{"id":1760142,"date":"2026-02-12T06:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T03:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1760142"},"modified":"2026-02-12T06:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T03:48:10","slug":"new-american-cycling-team-lands-rare-paris-roubaix-bid-in-first-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1760142","title":{"rendered":"New American Cycling Team Lands Rare Paris-Roubaix Bid in First Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Modern Adventure Pro Cycling earned one of cycling\u2019s most coveted wild card invitations and will race Paris-Roubaix on April 12.<\/p>\n

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The invite to the \u201cHell of the North\u201d is another windfall in the American team\u2019s debut season and puts the first-year team in one of cycling\u2019s most prestigious and harrowing races.<\/p>\n

The wild card hits close to home for co-owner and team founder George Hincapie. He finished in the top 10 seven times during his career, including second in 2005, making him one of American racing\u2019s best in the French monument.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a race that\u2019s close to my heart, one I have great memories of as a rider and now, together, we get to experience this from a whole new angle,\u201d Hincapie said in a team note.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be a big test for all the team, but we\u2019ll continue to approach it with diligent preparation and as a collective unit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Other invitations went to Cofidis and TotalEnergies, two French teams closely aligned with ASO, as well as Flanders-Baloise, Tudor Pro Cycling, Pinarello Q36.5, and Unibet Rose Rockets. The latter missed out on a Tour de France wild card earlier this month, with Spain\u2019s Caja Rural-RGA Seguros lining up in July.<\/p>\n

Modern Adventure kicked off its debut season with flying colors at the AlUla Tour in January, just missing the podium with fourth overall and hitting second in the final stage.<\/p>\n

The team also earned its place in the MPCC, the anti-doping movement that awarded provisional membership into the volunteer clean-racing advocacy group.<\/p>\n

The team continues next week with split squads at the Vuelta a la Regi\u00f3n de Murcia and the UAE Tour, its first WorldTour-level race starting Monday.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s followed by the Ruta del Sol and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne in Belgium at the end of the month. The team is also slated to race the Volta a Catalunya in March.<\/p>\n

What else is on the horizon? The team won\u2019t be racing a grand tour in its debut season due to its first-year status and points ranking.<\/p>\n

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Hincapie told Velo<\/em> that the team will also have a strong presence on the U.S. calendar as well as ship its riders to other key events, like national and continental championships.<\/p>\n

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Updated February 12, 2026 10:16AM<\/div>\n
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