Brendan Leary, age 18, started cycling 3 years ago and has spent a significant amount of time racing on the velodrome. Next year, his goals include the following: racing road and crit national championships and to do some of the biggest criterium races in the US. Brendan says, “I’m excited about joining CCA because it’s an exciting new team with a huge amount of potential.”

Who do you admire the most?  
Remco Evenepoel is someone that I look up to; it was really inspiring watching his accomplishments in 2022 and watching his comeback after such a bad crash.

What was your favorite race in 2022? 
My favorite race in 2022 was a 57 mile road race. It was my first road race and I spent almost 30 miles in the break. I got caught with about 20 miles to go then sprinted to 7th place.

When you are not training how do you like to spend your time? 
I usually do photography and graphic design, or I’m sleeping and spending time with my family and friends.

Recent notable results include:
• ​2022 M1 Cycling Classic - Men 3-4 23rd place
• 2022 Debaets-Devos Pro-Am Memorial Bicycle Race - Men PRO, 1-3 16th place
• 2022 OHMI! Posey Lake Road Race - A Open 7th place
• 2021 OOIP Criterium Series - B Open 1st place
• 2021 Waterford Criterium Men Junior - 15-18 Juniors 3rd place
• 2021 Debaets-Devos Pro-Am Memorial Bicycle Race - Cat 5 6th place