GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 13, 2010 – The BISSELL Pro Cycling Team announces today that New Zealand’s Junior Champion, Patrick Bevin, has signed with the team. Bevin comes to BISSELL from the U.S. amateur team, Rubicon-Orbea. He also holds the U19 New Zealand and Oceana Road Champion titles in his home country. In 2009, Bevin won the U19 Road Championships in Australia, and he boasts career highlights from top New Zealand races such as the Tour of Southland and the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge. Since coming to the United States this year, Bevin has dominated the early season races, proving himself as a well-rounded rider who can also sprint with the best. Bevin’s strong results in New Zealand this summer launched him into January’s Singapore International Criterium, where he finished 6th. Recently, Bevin won two stages and the overall at the Cherry Blossom Cycle Classic and placed 5th at Tour of Gila, Stage 4.

“Patrick has shown outstanding results as a junior rider, and his transition to the elite level has been very promising,” says team manager, Glen Mitchell. “We first took note of his abilities while racing against him in the Tour of Southland last year, and we have been watching him closely since then. The opportunity to bring him to BISSELL presented itself and we are very excited to have signed him to the team. His strength in the sprint finish is a welcomed skill and one that we will target for improvement, as he integrates into the team and the pro level of the sport. ”

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