The George Hincapie-backed cycling team caps busy spring racing across Europe and the Middle East with breakout inaugural victory at Tour of the Gila.
Modern Adventure, shown here at Paris-Roubaix, won its first race since its season debut over the weekend. (Photo: Gruber Images)
Updated May 4, 2026 03:49AM
Modern Adventure Cycling — the first new American cycling team in more than a decade — won its first race appropriately enough on home roads.
Samuel Flórez kicked to victory Sunday in the final stage of the Tour of the Gila to give the upstart U.S. team its first win in its debut season.
“Our first road victory, our first road 1-2 and on home soil,” the team wrote on social media.
The result caps a busy spring for the George Hincapie-backed team, which has been racing across Europe and the Middle East, collecting podiums, breakaways, and consistent top finishes.
That the victory came in the five-day U.S. stage race in the Tour of the Gila — one of the longest running races in domestic racing — confirms the team’s commitment to race both domestically and internationally.
“We always wanted to be focused on racing in the U.S., and the Tour of the Gila has done an amazing job keeping this race going, so for us it was a big deal for us to come to support the race,” Hincapie told Radio Tour US.
“It’s super important to race in the U.S. We want to help elevate the level of racing in the U.S. as much as we can, so whatever races that fit into our program, that’s one of the biggest goals for our team.”
The team recently raced at the Redlands Classic and finished off the Tour of the Gila with a bang.
Staying busy in Europe and the US
Modern Adventure Cycling also won the team GC, the best young rider jersey with Flórez, and second overall with Kieran Haug.
Veteran Brazilian Henrique da Silva Avancini, 37, (Localiza Meoo-Swift Pro Cycling) took the men’s GC, and Lauren Stephens (Aegis x Leaders of Enchantment) won two stages and overall for the third year in a row.
Following big invitations to race the Volta a Catalunya and Paris-Roubaix this spring, the team’s European calendar continues this month with the Tro-Bro Léon on May 10 and Tour de Hongrie on May 13-17.
Other European dates later in the season include the Tour of Slovenia (June 17-21), Sibiu Cycling Tour (July 4-7), PostNord Tour of Denmark (July 29 to August 2), and the Czech Tour (August 13-16).
Back in the U.S., the team is set to race the revived Philadelphia Cycling Classic p/b AmeriGas on August 30 and the Maryland Cycling Classic from September 5-7.