Britain's Gabriel Caray is confirmed to drop from the Movistar World Tour race to the continental level of the British team St. Piran in 2022, but the 25-year-old sprinter from Yorkshire has another chance to keep his racing career alive He is delighted.

Calais stepped up to Movistar from Wiggins-Lecolle in 2020, but his debut was derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic and he raced only 48 days in two seasons.

He won two stages at the Volta ao Alentejo and caught the attention of Spanish teams, but failed to make an impact at the World Tour level, recently complaining to Cycling Weekly about his time at Movistar.

He was unhappy with Leonardo Piepoli's coaching methods and lamented his racing program until he worked with former British rider Gary Sadler and produced some results in late 2021. However, team closures and cutbacks in rider budgets were not enough to secure him a place on the World Tour or a professional team.

Now he hopes to have a successful year of racing at the continental level in the UK and in Europe before making a second attempt at major professional racing.

"I want to race as many races as I can, as I have only been able to race for 48 days the past two years. St. Piran will be my best chance."

"I wanted to stay at the WorldTour or pro team level, but the only contact I had with my agent Andrew (McQuaid) was in Koubeka. I was unsure, I was hopeful, but I didn't want to keep waiting and have nothing."

"I spoke with (St. Piran's manager) Steve Lampier at the Tour of Britain and we've stayed in touch ever since. A few weeks later he told me that if I needed to come back, he had the funds I requested. Steve was patient with me and I decided to stick it out."

Saint Piran is based in Cornwall, southwest England, and was founded by veteran racer Steve Lampier, who is retiring this year after a decade of racing in the UK. Saint Piran also runs a women's team and a training team, and has competed in the Tour of Britain.

"It's an exciting project, and Steve wants them to succeed and become a well-known British conti team that everyone knows and respects, just like JLT was, just like JLT was," "That's his goal, how he wants to race. That's his goal, how he wants to race, how he wants everyone to have a hand in it, he has his ideas. I liked the sound of that," Kalei explained.

Kalay is inspired by fellow Englishman James Shaw, who dropped down to Swift Carbon's Continental level in 2019 after two years at Lotto Soudal. He signed a two-year contract with EF Education Nippo after his results in the Ribble Well Dite at this year's Tour of Slovenia and Tour of Norway.

"He recently sent me a happy message that I seem to be in a similar position to what Lott did for him a few years ago," Kalei explained.

"James and I are the same age. We were on the [British Cycling] talent team together, and we went through the juniors and U23s almost like rivals, but we kept in touch"

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"He said he really considered firing the whole thing, but that he thought that would have been the worst decision he could have made. What he did this year was super inspiring and it's great to know that it's possible to jump back up again if he can find a place on the right team."

Calley is determined to fight back in the 2022 season after two disappointing years at Movistar.

"I'll give it a year. We have a good race and a good chance. If I work with Gary, we will do well. The most important thing is to stay focused and enjoy the race. Hopefully the results will come and then we can continue this lifestyle and jump back up."