Organisers of the Tour of California announced the 18 participating teams Tuesday, and Jamis-Sutter Home was not among the five Continental teams listed. It’s not the first time that Jamis has not received an invitation to compete in the marquee US stage race, but it’s still a cause for disappointment, says team director Sebastian Alexandre.
“Everyone on our team was looking forward to being part of the biggest race in the USA, our riders, staff and sponsors,” Alexandre told Cyclingnews. “To say we are not disappointed would not be true, but we also understand the challenges the organizers have in the team selection process.”
Jamis, and their former incarnate Colavita, have participated in seven of the 10 previous editions of the race - with success. They were one of the first Continental-level teams to win a stage at the Tour of California with Janier Acevedo in 2013.
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Acevedo’s success that year led to a two-year deal with Jonathan Vaughter’s Garmin team. He spent two seasons racing on the WorldTour but returned to Jamis for the 2016 season hoping to do well in the top American stage races in California, Utah and Colorado.
With Colorado’s USA Pro Challenge cancelled, the tours of California and Utah were even more important.
“For 2016, we’ve put together a very strong team for the UCI events,” Alexandre said. “With riders like Acevedo, [Eric] Marcotte and [Sebastian] Haedo, we felt we had a team that would have been selected.”
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