Merida has extended the contracts of Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå, José Antonio Hermida and Toni Ferreiro through the 2022 season.
Dahle Flesjå and Hermida are both Olympians and Ferreiro races on the Enduro World Series circuit.
While Dahle Flesjå retired from full-time XCO racing in 2018, the 2004 Olympic Gold Medal winner still toes the line in marathon-length races. A big goal for the Norwegian this year is the 560km Trondheim–Oslo race.
"‘I am very excited to keep working with Merida," she said in an announcement. I have been part of the Merida family for a long time and love the way they operate."
Hermida, a three-time World Champion who took fourth place at the 2004 Olympic Games, is also retired but has helped Merida develop the eONE-SIXTY and eONE-FORTY e-MTB products. Last year, he rode the 221km Pyrenees to the Sea route aboard an e-gravel bike.
"Most of my major achievements have been onboard a Merida bike, and it is great to know that I will carry on promoting the name while closely working with the designers and engineers to take the brand to the next level," he said.
Ferreiro races on the EWS and EWS-E circuits and has been working with the Merida R&D team on developing future enduro bikes.
"I can’t wait to get the 2021 season started and be part of the exciting MY22 launch plans," the Spanish rider said.
"It was an easy decision to extend the working relationships with our three key athletes, and we are looking forward to a hopefully less restrictive 2021 season," added Andreas Rottler, Director of Sport Marketing.
