BryanD wrote:
Is this their routine dump of athletes after 3-4 years?
I don't think he left...he was not invited back.
I have it on very good authority that Specialized was not happy with Hof riding the MTB race in SA with Keinle; they could not even use the event as promotional material (to make MTB'ers laugh at triathletes riding MTBs? ;) because of the two different bike sponsors.
So when Hof got injured doing this stunt, fell apart in IMSA as a result, and did not race in Kona this year, you have the perfect storm that makes it time for a brand to leave.
Hof has had super loyal support from Zoot and Specialized up to this, but now? He is going to need some impressive results this season.