The
Florida State Criterium Championships were held in Stuart, Florida this past
weekend and Stradalli Cycles came away with multiple championship jerseys.
The
talk of the weekend has been the U23 podium where Justin Pfaff of Stradalli –
Wizard racing, Sebastian Morfin and Akil Campbell of Stradalli – Safetti took
the top 3 spots all riding Stradalli bicycles. Pfaff, Morfin and Campbell have
been competing with and against each other since early this year and have all
been a factor at the front of the race in every race they have entered
together.
Though
they are all young, they still compete at the top level of criterium racing in
the United States. More interestingly, they are eligible for the stagaire role
with the Stradalli – Bike Aid team in Europe this August.
Stradalli
– Bike Aid is a continental professional team based in Germany who competes in
over 100 UCI level races per year. Stradalli – Bike Aid has raced in Spain at
the Challenge Mallorca and as far south as Gabon, Africa already in 2016.
Stradalli – Bike has two stagaire positions available this coming August, but
they will be earned, not given.
Pfaff
recently began his USA Criterium campaign with a top 10 finish and has now added
a U23 Florida State Championship to his name. After several Bill Bone Pro-Am
Florida Series wins, Pfaff is looking well positioned to take one of the
stagaire roles for 2016.
Campbell
recently returned from a long stint of racing in Trinidad and Tobago. In his
first race back in Florida he found his way to a U23 podium and factored in the
pro race later in the evening proving he is one of the best young riders in the
state.
Morfin,
who is a full-time student at the University of Florida, manages to race and be
one of the best U23 riders in the state despite balancing a full work-load
while he finishes his bachelor’s degree. Morfin has been on the U23 podium at
the Florida State Championships for two years running.
Stradalli
Cycle invests much of its resources on developing young riders. The success of
young riders at the Florida State Championships shows the dedication and hard
work from all parties is paying off. The riders are being well prepared for the
real European racing in August.
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