Among the teams invited to this year's Tour of Alberta in September is first-year development team Aevolo, a US Continental squad whose mission is to help fill a void for young up-and-coming riders.
"There's only one dedicated under-23 trade team in the States, and it seems like there should be more," said team director Mike Creed. "I really like the concept of the team. If it was some other division 3 team trying to be the best division 3 team in the world and said in some statement that they want to race the Tour de France in seven years, then I probably wouldn't have gone for it.
"But with this one, it's very genuine, and the whole point is just to help kids in that transition period, so when they go to a pro team out of this one they already know everything they need to know, and that director that hires one of these riders isn't going to have to teach them almost anything."
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Aevolo has made an almost instant impact on the North American racing, with the riders adopting Creed's aggressive style and bringing home some early results. The 10-man roster includes six US riders, two Canadians, a Spaniard and one rider from Mexico. Half of the riders are just 19 years old.
Aevolo is organised differently than many cycling teams, with the current three-year deal financed by a collective donor model rather than the traditional title sponsor, according to the team's website.
"All riders manage school or other educational obligations alongside training and racing, creating a student-athlete approach that emphasizes a commitment to intellectual curiosity and broader human development that far outlasts an athletic career," according to a statement on the team website.
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