Matt Stuttard announced in December that he would no longer be riding for Privateer Bikes, which he helped create when his then-sponsor Hunt Wheels’ parent company, The Rider Firm, decided it wanted to make a bike. Stuttard saw the project through from some early sketches all the way to EWS top-20s. Now, he’s decided it is time to take his racing career to the next level with a brand-new, official EWS team.
Brady Stone is a 21-year-old ripper based on New Zealand’s South Island. In 2019, he ranked 2nd in the EWS U21 overall. In 2020, he took 1st in the EWS U21 global ranking. Last season, his first year in the big league, he finished the season ranked 30th. If his current trajectory is anything to judge by, the young rider is on an upward path.
It also appears that Polygon has a new enduro bike in the works, so stay tuned for more developments as this young team finds its feet.