Newly-named Twenty24 Pro Cycling aim for esports, gravel and Olympics in 2021

Lilly McLeod (Twenty24 Development) (Image credit: Twenty24 Pro Cycling)

Nicola Cranmer's world-class development programme will continue next season under the new quadrennial name Twenty24 Pro Cycling. The American team, which 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:has adjusted its name to match the four-year Olympic cycles 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:since 2012, has renewed its commitment to developing athletes toward the postponed 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2021Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

The programme will once again support🌃 a women's elite team in 2021 while also remaining committed to developing the top junior riders across North America.

“With continued uncertainty of the 2021 race schedule in North America, I felt it important to continue to support a junior program as there are a number certainties and controllables; the junior team will continue to race regionally where applicable, and there will be regular junior Zwift meet-ups to connect the athletes located acr🍒oss North America and Canada,” Cranmer said, also announcing a new partnership with three-time Olympic gold medallist Kristin Armstrong.

“We are excited to partner with Kristin Armstrong and KX3 Coaching, a new online coaching and educational platform launching in January. Through KX3 Coaching, we can set home training goals and Zwift and Strava challenges for each athlete and facilitate regular Zoom sessions, which will cover a wide range of topics such as pathway to perfo✃rmance and connecting high school athletes to colleges. As a part of KX3 coaching there will be an option for each junior athlete to be assigned a mentor partnering with one of the team’s professional athletes to offer guidance throughout the year. If racing happens, that will be a bonus," she said.

Cranmer's development program began as Proman-Hitsquad Professional Cycling Team in 2006, and Armstrong partnered with the team in 2010. The team flourished to become Peanut Butter & Co-Twenty12 at the beginning of the four-year cycle ahead of the Olympic Games in London, and then changed names to match the corresponding Olympic cycles: Exergy-Twenty16 ahead of the Rio Olympic Games, and Twent꧂y20-Sho Air ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games.

"The amount of injuries I endured bein🔯g a part of this team is baffling, but there was never a hint of doubt from anyone that I wouldn’t be able to return. Having that kind of trust in your team makes the recovery and healing process that much easier. But it goes both ways, I had to devote myself to the team as much as they did to me. I can honestly say that without Nicola and Team Twenty20, I would not be in the sport today," Dygert added.

Cranmer told Cyclingnews that next year the elite women's team will primarily focus on esport, gravel racing and the USA Cycling Pro Road Tour events such as Redlands Bicyꦕcle Classic, Tour of the Gila, Chrono Kristin Armstrong and US National Championshi💮ps. She noted, however, that any road racing endeavours are pending the health and safety restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in the US next year.

"I chose Twenty20 because I wanted to surround myself with like-minded female cyclists and cyclists that would challenge my abilities. The women that are on this team are established and experienced cyclists that can help me grow and help me achieve my goals in this sport. Twenty20, I feel, can help me⛄ achieve my goals by riding and learning the ropes of the sport from more experienced cyclists and team directors and leadership," ♒McLeod said.

According to a teamꦦ press release, developing future champions on the bike and leaders in the community are at the core of the team’s values, with an emphasis to support athletes in obtaining the best education possible for life after cycling. The team is a valued recruitment platform for young athletes heading to college, and many universities are now offering partial and full scholarships to capable female cyclists for their varsity programs.

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Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology ⛦and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de Fran꧟ce, World Championships and Olympic Games.

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