Hailing from West Hartford, Connecticut, Gavin has enjoyed a remarkable rise over the past year, progressing from local amateur racing to the WorldTour while completing a computer science degree at Stanford University.<\/p>\n
He joined EF Education-Aevolo in July after a breakthrough spring in Europe, finishing 11th overall at the Peace Race before taking an outstanding second-place general classification finish at the Ober\u00f6sterreich Rundfahrt in Austria.<\/p>\n
After racing in EF Education-Aevolo colors through the remainder of the season, including at the Tour de l\u2019Avenir, and the U23 road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Canada for Team USA, Gavin is now settling into life in Girona, Spain. He’s focusing on the off-season before joining his new WorldTour teammates ahead of the 2027 campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just super excited. Joining this team is an unbelievable opportunity, and to think that just eight months ago I was a cat three racer, trying to work my way through the system. I\u2019m incredibly excited, and the last couple of months have been hectic, but they’ve opened my eyes to the world of pro cycling and what I need to work on. I feel like every race that I\u2019ve done in the last six months has been harder than the last. They\u2019ve been more technical, the level has been higher, but it\u2019s been really fun. I\u2019ve been having a blast with EF Education-Aevolo, and I can\u2019t wait to move onto the next step with EF Education-EasyPost,\u201d Gavin said.<\/p>\n
Following a running injury in 2025, Gavin took up cycling to speed up his recovery, and soon he was racing domestically. He rapidly rose through the ranks in the months that followed, and in the spring of this year USA Cycling reached out about his first forays into European racing. It\u2019s been a whirlwind year for the young rider, and he\u2019s looking forward to making the next step with EF Education-EasyPost. <\/p>\n
\u201cAt the start of the year, I had no idea I\u2019d have progressed so quickly. I really thought that if turning pro was on the cards, it would be something further down the line by a couple of years, but I had my lucky breakthrough thanks to USA Cycling, and from there things really took off,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are lots of reasons why I decided to join EF Education-EasyPost. I hesitate to call it an American team because it’s truly international, but with Jonathan Vaughters as the lead and many American riders, it felt like an easier team to transition into than others. Everyone I spoke to was excited and dialled in on my case. I think I\u2019ll develop really well here, and I\u2019ve been extremely happy with my choice so far,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n
Gavin is enthusiastic and eager to learn, but he also recognizes the challenge ahead. Even the transition from racing in the US to joining the EF Education-Aevolo setup took time to adjust to, but he\u2019s also using his off-season to work on areas he and the team have identified. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe races that the USA Cycling team took me to were very much suited to me and a bit more polite racing, if we can call it that. The first race I did with EF Education-Aevolo was Kreiz Breizh Elites, and positioning was incredibly difficult. That was really hard. Tour de l’Avenir was super hectic, with the most crashes I\u2019ve ever seen, and it was hard to get used to that, especially in the crosswinds. That showed me how much I need to work on positioning. It showed what level I need to achieve on that front, and I\u2019ve got full faith that I\u2019ll be able to do that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Despite the steep learning curve, Gavin has enjoyed the adventure. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s fun. EF Pro Cycling have been so supportive. Mike Creed, the DS for the development team, has been walking me through so many things, and right now I\u2019m working on my descending with Jeremy Hunt, who works with the team. I\u2019ve received so much support from everyone in the organization, and it\u2019s been incredible. It feels like I\u2019m on a fast track to the WorldTour,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Congratulations on joining the WorldTour team, Gavin. We can\u2019t wait to see where this adventure takes you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hailing from West Hartford, Connecticut, Gavin has enjoyed a remarkable rise over the past year, progressing from local…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":948325,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":["post-948324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=948324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/948325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=948324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=948324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=948324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}