Rothkopf signs with Larry Cycling

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Rothkopf signs with Larry Cycling

The CCC team will disband at the end of 2020, and the team's parent company, Continuum Sports, and its World Tour license will be taken over by Won't You Cycling, an organization of Circus Wanty Gobert. It was the orange-wearing Rally Cycling that saved the career of American Joey Rosskopf, 31.

The American pro team has been making steady inroads into Europe of late, and recently announced the renewal of its title sponsor, Rally Health, ensuring the team's near future. Prior to Rosskopf, the team announced the signings of fellow Americans Keegan Swirble and Dutchman Alvin de Klein.

"When I started racing, Rally Cycling was one of the strongest teams in America. But this doesn't mean I'm going to go back to the U.S. and start over."

"I'm not going to go back to the U.S. and start over," he said.

"Rally Cycling has grown to a level that is on par with what I have been doing on the World Tour for the last six years. I can't imagine how much effort the riders, staff, and management have put in to make that happen."

The Rally Cycling team transitioned from Continental to Pro Continental in 2018 and has competed in 2.HC More European races have been added to the program, including major competitions in the ranks. He has also earned invitations to World Tour races such as the Tour of California, Montreal GP, Quebec GP, and in 2019, the Tour de Suisse, Flèche Wallonne, and Tour of Turkey.

While most North American races were cancelled for the 2020 season, the team had a short campaign in Europe and enjoyed success in the 2.2-rank Tour de Savoie-Mont-Blanc, where Gavin Mannion took two stage wins and fifth place overall.

In 2021, the men's team will be based in Europe, drawing on the experience of Roskop, who has been based in Girona for the past six years. He has competed in six Grand Tours, including three Giro d'Italia, two Vuelta a España, and one Tour de France, and has competed in nearly every major event during his six years with BMC, led by Jim Ochowicz, and the CCC.

Many American riders struggle to find their place when thrown into the European field after experiencing the vastly different American racing scene.

"I look forward to thinking about what value I can bring to the team. Above all, I want to bring a sense of calm and security. We deserve to be in the big races and it's all possible. We don't have to be North Americans who don't belong in Europe. It's possible to belong."

"For a long time, I think Americans felt like they had a big battle to overcome the way they were expected to do things in European cycling culture. I am proof that American riders can go to Europe and still be competitive.

Loskop, a two-time national champion in time trials, hopes to regain his ability to defy the clock.

"Time trials have been on the back burner for the last few years, but it's an area where I've had success in the past.

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