Just over a year ago we had some guests here at RD2 for a dicsussion about building a regional cycling team (Elbowz Racing) based in Dallas, Texas. Those guests were Nick Kiernan (friend of nearly 20 years) and Ben Spies (professional MotoGP racer). There’s not a container large enough in the known universe to store the passion these two share for the sport of cycling.

Ben shared his vision for the program and how he wanted to bring his current sponsors to the table to fund a cycling team. Nick had the plan to go along with the strategy, and the miles beneath him to get a team on the road. We knew it was going to be great...