It will be the first time we will have had any
American riders at Revolution and with the developments in US cycling over
recent years they now have a formidable squad. The US coaches had heard good
things about Revolution and approached us wanting to bring a squad over knowing
that Revolution would provide the best competitive arena to give the riders
a crucial competitive challenge.
Revolution will also come only a week after the US
National Track Championships so the riders will all have form so we can expect
some intense racing.
Riders confirmed include sprinter Michael Blatchford, Colby Pearce, Mike Friedman and female rider Christen King.
Blatchford is one rider who is well known especially
with Jamie Staff. The two riders clashed at the LA world cup in 2006 where Staff
was disqulaified following an altercation where he through his helmet at the
American so we can expect a bit of a grudge match with these two.
Colby Pearce is another well known rider with an
impressive palmares who specialises in the Points Race having won the the UCI
World Cup overall in 2002 and medalling frequently at World Cup events.
Friedman is also a strong endurance rider who also
races on the road for the ever present Slipstream team. Interestingly, this is
also the team Backstedt will be riding for next season.
Tickets for Revolution on October 20th are on sale at www.cyclingrevolution.com or by
calling 07005 942 579 or 0161 223 2244.
