Josh Bryceland officially joins Cannondale

Ratboy is joined by a band of up and coming shredders representing the American brand

Josh is looking to mentor a new generation of riders

Cannondale

Alex Evans

Published: January 8, 2019 at 2:00 pm

50to01 and Bryceland fans will have already seen the Instagram post of Josh riding his new bike — a Cannondale Habit — at his local trails around Sheffield. But now, the news is official, Josh will be riding for Cannondale for the foreseeable future.

_{The new Cannondale crew have loads of talent}

Cannondale has sponsored a host of top names in the past, including the legendary Missy Giove, Cédric Gracia, Brian Lopes and Anne-Caroline Chausson during the late '90s and early 2000s. The new roster of riders, led by Josh, are up-and-coming shredders that ooze style.

The team is made up of four riders, Sam Hockenhull, Max Nerurkar and Sam Cofano, who all come from Josh's local area and are associated with the 50to01 movement.

“I wanted to start something new, fresh and unexpected,” said Bryceland. “This is a way to build something and give back to the next generation of riders.”

We're all looking forward to seeing these guys jib, shred and send their way down trails on our screens sometime soon.

Senior technical editor

Alex Evans is BikeRadar and MBUK’s senior mountain bike technical editor, as well as a regular on our podcast and YouTube channels. Working for BikeRadar and MBUK for nearly 10 years, Alex has been living and breathing mountain bikes since he was nine years old. Competing in his first downhill race aged 11, he went on to race in DH world cups and other international events across Europe – and even represented Great Britain at the downhill European Championships. Before moving back to the UK when he landed a job as MBUK’s features editor, Alex lived in the French Alpine mountain biking hotspot of Morzine for eight years. There, he clocked up an enormous amount of riding – and broke more bikes than he cares to remember. Alex now calls Scotland’s famously gnarly and gruelling trails of the Tweed Valley home, which is where he tests kit and bikes. While once a gravity racer, Alex now rides to the tops of his descents and feels most at home on an enduro bike or eMTB. He’s no stranger to flat-out efforts, however, and isn’t shy about donning Lycra to ride cross-country, or even competing in the occasional road hill climb event. Although he’s retired from official competition, he loves a challenge, especially when it comes to trying to top his local Strava leaderboards – just for fun, of course.

Height: 178cm
Bike size: Large/480mm reach