PRESS RELEASE: Intense Factory Racing

Neko Mullaly, Aaron Gwin, Seth Sherlock

Aaron Gwin with a painted version of the M29 prototype he teased earlier this year.

Seth Sherlock Neko Mullaly

Seth Sherlock & Neko Mullaly's production bikes Aaron Gwin's prototype.

The offseason was really successful for our team. We put a lot of work into bike development and testing and have all made good gains. Everyone is healthy and ready for the season to kickoff. — Aaron Gwin

Our 2020 UCI World Cup Downhill Series team is a three-man, North-American squad led by team owner and 5-time champion Aaron Gwin. The team will contest the entire 2020 UCI World Cup Downhill Series.2020 marks our second season of the Gwin-ownership era. Neko Mullaly returns for his second year on the team and Seth Sherlock will race under the factory banner as a first-time IFR squad member but has been competitively racing as a member of the INTENSE family for the last five years. You can read the press release that announces his signing here The IFR team just completed their weeklong Team Camp at INTENSE's Southern California headquarters where the three North-American based athletes came together to train together, finalize bike setups, take team photos and officially kick of the 2020 campaign.For 2020 Gwin will pilot a full prototype M29 Downhill weapon, pushing the development of the next generation of racing rigs, while Mullaly and Sherlock will pilot modified 2020 M29 models.