Interview with Rob Britton on his Breakthrough 2017 Season
by pedalmag.com
December 29, 2017 (Victoria, BC) – We caught up with Rob Britton (Rally Cycling) on his breakthrough season during the Cycling Canada Summit at Bear Mountain Resort in Victoria, BC last month where many of Canada’s top riders and former legends were on hand for the fundraising gala evening for the national team – read more here.
Britton had an amazing season that began in April where he took the KOM jersey and was 5th overall at the Tour of the Gila which he won in 2015.
Then in May at the Tour of California he was second behind teammate Evan Huffman who won Stage 4 for Rally Cycling’s first-ever WorldTour victory. In June Britton added a career-first win at the Tour de Beauce with a decisive victory on the final Stage 5.
Then in August, Britton capped his breakthrough season with the biggest win of his career winning the overall at the Tour of Utah dubbed America’s toughest stage race, including the Stage 3 TT victory as well. He recently re-signed with Rally Cycling that announced its Pro Continental status for 2018 with 11 Canadians on board – five men and six women – and talks candidly and humbly about his best season to date.