Kevin McCambridge will jump straight from the junior ranks to UCI Continental level next year having signed with Ribble Pro Cycling.
The teenager has spent the last year competing in the
colours of Vitus-Chill-NRPT; a leading Irish junior team.
McCambridge has excelled this season both in road racing
and against the watch and will join the UK-based team full of confidence.
He claimed the Irish junior TT title and was 3rd in the
road race. He was also 2nd over at the Junior Tour of Ireland and has taken a
string of victories on the domestic scene.
McCambridge’s next assignment will be with the Irish team
at the World Road Championships in Yorkshire.
He now goes into those championships in the knowledge
that what should prove a valuable development season next year is already in
place.
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“I am really excited to be riding with Ribble Pro Cycling
for the 2020 season,” he said in a statement released by the team.
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“I am looking forward to taking the step to Continental
level and seeing where it can take me. I have had a good year this year with results,
but in 2020 I plan to take on more.
“I will be joined with very strong riders of all
different abilities and looking forward to racing and training with them. I
will be based in the Sierra Nevada in the winter to prepare myself for the 2020
season.
“Ribble have an excellent calendar and I am super excited
to be taking part in some of the big races.
“As my first year U23 I feel this is a great opportunity
to get some big results, I will also learn a lot from the bigger races and the
more experienced riders within the team.”
Ribble Pro
Cycling added: “Kevin has had an outstanding season as his final one as
a junior. He has shown a real aptitude for hilly, attritional races but is
still able to ride time trials at a high level.
“We
believe he will be a perfect fit for the team, and will be a key asset in the
hillier races that form our program.
“We are
sure we will be able to facilitate an effective transition into the senior
ranks, provide a wealth of varied race opportunities and contribute heavily to
his continual development both as a bike rider and as a person.”
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