Adam de Vos is no stranger to podium ceremonies. He won multiple jerseys across the US this year during his first season on the Continental level with H&R Block. He failed to nail down the as-yet-elusive race win, however, and the 22-year-old from Victoria, British Columbia is ready to change that next year with Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies.
“It's hard to call them wins, but I've had the white jersey at San Dimas, the KOM at Philly and the KOM at Cascade, so your name is on the top of a results sheet, but it's not really the one you want to be at the top of,” de Vos said. “So I'm really motivated through the winter to get that win next year in a race. That's what I'm thinking about this winter.”
De Vos went into the off-season following an impressive ninth-place finish at the U23 World Championship road race in Richmond, a result that capped a breakout season that grabbed the attention of Optum director Jonas Carney very early on.
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“I started watching Adam after his performances at San Dimas and Redlands and was super impressed with how consistent he was throughout the season,” Carney said. “A lot of riders will train really hard in the offseason, ride well early, and peter out by June. Adam kept the results rolling from March through U23 Worlds.”
De Vos started the season fourth overall at the San Dimas Stage Race, then followed up with fifth overall at the Redlands Bicycle Classic, the US National Racing Calendar opener. His versatility was on display with a second-place finish to criterium sprinter Daniel Holloway during the circuit race at Sea Otter, followed by seventh overall at Tour of the Gila, where he finished fifth during the grueling Gila Monster stage.
De Vos also won the climber's jersey at the Philadelphia Cycling Classic, was seventh at the PanAm Championships time trial and fifth in the road race.
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