Follow veteran professional Michael Creed as he embarks on the 2011 season with the US-based Continental squad Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth.

Creed has been a professional since 2000, races on both road and track (where he's a multi-time national champion), and has ridden for teams such as Prime Alliance, US Postal Service, Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, Team TIAA-CREF, Team Slipstream, Rock Racing and Team Type 1.

The 30-year-old American pro has a wealth of experience, a keen sense of humour and will be providing insight into a season in which he hopes to bounce back from a few rocky years in the US peloton.