China. Especially committed to a sustainable environment, Velo manufactures with environmentally certified materials and processes. For further media information, please visit our press portal www.itms.com/press/velo or contact: ITMS Marketing Julia Schenk E-Mail: Julia.Schenk@itms.com ITMS Marketing GmbH Frankfurter Landstr. 15 61231 Bad Nauheim Germany Tel.: +49 6032-3459-283 Fax: +49 6032-3459-29