Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux and CUBE Bikes are pleased to announce the extension of their partnership in the margin of the fifth Tour de France of the Belgian World Team. The German bike manufacturer provides the team of Jean-François Bourlart with bikes since 2015, a long and fruitful relationship which saw both partners evolve towards the world’s cycling elite.
CUBE Bikes was founded in 1990 by Marcus Pürner from a family entreprise and is now a bike manufacturer owning its own carbon lab in Waldershof, Bavaria. CUBE Bikes does in-depth R&D activities with different carbon fibres and lay-ups, which for example result in integrated handlebars and stem.
The bike manufacturer works in close collaboration with with the professional riders of Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux, Tormans Cyclo Cross Team and their mechanics in order to improve the development of the models for all end users. In 2022, the riders of the World Team race with the CUBE Litening C:68X and the time trial model CUBE Aerium TT, the riders of Tormans Cyclo Cross Team use the Cube Cross Race C:68X.
« I am honored to extend the relationship we established in 2015 with CUBE, its founder Marcus Pürner, Chris Archer and their teams. The CUBE brand has grown just like the team, constantly striving for excellence while maintaining its core family values. The great achievements of our team have been made possible thanks to the quality of the bikes, developed in close cooperation with their engineers, our performance team and the feedback from our riders. With the CUBE Litening C:68X, we have one of the best bikes on the market and an undeniable asset whatever the race profile. » « By extending this historic partnership, we continue to write this common chapter already full of prestigious successes that will be further enriched in the coming months and years, I am sure. Over the next three years, I am convinced that CUBE and Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert will continue to grow side by side to establish themselves as a global benchmark, thanks to a continuous will to innovate and develop. I am also thrilled that CUBE lends its support in our various projects, such as the cyclo-cross team since 2020, where we have already achieved great success, but also with our new Development and Women's teams starting from 2023. »
“We are immensely proud to work closely with a UCI WorldTeam and be part of such an incredible evolution over the last few years. The fact that we have been able to regularly draw attention to ourselves and make our mark on the racing scene, makes us very optimistic about the future. Not only that, but the riders provide us with invaluable feedback that flows directly into our development process, benefiting both us and our road and time trial bikes. This dialogue has been key to refining our road models even further. It means we can offer our customers premium bikes tested by the pros themselves on the routes of the world’s most legendary races. The partnership has already culminated in multiple Grand Tour starts and historic wins, including Biniam Girmay’s victory at Gent–Wevelgem, as well as at other major classics. We look forward to seeing what the next few years hold and to continuing to write this amazing success story.”
