{"id":1969158,"date":"2026-06-02T18:18:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1969158"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:18:18","slug":"new-american-cycling-team-wins-first-race-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1969158","title":{"rendered":"New American Cycling Team Wins First Race in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ben-oliver-modern-adventure-first-win.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-wrap fp-contentTarget\">\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"mb-base-loose flex flex-wrap gap-(--spacing-base)\"><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"fp-remove flex items-center justify-start gap-(--spacing-base-tight)\"><span class=\"font-utility-2 font-bold text-primary\">Andrew Hood<\/span><\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<div class=\"pub-date font-utility-2 text-secondary\">Published June 2, 2026 12:18PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-base-loose\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tts-player relative w-full\">\n<div id=\"beyondwords-player\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Modern Adventure Pro Cycling \u2014 the new American road cycling team debuting in 2026 \u2014 won its first race in Europe on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aspect-video\">\n<p>Ben Oliver won a rain-soaked bunch kick in stage 2 at the 47th Ethias-Tour de Wallonie, a 2.Pro race in Belgium. American racer Riley Sheehan (NSN Pro Cycling) crossed the line third.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were chasing stage wins this week and to get that on the second stage after a close day yesterday with fourth,\u201d Oliver said. \u201cThe boys had my back all day. Me and Riley were in a good position for the sprint then him and Paul got me out of trouble with 1500m to go. We got the job done \u2013 a wicked day for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The win carries broader significance for American cycling.<\/p>\n<p>Modern Adventure is the first major U.S.-backed elite men\u2019s team with serious European ambitions in more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>The victory is a milestone for the U.S.-backed cycling team that\u2019s been steadily making inroads across Europe all spring.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder-wrapper relative w-full border-t border-b border-border-light col-span-full my-3 md:col-span-10 md:col-start-2\">\n<div class=\"mb-[30px] min-h-[30px] text-center\"><span class=\"font-utility-4 font-medium tracking-[1px] text-neutral-500 uppercase\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder -mt-[30px] mb-[30px] flex min-h-[250px] w-full items-center justify-center\">\n<div class=\"w-full \">\n<div id=\"in-content-leaderboard-I0-P0-CMI0\" class=\"flex justify-center text-left\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After a string of close calls and high-profile race invitations, including Paris-Roubaix, the team won its first pro race as a team at the Tour of the Gila in May.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo happy for the guys. So happy for the organization. We\u2019ve been telling the team for months to commit to each other, commit to the plans, commit to being a team, and results will follow,\u201d said Modern Adventure sport director Ty Magner. \u201cFrom day one in AlUla the guys showed what was possible, and it\u2019s only taken six months to take our biggest win in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s win in a top-ranked European race underscores how quickly the team has developed since ex-pro George Hincapie and his co-founders launched the program this season.<\/p>\n<h2>First European win for new American team<\/h2>\n<p>It is also the first professional win for Oliver, 29, of New Zealand. With time bonuses, he moves into the overall leader\u2019s jersey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder-wrapper relative w-full border-t border-b border-border-light col-span-full my-3 md:col-span-10 md:col-start-2\">\n<div class=\"mb-[30px] min-h-[30px] text-center\"><span class=\"font-utility-4 font-medium tracking-[1px] text-neutral-500 uppercase\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder -mt-[30px] mb-[30px] flex min-h-[250px] w-full items-center justify-center\">\n<div class=\"w-full \">\n<div id=\"in-content-leaderboard-I1-P0-CMI0\" class=\"flex justify-center text-left\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m also just extremely happy for Ben. This time last year he was racing crits in the States, and for him to have these opportunities now is one reason this team was founded,\u201d Magner said. \u201cA bike racer will always be a bike racer. We\u2019ll enjoy this one!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"o-embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ben Oliver wins stage 2 of Tour de Wallonie in Libramont-Chevigny, the first pro victory for him and his team Modern Adventure! \ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff  He beat under the rain, Lauryssen and Sheehan.#TourdeWallonie pic.twitter.com\/jzddohRcqS<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mihai Simion (@faustocoppi60) June 2, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The team will be racing to defend the lead and have another shot at a win in Wednesday\u2019s 176.9km third stage from Habay to Vaux-sur-S\u00fbre.<\/p>\n<p>It won\u2019t be easy. The stage is a hilly profile across the Belgian Ardennes, with four rated climbs, including a first-category climb midway through the stage. The stage finishes on a circuit with a tricky finale at 2.9km at 2.4 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Corbin Strong (NSN Pro Cycling) is defending champion and Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) won here in 2021. Neither are racing here this week.<\/p>\n<p>The team will be busy this month racing at the Tour of Slovenia (June 17-21) as well as nationals in the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain in June.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder-wrapper relative w-full border-t border-b border-border-light col-span-full my-3 md:col-span-10 md:col-start-2\">\n<div class=\"mb-[30px] min-h-[30px] text-center\"><span class=\"font-utility-4 font-medium tracking-[1px] text-neutral-500 uppercase\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-placeholder -mt-[30px] mb-[30px] flex min-h-[250px] w-full items-center justify-center\">\n<div class=\"w-full \">\n<div id=\"in-content-leaderboard-I2-P0-CMI0\" class=\"flex justify-center text-left\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Tour de Wallonie stage 2 results<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"mb-base-loose flex flex-wrap gap-(--spacing-base)\"><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"fp-remove flex items-center justify-start gap-(--spacing-base-tight)\"><span class=\"font-utility-2 font-bold text-primary\">Andrew Hood<\/span><\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<div class=\"pub-date font-utility-2 text-secondary\">Published June 2, 2026 12:18PM<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-base-loose\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/news\/modern-adventure-wins-first-race-in-europe\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ben-oliver-modern-adventure-first-win.jpg&#8221;] Andrew Hood Published June 2, 2026 12:18PM Modern Adventure Pro Cycling \u2014 the new American road cycling team debuting in 2026 \u2014 won its first race in Europe on Tuesday. Ben Oliver won a rain-soaked bunch kick in stage 2 at the 47th Ethias-Tour de Wallonie, a 2.Pro race in Belgium. 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