American talent Colin Joyce enjoying his learning experience in Europe

Colin Joyce (USA)

Colin Joyce (USA) (Image credit: Casey B. Gibson / USA Cycling)

The Tour de l'Avenir is certainly one of the peaks in his season, but Colin Joyce can't refrain from doing his favourite joke in the peloton. The 21-year-old American, seventh in the first stage on Sunday, a round face with impish eyes, tells Cyclingnews he might do one of his favourite pranks in the coming days: "I tap the other side of my teammates and they think it's someone else!"

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