Chosen by The Pros | WorldTour Proven
At Particle, we have chosen to sponsor pro athletes in order to get support teams that we believe in, to get valuable feedback about our products that we can learn from, and to demonstrate that they can handle races at the top level of cycling.
We choose to support teams and athletes in order to promote cycling and to give them the edge when racing. We choose to support both Men's and Women's cycling as well as junior riders, since we feel that cycling should be an inclusive sport and that all athletes should be able to have access to high-performance equipment
Each team can offer valuable information, as they collectively ride hundreds of thousand kilometers per year, and sometimes at wattages much higher than amateurs. They are able to put our carbon wheels to the limit, validating their performance.
Victoire Hiroshima
Victoire Hiroshima is one of Japan's most successful pro cycling teams. They primarily race in UCI and National races Japan, but have also raced in UCI races in Australia, Turkey, and Indonesia, among other places. While the team was established in 2017, they did not race again until 2020. They have have been racing ever since and have gotten two dozen podium finishes as well as multiple wins.
They will be racing almost exclusively on our RCX33 and RCX50 Ultralight wheelsets with 3rd generation carbon spokes. They are also racing on our carbon crank prototypes, which once fully tested, will be released later this year.
Citymesh - Customm
The Belgian women's team got its start in 2018 as a UCI Club team. Since 2025, however, they have been a UCI Continental pro cycling team. While the team had a decent amount of success, getting good results in 2.1 and 1.1 level races, once they became a UCI Continental team in 2025, their performance improved dramatically.
Not only were they invited to 11 World Tour races and 5 Pro Tour races among dozens of 2.1 and 1.1 level races, they also won a 1.1 race, the GP Immo Zone/Vloer-en chapewerken Smetryns, but they also placed high up in some of the most competitive races in Women's cycling. A few notable races were when they placed 11th in the Vuelta Feminas 1.Pro and 22nd in the Parix-Roubaix Femmes.
We are very excited to be supplying them with RCX45 Ultralight wheels as well as RCX45/50/60 Team wheels for racing on rough Belgian roads. They will also be racing on our prototype carbon cranks, chainrings, and rear TT disc wheels. This year, they are participating in 12 UCI WorldTour races, the highest level of women's cycling.
Team Storck - MRW Bau
Established in 2020, Team Storck initially started out with smaller races. Later, once it became a UCI Continental pro cycling team, they started racing in not just German national races, but also 1.1, 2.1, 1.2, and 2.2 races all over Europe and Africa. They won six 2.2 stages and got 3rd and 4th in the general classification at the Tour du Cameroun.
This year, they will be participating in their first Pro Tour races, namely the Lidl Deutschland Tour 2.Pro, the Skoda Tour de Luxembourg 2.Pro, and the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro 1.Pro.
They will be racing on our prototype carbon cranks and carbon chainrings.
Sponsored Athletes
Guillaume Haldimann
Guillaume is an up-and-coming Swiss sprinter. He has been riding for club teams since he was 20. Now at 23, he is one of the world's top club riders. Guillaume is also a full-time student and part-time bike mechanic. His wheels of choice are the GCX45 Hyperlight and RCX60 Light.
2026 Results:
- #2 GC Tour of Albania 2.2
- #2 Points Tour of Albania 2.2
- #1 stage 3 of the Tour of Albania 2.2
- #2 Stage 4 of the Tour de Guadeloupe 2.2
- #1 GC GP de Wittenheim
- #2 GC GP Cham Hagendorn
Nadezhda Pavlova
Nadezhda is an accomplished cyclist, marathoner, and triathlete, who was the top ranked Russian triathlete in the 2026 Ironman, finishing 33rd in the world. She has won Ironman Russia in her age group.
She is now focused primarily on cycling. More than just an athlete, Nadezhda is content creator with nearly 150,000 followers. She is riding the GCX52 Hyperlight wheels.
2026 Results:
#2 UCI Gran Fondo World Series
Mohammad Ganjkhanlou
Mohammad is an Iranian refugee living in the UK. He holds the title of being the best rider in the history of Asian cycling U23. He is the 30x Iranian National Champion. He is also twice gold, three times silver, and six times Asian Champion.
After leaving Iran, he has joined Stolen Goat Insurance, a UK club team. He is currently riding our GCX52 Hyperlight in UK National races as well as UCI races.
