Michael Creed will return to the US domestic peloton next year as director of a new U23 development team that will register at the Continental level.
Although he had not yet been authorised to divulge roster specifics or other details while speaking with Cyclingnews on Monday, the former Team SmartStop director confirmed that he will return to the director's seat after having coached the US Paralympic cycling team through the Rio Games in August.
"I'll be running an under-23 Continental team next year called Aevolo," Creed said from his home in Colorado Springs. "We'll have 10 riders. We're sponsored by HIA Bikes, a new bike company. We're going to do a full [USA Cycling Pro Road Tour] stage racing calendar, Tour de Beauce, Grand Prix de Saguenay, then depending on how the results go and the team goes, hopefully get into a race like Tour of Utah or something like that."
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News of a new Continental team starting in the US comes at a time when several teams are going away, including Astellas and longtime domestic staple Team Jamis, formerly Colavita. Creed said he was excited to be part of a positive story for US cycling.
"There's not a lot of pro teams starting," Creed said. "I don't know of any new ones besides this one. I'm a little removed from the gossip so maybe there's another one, but as far as I know there's not another Continental team starting. And with the under 23 riders, there's not a lot of options for those guys. They have Axel [Merckx, director of Axeon Hagens Berman], and there's ones that can get picked up by division 3 teams, but those guys usually have a hard time making roster spots. So this will be cool to have a team just dedicated towards that."
Creed said the team currently has nine riders signed and will likely add a 10th rider before the season starts or at some point during the season.
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