For the first time in its history, Burgos Burpellet BH will have an American rider in its ranks. Next year, defending the colors of the Spanish team, will be the class of 2006 from Crozet (a locality in the state of Virginia) Presley Evans who, after two encouraging seasons spent in the development team of Team Cortizo, has convinced the management of the Iberian squad to promote him among the big names of professional cycling.

Having cut his teeth in off-road cycling between mountain biking and cyclocross, Presley finished in sixth place at the Vuelta a Zamora in 2015, while in the season just concluded, in addition to helping his teammates in some 2.2 races he participated in across Spain, Portugal (Volta ao Alentejo) and France (Circuit des Ardennes and Tour de Bretagne), he finished in 14th position at the Memorial Julio López 'Chineta' and in 12th place at the Trofeo Olías Industrial.

"This is one of those moments where I have to pinch myself to realize it's all real. I'm really excited to become part of Burgos Burpellet BH: becoming a professional cyclist was one of my dreams since I was a child, so I can't wait to race with the team and discover how far I can go" said the twenty-first rider under contract with Burgos for the upcoming season.

"I want to express all my gratitude to Team Cortizo. I believe it is the best team in Spain to grow with and that Marcos Serrano has developed a truly incredible program that allowed me to develop over the last two seasons. I had many opportunities to race and I wouldn't have signed with Burgos Burpellet BH if it weren't for the project that was built there. I will miss Marcos, my coach Jose, all the staff and my teammates" continued Presley, who became the eleventh rider to move from the development squad of Club Ciclista Padronés to Burgos.

"I'm aware that I'm still young and have a lot to learn. I'm entering the group with an open mind and I can't wait to receive advice from the more experienced riders who will surround me and who will now be my teammates. I see myself as competitive especially in races with more challenging courses, but I'm ready to do whatever is necessary for the team" concluded Presley after signing a two-year contract expiring at the end of 2028.

His move, looking at the transfers made in recent weeks, is the ninth signing made by the increasingly renewed Burgos Burpellet BH ahead of 2027, a season where, alongside the young American, Thomas Bonnet, Mathieu Burgaudeau and Matteo Vercher, Jonathan Caicedo, Nil Gimeno, Jordi Lopez Caravaca, Romet Pajur and Aimar Tadeo will have the responsibility of replacing those who have left the Spanish ProTeam squad during this transfer window, namely Georgios Bouglas, Josh Burnett, Hugo De La Calle, Eric Fagundez, Carlos Garcia Pierna, Jesus Herrada, Ander Okamika and Jambaljamts Sainbayar.

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