ST. PAUL, Minn. (BRAIN) — Park Tool's 2017 team sponsorships include three World Tour teams, four Continental Pro teams, six women's pro road teams and a variety of other mountain bike, multisport, and cyclocross teams and athletes.
This year's World Tour sponsorships are Team Sunweb, BMC Racing Team and Team Katusha-Alpecin.
Park Tool will also continue a 37-year tradition of sponsoring USA Cycling programs.
"We are proud to support these teams and athletes along with some of the best mechanics in the world," said Eric Hawkins, Park Tool's owner and president. "The racing scene is an excellent proving ground for our legacy products, research and development and new tools introduced to the market every year. Top level racing and the mechanical challenges teams face day-to-day provide us with great feedback and help us stay on the cutting edge of innovation and tool development."
Alongside the three World Tour teams, Park Tool will also support:
UCI Continental Pro Teams:
- Team Novo Nordisk
- Rally Pro Cycling
- Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
- Team Cycling Academy
Women's Pro Road Teams:
- Team TIBCO-SVB
- Colavita-Bianchi
- Team Sunweb
- Team Sho-Air Twenty20
- Sas Macogep Acquisio p/b Mazda
- Rally Pro Cycling
Mountain Bike Teams:
- Giant Factory Demo Team
- KHS Factory Racing
Multisport:
- Maverick Multisport
Cyclocross teams:
- Giant Factory Demo Team
- Aspire Racing
- Jam Fund Racing
Development teams:
- LUX / Stradling
- Rokform Junior Racing
Individual Athletes:
- 2016 Olympic Triathlon Gold Medalist, Gwen Jorgensen
- US National Enduro MTB Champion, Matt Guntert
- Mountain Bike Athlete, Britney White
- Cyclocross Racer, Jeremy Powers
