December 12, 2018 – Now under the banner of Floyd Landis Pro Cycling, both Floyd Landis and Gord Fraser, are excited to unveil more information about their new UCI Continental team that has been built around ex-UnitedNationalHealthcare team riders Serghei Tvetcov, Travis McCabe, and Jonathan Clarke, but also features Canadian Silber riders Nick Zukowsky and Emile Jean.

Zukowsky, the reigning Canadian Criterium champ and participant in the u23 UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria, is joined on the new team by Jean, a stage winner at the Tour de Beauce. Other Canucks include Carson Miles and Robin Plamondon, who both raced at the 2018 Junior World Championships and round off the North American squad for the 2019 season.

The team has been largely built with the same goals and mission of the now defunct Silber Pro Cycling Team which Fraser directed. Silber was renowned for its effort in trying to develop Canadian pro riders, which will be a similar priority of FLP in the coming year.

Just over two months ago, Landis announced that he would be sponsoring the team, partially funded by the $1.65 million in settlements he received from lawsuits involving former seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.

The rest of the funding comes from his Cannabis company Floyd’s of Leadville, but after originally naming the team after the Colorado-based CBD business, it ran into legal issues with Canadian laws.

“Canada is sorting out the legalities surrounding CBD and athletics,” said Landis who is only sponsoring the team which will be directed by Fraser. “My commitment to the team remains unchanged regardless of what it needs to be called. After years of litigation, I have no desire to enter another lengthy legal battle over the name.”

The team will focus primarily on the road for the 2019 calendar, but will also compete in gravel and mountain bike events thanks to multi-surface equipment sponsor Van Dessel. The team’s first gravel race will be the brutal 70km Paris to Ancaster Gravel race on April 28th.

Full roster can be found below.

– Travis McCabe (USA)
– Serghei Tvetcov (Rom)
– Nick Zukowsky (Can)
– Émile Jean (Can)
– Keegan Swirbul (USA)
– Jonathan Clarke (AUS)
– Carson Miles (Can)
– Robin Plamondon (Can)