Vee Tire Co to Support Aaron Gwin, Intense Factory Racing, Commencal Vee and More in 2022

Vee Tire Co has announced its expanded support for UCI World Cup downhill teams for 2022, to include four teams, two of which are title sponsors. Some big names in the world of downhill mountain biking are featured here, including Aaron Gwin, Phil Atwill, Joe Breedon, Dakotah Norton and Alex Marin. Teams that will don the Vee rubber this season include Intense Factory Racing, Commencal Vee, Propain Positive Supported by Vee and the IJ Racing-Chigürio Extremo team.

From Vee Tire Co:

Vee Tire Co. has a long tradition of supporting racers and downhill teams. This dedication to racing comes from the highest level, as Vee Tire Co owner Bike Sukanjanapong has been a passionate follower of downhill racing and has made good friends with riders along the way.

Vee Tire Co. continues to support racers even during the pandemic, and now as we enter 2022 and celebrate our tenth anniversary, we have stepped up our support for the race program even further.

For the 2022 Downhill World Cup season, Vee Tire Co. is proud to announce its support of 4 factory teams and excited to become the title sponsor of 2.

The 2022 Vee Tire Co. downhill factory race teams include;

Intense Factory Races

intense prototype covered high-pivot downhill bike

Editor’s note: Team photos reveal a prototype Intense downhill bike which, thanks to the exposed freewheel and chainstay pivot, very clearly executes a high-pivot suspension platform – expect to see this one in a birthday suit at the season opener in Lourdes next month.

Vee Tire Co. has a long history with Intense. Initially as the manufacturer of Intense Tire System products and today as a sponsor of the racing team. Bike and the entire Vee Tire Co. family can’t wait for the season to begin, and we look forward to exciting developments along the way!

vee tire co sign aaron gwin intense factory racing world cup dh 2022

The Intense Factory Racing team includes downhill superstar Arron Gwin, British racer Joe Breedon, American star Dakotah Norton and Seth Sherlock.

Commencal Vee

commencal vee 2022 world cup dh team runners

This team of talented young riders spent the 2021 season on Vee Tire Co. rubber and we are thrilled to partner with them again as title sponsor.

team commencal vee tire co world cup dh 2022

The Commencal Vee team includes 6th place Redbull Hardline rider Matteo Iniguez, 4th place junior rider Siel Van Der Velden, Raphael Iniguez and newcomers Jerome Caroli and Tom Cosse.

Propain positive supported by Vee

Phil Atwill at the 2022 Freeride Fiesta

Propain Positive Supported By Vee is a new team created by longtime Vee rider Phil Atwill. Phil and the Vee Tire family go way back, and we’re thrilled to help support his new program in 2022.

Phil will be joined by teammates Athanasios Panagitsas and Sokratis Aris Zotos.

IJ Racing-Chigürio Extremo Team

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Another new downhill team filled with familiar faces from Vee Tire. The IJ Racing-Chigürio Extremo team is a new program formed by Alex Marin, who has raced on Vee Tire treads for the past few seasons. Joining Alex along with Sebastian Holguin Villa and Cristian Suarez is Rafael Gutierrez Villegas, another Vee athlete.