"After a stellar 2024 season that ended with a life-altering injury to his hip, followed by an inspiring recovery during the 2025 season, Dak is parting ways with MFR. This leaves many speculating on which team will score the American DH racer next season. Will it be Scott? Or could Dak be joining the Americans on Frameworks or Gwin Racing? Only time will tell, but one thing is sure: Norton will raise the bar for any team that is lucky enough to sign him."
"but a moto crash in December 2024 led to a fractured hip socket and a long road to recovery that saw him sit out the first part of the 2025 UCI World Cup Season. After what some might call a magical recovery from surgery and injury, Norton was back on the bike by June and lined up for qualifying in Leogang, but missed the cutoff for finals by just over a second."
Dakotah Norton will leave Mondraker Factory Racing after his two-year contract ends in 2025. Norton joined Mondraker in 2024 after two successful seasons with Intense Factory Racing. A moto crash in December 2024 fractured his hip socket and forced him to miss the early 2025 UCI World Cup season. Norton returned by June, narrowly missing finals qualifying in Leogang by just over a second. He won the US Open and finished fourth at Mont-Sainte-Anne later in the season. No podiums in the 2025 UCI DH Series made contract renewal unlikely, and Norton enters free agency with strong interest expected.
Read at BikeMag
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]