Nicolas Cranmer's world-class development program will continue next season under the new quadrennial name "Twenty24 Pro Cycling" The American team, which has adjusted its name to fit the quadrennial Olympic cycle since 2012, has postponed the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the 2024 Paris Olympics, and has renewed its commitment to developing athletes for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The program will again support an elite women's team in 2021, while continuing to focus on developing top junior athletes across North America.

"As the 2021 race schedule in North America remains uncertain, we felt it was important to continue to support the junior program as there are a number of things that are certain and controllable. The junior team will continue to race in each applicable region and will host regular junior Zwift meetups to connect athletes across North America and Canada," said Cranmer, who also announced a new partnership with three-time Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong. A partnership with three-time Olympic gold medalist Christine Armstrong was also announced.

"We are excited to partner with Kristin Armstrong and KX3 Coaching, a new online coaching and education platform launching in January. through KX3 Coaching, we will help each athlete with their home training goals, Zwift and Strava challenges and facilitate regular Zoom sessions that cover a wide range of topics, including pathways to performance and connecting high school athletes with colleges and universities. as part of KX3 Coaching, each junior athlete will be partnered with a professional athlete on the team and assigned a mentor to guide them throughout the year. A mentor will be assigned to the athlete who will provide the mentoring. If the race comes to fruition, that will be a bonus," she said.

Cranmer's development program began in 2006 as the ProMan Hitsquad Pro Cycling Team, and Armstrong partnered with the team in 2010. The team became Peanut Butter & Co-Twenty12 at the beginning of the four-year cycle before the London Olympics and then changed its name to match the corresponding Olympic cycle: Exergy-Twenty16 before the Rio Olympics, Tokyo Olympics became Twenty20-Sho Air.

The team, now called Twenty20 Pro Cycling, includes athletes such as Colin Rivera, Ruth Winder, Kristen Armstrong, Mara Abbott, Jennifer Valente, and Chloe Dygert.

"Finding the right environment to grow in my sport is very important," said Daigert, a 10-time world champion who is currently recovering from injuries sustained in a crash at the Imola World Championships.

"I am very honored to have been part of the Junior Development Team, Twenty16 and Twenty20. The teams have all the tools needed to make athletes the best cyclists they can be. But it was what I received off the bike that made the difference in my career and as a person. The love, belief, and support the team has given me has made me the person I am today," Dygert said. [The number of injuries I have endured being a part of this team is baffling, but no one ever doubted that I would not be able to return. Having faith in the team makes the process of recovery and treatment much easier. But it was a balancing act, and I had to dedicate myself to the team as much as they did to me. I can honestly say that without Nicolas and Team Twenty20, I would not be in this sport now," Dygert added.

The Twenty20 Pro Cycling Team, to which Daigert currently belongs, did not apply to become a UCI-registered team this year and will instead enter 2020 as USA Cycling's national elite women's team.

Cranmer told Cycling News that next year's elite women's team will primarily compete in esports, gravel races, and USA Cycling events such as the Redlands Bicycle Classic, Tour of the Gila, Chrono Kristin Armstrong, and National Championships He said his focus will be on Cycling Pro Road Tour events. However, he said that his road racing challenge will wait for health and safety restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus that will be prevalent in the U.S. next year.

The 2021 elite women's team will include eight to 10 athletes, and the team will announce its roster in the coming weeks. Cranmer said the elite women's team will once again support the athletes so that they can reach their respective goals at the postponed 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

The team also announced the roster for the Twenty24 Development team, which will consist of nine players led by Lily McLeod in 2021.

"I chose Twenty20 because I wanted to be surrounded by like-minded women cyclists and cyclists who would challenge my abilities. The women cyclists on this team are accomplished and experienced cyclists who will help me grow and achieve my goals in this sport, and I feel that Twenty20 will help me achieve my goals by learning the ropes of the sport and riding from more experienced cyclists, team coaches and mentors. I feel it will help me," McLeod said.

"My goal in cycling is to win the Junior World Championships. After that, I want to move on to the elite level, win the World Championships, and win gold at the Olympics."

"I am very proud to be a part of this team, and I am very proud to be a part of this team.

The team will also include Coralie Levesque, Cassidy Hickey, Mallory Bryan, Coco Dimar, sisters Ragan and Lauren Weigel, Homare Yamashita, and Maisie Wembush, who aims to become the first African American female Olympic cyclist.

"I enjoy being on Team Twenty20. I feel that it is a team that will help me grow and ultimately lead me to my long-term goal of becoming the first African-American female Olympic cyclist," Wimbush said.

"Also, my parents have always taught me that you are a product of the people you surround yourself with. Being on this team, I'm surrounded by winners.'

The team has won the USA Cycling Center of Excellence Award for 13 consecutive years. This award is presented to selected junior and under-23 development teams that excel in developing young cyclists into nationally competitive athletes.

According to the team's press release, developing future champions in cycling and leaders in the community is at the core of the team's values, with an emphasis on helping athletes receive the best possible education for life after cycling The team is focused on helping athletes get the best education possible for their post-cycling lives. The team is an important recruiting platform for young athletes seeking a college education, and many universities now offer partial or full scholarships to talented female cyclists.

"If we can connect athletes to college scholarships, this is a win for me and mission accomplished," Cranmer said.