To promote the GT BMX Heritage brand, licensee of GT BMX’s Heritageline Alans BMX, are running a UK-based race team for 2017. The small - but perfectly formed team - was launched at the Manchesterindoor track and comprises: Top row: Karl Sanderson, John Bentley, Alan Woods (TM), Josie McFall.Bottom row: Joe Parr, Jay Fairbank. “I knew that it would be cool to recreate that Dale Holmes-GT era fromaround 1999 for this project but when we got the frames back from paintand the jerseys, I can’t believe how into it everyone was. This was such aniconic period for GT that just so many people relate to - and to get WD40on board (one of the main sponsors in-period) as well, was the icing on thecake and with their new WD40 bike line the timing was perfect”.
A few sponsors are still to be announced, but we have the support of:CSG/GT Bicycles, Box BMX and Lake Cycling (via Moore Large), WD40Bike, Tioga (via Extra UK), Vans, Thor MX (via Madison), 100% (viaDecade Europe) and RSD who are making our jerseys”. “I’m stoked that we still have support of many
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