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Why Are American WorldTour Riders Decreasing in Numbers But Increasing in Quality?

Why Are American WorldTour Riders Decreasing in Numbers But Increasing in Quality?

The raw number of US riders are decreasing in the sport's top flight, but those that remain are capable of winning the biggest races. Why Is This Happening?

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Spencer Martin
Jan 07, 2022
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I was initially planning on releasing my 2022 BTP NET Team Ratings this week, but with EF’s recent announcement that they re-signed Alex Howes and Lachlan Morton, along with my suspicion that a number of currently unsigned veterans will be snapped up by teams desperately in need of riders capable of generating UCI points as they head into a brutal releg…

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