Marc Willers as “Speed Racer?”

YouBethca…Well, not in the “Trixie and Mach Five” sense of the word…but he is a racer who will be riding for Speed, so yeah. Marc is the first new pickup to be announced in advance of the ABA Grands next week. Speed Bicycles sent News the following release this morning:

Speed Bicycles is pleased to announce that it signed New Zealand’s Marc Willers for the 2011 race season.
 
“Marc caught my eye a couple of years ago and he has been really fast since the summer. I really liked what I saw at Chula Vista and decided there that he was the guy to lead Speed. We’re really happy to have him on the team and we look forward to a long relationship,” said Toby Henderson, founding partner at VSI, Speed Bicycles’ parent company.
 
Willers, the silver medalist at the UCI Super Cross Finals, in October in Frejus, France, and a consistent ABA podium finisher, will ride a Speed bicycle equipped with SINZ Elite, SINZ, ITS and THE gear as well as THE helmets and Fly clothing next year.
 
“After having such a bad year last year, I’m pleased to join with Speed and the guys and I’m looking forward to working with them as I try to take the number-one spot in BMX,” Willers said.

Unclear if Marc will be rockin the Speed uniform and bike at the Grands, or if he is going to keep it in CNZ “Privateer Mode” until after the big race.

Congrats to two winners!