Holowesko-Citadel announced today that the UCI has approved the team's application for a Pro Continental license for 2018. The US-based team, which added Arapahoe Resources as a presenting sponsor for next year, also revealed the 16-rider roster.
Eight riders from 2017's 12-rider squad will return, including Miguel Bryon, Ruben Companioni, TJ Eisenhart, Andzs Flaksis, Andrei Krasilnikau, Joe Lewis, John Murphy, and Brendan Rhim. Longtime riders Robin Carpenter and Ty Magner moved in the offseason to Rally Cycling, which has also applied for Pro Continental status, while Mac Brennan and Oscar Clark did not renew.
Eisenhart, who announced his renewal with the team earlier this year on Twitter, shone for Holowesko-Citadel in his first year with the team, winning the overall at the Redlands Bicycle Classic and putting in strong performances at the Tour of the Gila, Tour of Utah and the inaugural Colorado Classic. Murphy used his sprint to take wins in Utah and Colorado as well as at multiple national calendar events.
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"I'm excited to have this great group of guys return for another year on the team," said team director Thomas Craven. "TJ is a great climber, and Miguel has shown great skill in delivering Murphy to the front at the perfect time. The team will be even stronger this coming year with the addition of some other key players."
Filling out the 2018 roster are Nicolai Broechner, Fabian Lienhard, Evan Bybee, Andrew Dahlheim, Grant Koontz, Morgan Schmitt, Brayan Sanchez and Bryan Gomez.
Broechner, a 24-year-old Dane who rode for Riwal Platform the past three years, spent two years on the US domestic circuit with Bissell in 2013 and 2014. He won the Fort Bayard stage at the 2014 Tour of the Gila ahead of Eric Young and Travis McCabe. Lienhard, 24, is a Swiss rider who spent time as a trainee with BMC Racing in 2016 before signing with Austrian Team Vorarlberg this year.
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