

But this is not the Jerry Jones of cycling.

Indeed, he’s the owner of a professional sports team. Rally Cycling: A New Model Managing director Charles Aaron.Ĭharles Aaron is the owner of Rally Cycling. He’s doing what team directors do when supporting riders in a breakaway: processing information from race radio, giving direction to riders over the team radio, driving the car and, in this case, negotiating his way out of a barrage.

I’m riding along in the Rally Cycling team car with team director Pat McCarty. The breakaway of about a dozen riders is fifteen seconds ahead, which can be an eternity if the group is pushing at full gas. The main peloton with race leader Sepp Kuss of team LottoNL-Jumbo is about three minutes behind them. This is the final stage of the 2018 Tour of Utah, billed as America’s toughest stage race, and Rally Cycling’s final chance to grab a stage win. It’s a gargantuan effort to bridge the gap and get his teammate, Kyle Murphy, across to the break. The pro cyclist is putting 500 watts of sustained power into his pedals. Forbes feature by Rob Reed Huffman dropped out of the breakaway on stage six of the Tour of Utah to pace teammate Kyle Murphy to the front.Įvan Huffman is killing himself.
