Beck
started the season in La Tropicale Amissa Bongo and was continuously bringing
Stradalli – Bike Aid their first top placings of the season. He played a huge
role in guiding Meron Teshome to a podium finish on stage 2 and throughout the
Tour of Gabon he netted a couple top 10 placings as well.
After
Gabon it was time for an even tougher competition as Beck headed to the Challenge
Mallorca. Facing the toughest teams in the world during the stage won by Andre
Greipel of Lotto Soudal, Beck was able to finish a solid 32nd after
battling hard the entire day. Even more impressive was that of the 167 starters
for the stage only half managed to even finish in the front group.
Only
racing for 6 years, Beck has accomplished an incredible amount in such a short
period of time. He regularly races in the Vuelta Independencia in Dominican
Republic, a UCI 2.2 race, and has held the young leaders jersey on 3 separate
occasions as well as multiple time trial victories. His size and strength along
with a surprising calmness make him a great addition to the Stradalli-Bike Aid
race team.
“It’s
important to me that my teammates know they can rely on me during a race to be
at the front. I get opportunities but my focus is to help the team succeed,
that’s more important than any individual results. That’s been the key to our
success so far and our team/family mentality is what keeps us battling, we know
we are here to support each other.”
“I love cycling but there are other interests I have outside of
the sport. Education is very important but the charitable work of the
Stradalli-Bike Aid team is also very important. I am looking forward to racing
in Africa because we make a difference there for people. That’s what I am most grateful
to this team for, I get the opportunity to race against the best in the world
and still get to help real people.”
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