Thank you Loris, Reece and Bodhi!

Trek Factory Racing’s gravity programs will undergo a sea change in 2025. 

Since taking on its current structure in 2019, TFR Downhill has had outstanding success, and helped shape the rowdiest sport in the world. Next year, Loris Vergier, Reece Wilson and Bodhi Kuhn are embarking on new adventures after contributing to the foundation of what will continue to be a fun-loving squad focused on winning races, developing talent, and influencing the future of killer downhill bikes.

Loris Vergier was just 24 years old when he joined TFR in 2021, but in DH terms he was a grizzled veteran. He immediately became the oldest member of the squad, and arrived with three elite World Cup wins to his name. Then over the course of four seasons with Trek, he solidified himself as one sport’s all-time greats.

Vergier quickly got up to speed on the new-and-improved Trek Session in 2021. He swept timed training, qualis and finals at World Cup races in Maribor and Lenzerheide, showing off his buttery smooth technicality on two of mountain biking’s trickiest tracks.

“The first win with Trek was crazy, because it was a bit of a struggle before for a few races,” Vergier says. “And then we just got back to winning. It was unreal. And I still have the bike with the plate and everything. I have that bike, the green chrome bike.” 

Vergier would go on to win two more World Cup races with Trek — in Andorra and Val di Sole, both during the 2022 season — and finished Top 3 in the overall World Cup rankings for three straight seasons from 2021-23. 

But of all his incredible feats, there was nothing like winning a World Championship this past August. Vergier had struggled to find his trademark consistency to that point, and battled doubt at times. But he laid down a perfect run in Andorra to sew up the rainbow jersey by a razor thin margin. If you haven’t watched the inside story of that day, you should do so immediately.

Vergier came to Trek to evolve and level up as a racer and human being. Mission accomplished.

“I wanted to improve my skills, improve my knowledge on the technical part and suspension, everything,” Vergier says. “I think we learned a lot during that process together. They trusted me, I trusted them, and we just improved the team and improved ourselves as riders. 

“I think we had a beautiful few years, and we can both be proud of what we achieved, and that’s why I leave with peace of mind that we both tried our best.”

Reece Wilson is a Trek legend. He raced on a Trek as far back as 2015, when he was just a young pup on the Unior Tools team. He grew alongside the brand’s downhill ambitions, becoming an inaugural member of the brand new TFR squad in 2019 and gradually picking up speed on the elite World Cup circuit. 

Then on October 11, 2020, he rocked the sport.

On a drenched and muddy day in Leogang, Austria, Wilson won the DH World Championship by more than three seconds. As one of the field’s underdogs, he had to wait for a long time in the hot seat while more established riders tried to take his spot. They couldn’t come close.

“I was ready for the conditions, I just believed in myself,” Wilson said. “I came here believing I could win, but a top five was my goal. When I saw the bigger riders struggling, those hopes and goals slowly became real. This win means a lot, it’s been a wild couple of years in the sport, and I definitely almost gave up along the way. But it just means so much to make it here and to have this day.”

Wilson has made his mark as a rider with his cleverness and precision. But above all, his biggest strength has been his confidence and resilience, especially in the face of setbacks. 

Wilson had a brilliant 2021 season, with five Top 10 World Cup finishes and a win in Snowshoe. But he also had to overcome a massive crash that earned him the nickname, “The Flying Scotsman.” You can relive that dramatic season here.

Then in 2022 and 2023, Wilson battled a series of injuries that stunted the upward trajectory of his career. After badly breaking his leg in multiple places in early 2023, he wasn’t sure he’d ever race again. It was incredible enough that he returned full-time to the World Cup circuit in 2024, even if he wasn’t quite earning the results he’d been used to. 

But then he dropped our jaws again last September, flying through the variable conditions all weekend in Loudenvielle and taking second place, returning to a World Cup podium for the first time in 1,090 days.  

“A year ago I never thought I’d race the bike again, nevermind stand on a podium,” Wilson said after the race. “When it started raining I thought, ‘This is Reece’s day. You’re never gonna get a better day than this.’ When the going gets tough, the tough get going, and I felt super strong all week. I love this track. It’s my first time here. I’m just trying not to cry again and again and again.”

Riders don’t come more inspiring or entertaining than Reece Wilson, and we can’t wait to see what the next chapter brings.

Bodhi Kuhn officially joined Trek Factory Racing in 2023, though he rode from under the Trek pits as a privateer in 2022. In that time, he proved himself to be one of the steeliest and most consistent riders in the field, first as a junior then as a first-year elite this past season.

Kuhn consistently put himself in the Top 5 at World Cup races in 2022, but he leveled up in ’23, placing Top 3 in four races and securing a breakthrough win in Val di Sole. He proved he was more than strong enough to race elites, but he had a number of factors working against him: 1) An increasingly competitive field, and 2) UCI rule changes that reduced the number of finals participants in World Cup races.

Instead of going through understandable growing pains, however, Kuhn met the moment by qualifying for finals in five straight World Cups to open the season. He climbed as high as 21st on the overall standings before his season was hampered by injuries, but he proved his point: Kuhn will be a force in the men’s field for years to come.  

“The people and the athletes I got to work with over my time on the team were my heroes, and the chance to work together and become friends with the people I have looked up to my whole life was something very special to me,” Kuhn said. “Trek’s support and investment in me from being a little grom all the way up until my first elite year this past season was so important for my career and my success in the future of this sport. For that I am forever grateful.”

Change is inevitable in an ever-evolving sports landscape. We’ll have some exciting announcements soon, but until then, we want to say thank you to some of the most influential riders in the history of the Bicycle Company.