Classified

Athletes

We work together with the best athletes in the world across various disciplines to ensure that the products you ride are the best they can possibly be. We’re proud to support these teams and riders in 2023.

 

 

Classified Factory Racing

 The Hawk! Born in Gouda in the Netherlands, in 1994, Havik turned professional on the road in 2012, riding for multiple teams including Rabobank’s development squad, Team Katusha Alpecin and BEAT Cycling, before switching focus to gravel racing. As a privateer (unattached rider) he took multiple UCI gravel podiums and a UCI gravel win in 2022, Piotr capped it off with a 12th place at the inaugural gravel world championships. Signing for Classified Factory Team in 2023, The Hawk has his sights on the biggest gravel races of the season, again culminating at the European and World Gravel Championships.

Victor Campenaerts

Born in Hoboken, Belgium, on October 28, 1991, the Flemish fan favorite has stage wins at the Giro d'Italia & Tirreno Adriatico in his palmarés, as well as double European and national timetrial wins (2017/18 and 2016/17 respectively). Not to mention setting the hour record in Mexico in 2019; Victor Campenaerts is a rider defined by the strive for efficiency, which led him to be the first professional cyclist to race Powershift Technology at World Tour level. Competing at a handful of Spring Classics in 2023, including  Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and GP le Samyn, Victor demonstrates what Classified can do on the world stage.

Ruth Astle 

After juggling triathlon with an intense full-time job for 4 years, Ruth went professional in 2020. In the first two seasons she qualified for both World Championships in 2022, won Ironman South Africa and Ironman Mallorca, whilst  setting 2 bike course records along the way. Ruth signed for Classified and Parcours at the start of 2023 and is currently ranked 30th in the world. 

Kyle Smith 

With many a course record and podium visit in his locker, Kyle Smith is well known in triathlon circles as a beast on the bike leg. Finding triathlon in his youth after a move from the UK to Taupo, New Zealand, Kyle worked as a bricklayer to fund his triathlon dream before turning pro.

Kyle is one of the most versatile triathletes competing today, having had success in World Triathlon short course racing, all the way through to off-road XTERRA triathlon with middle distance non-drafting events and Ironman in between. 

Rob Britton 

Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1984, Britton raced professionally on the road between 2010 and 2021. Racing for teams like Bissell, Team Raleigh, Team SmartStop and Rally Cycling teams, he won the overall classification of the Tour of Utah in 2017 and the Tour of the Gila (New Mexico) in 2018. Switching to gravel in 2021, and signing as a Classified athlete in 2022 and 2023, Rob has posted some impressive gravel results, including 6th at his first ever Unbound (2022) and a win at Belgian Waffle Ride Canada (2023).

Commencal enduro project 

Classified's products (Powershift drivetrain systems and Classified wheels) are equipped on more than 40 bicycle brands, and available from a global network of certified distributors and dealers.

A shift in thinking for all

Powershift Technology
is available for Road, Gravel, MTB and Urban.

 

Road

 

Unprecedented shift performance, efficiency and aerodynamics. Outperforming traditional 2x systems by far.

Gravel

 

The most versatile gravel drivetrain. Reliable shifts in all conditions. Wide gearing range without having to deal with large jumps in between the gears.

MTB

 

Instant Powershift bail out gear.  Compact cassettes featuring  small gear steps and extreme gearing range.

Tri & TT

 

Maximise efficiency and aerodynamic gains with 1x efficiency, with the gearing range of a 2x system

Urban

 

One launch gear and one cruising gear, able to shift while standing still, lightweight, intuitive and highly efficient.