Cole House (BMC Racing Team) is in his final year as an under 23 rider and hopes to joiജn BMC's stagiare programme this August, before turning professional in ✱2011.

However, the 22-year-old Wisconsin native hasn't had the greatest of starts to his 2010 racing season, suffering from crashes and ill-timed punctures. Currenꦑtly racing in Belgium with the US development team, House will return home on April 18th before making another trip to Europe in May.

and I came back to defend my title this year but I just didn't have it.

"I'd only b✨een here in Belgium for three days and I was just empty in the second half of the race. That was kind of expected after travelling in so late. I simply wasn't used to the time 🦄difference."

After a disappointing first race House's confidence was badly knocked but he found his racing legs in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Triptyque des Monts et꧑ Châteaux, where teammate Taylor Phinney won a ﷽sta🦂ge. On the final stage, however, House crashed and was unable to rejoin the lead group.

"I came around really well and felt really well on the last day but crashed and snapped ꧑off my fork. It took a couple of minutes to get a bike change and by then the race was long gone."

His poor luck continued in the168澳洲5最新开奖结果: U23 Tour of Flanders, a race in which House finished seventh in 2008. On a long, flat highway just before a cobbled ꦗsection he punctured and was forced on the defensive. Despite a chase back through the cars he was unable ꦗto rejoin the leaders.

"I have no idea what I hit or why I flatted. Iღ almost made contact back to the leaders but hit a headwind and couldn't close it. It was just bad luck൲."

House will race in two more Nation Cup races before returning to the US and feels that witဣh strong 🐻legs, it's only a matter of time before the results will start to flow.

BMC transformed

House joined the 💜team in 2009 and has seen the squad take off in the last twelve months, with the signings of George Hincapie, Cadel Evans and Alessandro Ballan, amongst others.

While the 22-year-old has not had the chance tꦍo race with the team's top crop, he knows that their arrival means it could be an even bigꦺger challenge to turn professional with the team. However, instead of shying away from it, House says he is looking forward to the test.

"It makes it h🦋arder to make the next level because it's so high now, but you stay focused and keep trying for it and hopefully it happens.

"There's quite a bit of pressure as it's my last year as an under 23. Youಞ have to pull through with the results or it's tough to get a job for next year."

House will take i🅺nspiration from Chris Butler, a fellow rider on the BMC under 23 team who has moved up to the professional ranks.

"The team and I have talked a bit about a couple different situations including the stagiare programme and hopefully they'll take me onꦗ in August. That's been my biggest goal this season."