The Israel Cycling Academy has finalised the roster that will take the team into its inaugural year on the Pro Continental level.
Two Irsaeli riders from the 2016 Continental team are the final additions to the 16-rider roster for next season. National time trial champion Aviv Yechezkel, 22, and Roy Goldstein, 23, will join riders from 11 countries, among them five national champions.
The team previously announced new signings Zak Dempster, José Manuel Díaz, Jason Lowndes, Krists Nielands, Ben Perry, Hamish Schreurs, Dennis Van Winden and Tyler Williams. They’ll join eight returning riders, including Yechezkel and Goldstein, to form the new squad.
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Israel Cycling Academy was founded in December 2014 in Jerusalem as Israel’s first professional cycling team, with a vision to bring young cyclists, especially Israelis, to the top levels of cycling. The team raced on the Continental level this year and applied successfully to the UCI to jump to the Pro Continental level next year.
The team recorded wins in races on four continents over the past 20 months, including Tour de Beauce, Tour of Hungary and Tour du Rwanda. Cycling Academy is backed by sponsors like Cannondale, Lazer, Hertz Israel and Verge, as well as the Israeli-Canadian philanthropist Sylvan Adams.
Although the team features three Israeli riders, including reigning road race champion Guy Sagiv, team manager Ran Margaliot said his Israeli riders are in for a long haul at the next level.
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