Riding for one of the world's top teams can be a double-edged sword for a young rider like Ian Boswell, the 24-year-old American who is in his third year with Team Sky.
On one hand, Boswell benefits from the top-notch organisation and support that the team provides, and he's also in a position to soak up the advice and example of some of the best riders in the peloton. But it can also prove difficult to find his own opportunities to post the results that will make a name for himself on the WorldTour.
"I think it's tougher in the sense that maybe you don't get results right off the bat, but then again you kind of make your own luck with results," Boswell told Cyclingnews from his home in Nice following a training ride with IAM Cycling's Larry Warbasse. "If you're riding well, the team will ride for the best rider, so I think it's the progression I'm taking at Sky.
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"I think it's challenging to get opportunities sometimes because we are such a talented team, but because we have so many talented riders it increases the level of what I've learned from the older guys – like racing with Bernie Eisel in Dubai and being thrown into the leadout train, which is something I've never done before – and just learning a tremendous amounts of skills."
Boswell is focused this season on continuing his development while seeking opportunities to carve out his own place in the European peloton. After two years of competing in cycling's top division, he says he feels more comfortable now – both on and off the bike – and he's hoping that translates into more lines on his palmares and a contract extension when his three-year deal with Sky is up at the end of the year.
"You know it is my third year now, so I'm not a spring chicken anymore and it's time to prove that I'm worth staying here," he said.
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