Rob Britton (Rally Cycling)(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Canadian road champion Matteo Dal-Cin (Rally Cycling)(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Jesse Anthony (Rally Cycling)(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Rally Cycling training camp(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Rally Cycling train in California(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Matteo Dal-Cin in his new Canadian road champion kit(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Rally Cycling(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Jesse Anthony with Rally Health's Brenda Yang, Karl Ulfers and Chris Carey(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Mike Dimkich, current member of rock band Bad Religion and former guitarist for The Cult, on the Rally Cycling VIP ride(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Rally Cycling head out for a training ride in California(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Evan Huffman and Athletes In Action's Brian Firle(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Katherine Maine and Kenda's Ben Anderson(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Kyle Murphy, Brad Huff, Managing Director Charles Aaron, Cameron Huppertz Social Media Manager for Rally Health, Allison Beveridge(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Bergen, Mickey, Dal-Cin at the Rally Cycling team camp(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Carpenter, McNulty, Britton at the Rally Cycling team camp in California(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Carpenter, McNulty, Britton at the Rally Cycling team camp in California(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Emerson Oronte at the Rally Cycling team camp in California(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Rally Health employees join the Rally Cycling team on a VIP ride(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Leo Bugtai of SoCalCycling with Summer Moak ahead of the team VIP ride(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Rally Cycling team camp in California, part of the VIP ride(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Rally Cycling team camp in California, part of the VIP ride(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Anza Hotel in Calabasas hosted Rally Cycling team for camp in California(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
CCO of Rally Health, Rhett Woods speak to the audience at the Rally Cycling launch(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
US criterium champion Erica Allar presented on stage at the Rally Cycling team launch(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Evan Huffman on stage at the Rally Cycling team launch(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Jesse Anthony with Rally Health's SVP of Marketing, Brenda Yang(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Rally Cycling's Ty Magner doing what he does best(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Emerson Oronte and Kristen Metherd(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Audience enjoy the music at the Rally Cycling team presentation in California(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Rally Cycling presented in California(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Rally Cycling women's team director Zach Bell, men's team director Pat McCarty, and manager Jonas Carney(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Ryan Anderson and Communications Director Tom Soladay at the Rally Cycling team launch in California(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Canadian champion Matteo Dal-Cin(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Gillian Ellsay joins the team on stage at the Rally Cycling launch(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Evan Huffman and Erica Allar(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Erica Allar in US Pro crit champ jersey at Rally Cycling team camp in California(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
Rally Cycling presented their Professional Continental men's and UCI Women's teams in California on Sunday. Each rider was presented on stage at the Pedalers Fork in Calabasas. The presentation coincided with an annual warm-weather training camp. The men's team camp was held from January 10 to 20 and the women's team camp from January 19 to 31.
The men's team moved up from a Continental team to the Professional Continental division for the first time in their eleven seasons on the circuit. The 2018 men's roster includes Ryan Anderson, Jesse Anthony, Rob Britton, Robin Carpenter, Matteo Dal-Cin, Adam de Vos, Nigel Ellsay, Charles Bradley Huff, Evan Huffman, Colin Joyce, Ty Magner, Brandon McNulty, Kyle Murphy, Emerson Oronte, Danny Pate, Eric Young.
"The men's team has done more miles and harder efforts than they have done in the past, since they are getting ready for the racing in the Middle East and Europe," Communications Director Tom Soladay told Cyclingnews. "All of the WorldTour teams are already racing in Australia and Argentina, so it's important that the guys got everything out of this camp."
The women's team will showcase one of their strongest rosters to date beginning at the Valley of the Sun. They announced their women's roster in November to include US criterium champion Erica Allar, Sara Bergen, Allison Beveridge, Kelly Catlin, Gillian Ellsay, Heidi Franz, Megan Heath, Kirsti Lay, Katherine Maine, Abigail Mickey, Summer Moak, Sara Poidevin and Emma White.
"We have some of our women's team preparing for the world championship on the track and in cyclo-cross," Soladay said. "We have a few full-time students. The rest of the team, eight riders, are here at camp until the end of the month."
The Rally Cycling men's and women's teams have already united at the end of 2017 for a 'winter camp' in Winter Park, Colorado. The riders spent time snow shoeing, paintballing, skiing and fatbike riding. The team unveiled their new orange jersey in December. Their time spent in California was meant specifically to train for the start of the season, Soladay said.
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Mike Dimkich, guitarist for the rock band Bad Religion and former lead guitarist for The Cult, attended the presentation and the VIP ride. Dimkich lives a few kilometres away from the Pedalers Fork and has attended the team camp for several seasons. "He's a fan of cycling," Soladay said. "He's a friend of the team. But he didn't play for our presentation. I imagine that is a common request, so we just tried to play it cool. We saw him back stage and it was a really good time."
Following the team launch on January 19, the riders took advantage of the warm weather and joined a team-hosted VIP ride starting and ending at the Anza Hotel on January 20.
The VIP route took participants through the hills above Malibu and onto the famous Mulholland Highway. View images from the team camp, presentation and VIP ride in the gallery above.
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Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.
Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.
She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.
