We want to make sure that the sponsors feel that at the end of the year, when everything is all said and done, they're saying, 'Wow. Rea has already heard from sponsors who have decided to up the ante for next season. The money will help the team grow. Currently we're sitting on nine active members at this point. The addition of riders is crucial to the road racing portion of the team because it's more of a team sport.
Racers can work together to break away from the pack, or peloton, and for drafting purposes.
Many of the core members are active in each discipline. We've got a pretty diverse group. Another team goal is to be competitive in the series. The team considers it a benefit to be able to race in such beautiful surroundings. Besides road and mountain biking, team members also participate in cyclocross, a combination of mountain and road bikes where cyclists ride half the race off-road and half on the road.