Gorg Borge yopper formalized this Monday on Instagram The launch of a new UCI Proteam American cycling team (2nd division): the Modern Adventure Pro Cycling Teamwho will compete in 2026. “I am excited, nervous, anxious, but above all passionate about this new project”said Hincapie. “We want to revitalize American cycling by recruiting the best talents and offering them a real springboard to the summit. It is not a whim or an ephemeral project. It's a team with a soul. The future of American cycling begins now. ”
Video – Armstrong, George Hincie and the elders of the US Postal
A support that details
The team will be sponsored by the travel company Modern Adventurebut also by another unexpected support: the podcast “The Move” animated by Lance Armstrongwhose logo appears on the team of the team presented in the ad video. This partnership underlines the continuity of the link between the two former runners.
Hincapie et Armstrong have been teammates for more than a decade, especially at US Postal, Discovery Channel et RadioShack. Hincapie is one of the few runners to have accompanied Armstrong on his seven victories – now canceled – at Tour de France. The two men stayed close after their retirement, regularly collaborating in cycling media, in particular via “The Move”.
Gorg Borge yopperhad admitted in 2012 that he had recourse to doping in the context of the USADA investigation into the case US Postal. Despite this past, there remains a central figure in American cycling and is determined today to write a new chapter.
Objective: create a bridge for American runners
The project will be led by Gorg Borge yopper and his brother Richardalso owners of the team. The outfits will be provided by Hincapie Sports. Runners like Ty Magner et Joey Rosskopfboth passed through the development structure Hincapieshould be part of the adventure. The team will be based at Gironain Spain, with at least half of the runners of American nationality.
While Novo Nordisk is today the only American team in Proteam, Hincapie aims to replace the United States on the professional cycling map. Its long -term ambition is clear: access the WorldTour, where only EF Education-EasyPost et Lidl-Trek still represent the United States.
