Cycle Group, Inc. (CGI) is very excited to announce that South African National BMX Team member Teagan O’Keeffe will join the Promax Factory Team in 2014. “Although she is relatively unknown in the U.S., Teagan has a promising future in BMX. She’s young, talented and well liked. We’re really looking forward to working with her and helping her develop as a professional racer,” said Toby Henderson, CGI’s founder. CGI launched the Promax Factory Team with Arielle Martin and Kory Cook last July after their sponsor severed their contracts mid-season. At the time, CGI was unsure if the team would last beyond the end of the season.
“We were really happy with how things went for Promax. Arielle finished her career really strong and Kory continued to show he could ride with the big boys. With Arielle’s retirement, we had an opening. Teagan has been living and training in Orange County, not far from our offices. Her plan to race the full USA BMX season and UCI GSX Supercross Series fit well with our needs,” Henderson said.
CGI will supply O’Keeffe with a range of Promax components such as brake sets, cranks, stems, bottom brackets, headsets and seat clamps, as well as BOX handlebars, rims, number plates and one-piece saddles/seatposts.
“Next year I want to take my racing to a new level and what better way to do that than with the industry’s leading components and bike set-up. I am so excited to be working with Promax and the opportunity they have given me,” O’Keeffe said.
O’Keeffe will make her debut in a Promax jersey at the USA BMX Gator Nationals in Oldsmar, Florida, March 21. Cook will race at the USA BMX Grand Nationals later this month.
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