Team Winston-Salem Announces 2026 Roster and Will Compete in France’s Prestigious Ronde de l’Isard
WINSTON-SALEM, NC — Team Winston-Salem has announced its roster for the 2026 race season and has been invited to compete in France’s Ronde de l’Isard. The Ronde de l’Isard is a prestigious French stage race for Under-23 (U23) cyclists that is held in the Pyrenees and known as a crucial steppingstone for future pro stars.
“Our inaugural season wasn’t just about results, it was about proving that what Team Winston-Salem is building works and has momentum,” Team Director Jon Hamblen said. “We are over the moon thrilled to be invited to the Ronde de l’Isard, which is widely known for attracting the world’s best young cyclists and focusing on raw climbing talent and tactical racing in a highly demanding mountain environment.”
Key aspects about the Ronde de l’Isard:
Category: UCI 2.2U (Under-23) on the UCI Europe Tour.
Location: The Pyrenees mountains in France, with finishes often in Saint-Girons (Ariège).
Format: A multi-stage road race with challenging mountain climbs, testing young riders’ endurance and climbing ability.
Significance: A key development race where top performers often transition to WorldTour teams, making it a prime scouting ground for professional squads.
2025 Edition: Ran from May 21–25, featuring five stages with iconic Pyrenean climbs, with Jarno Widar taking the overall win.
“In addition, we’ll be racing across the Southeast at USA CRITS, the American Criterium Cup, and UCI stage races like Tour of the Gila and Tour de Beauce,” he added. “But most importantly, you’ll see us here at home during the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic/Gears & Guitars festival—our marquee event where we race for you, our community.”
Team Winston-Salem’s roster for the 2026 season includes:
Women’s Squad
Jen Malik brings her 2024 Singlespeed CX National Championship title and a love for all things off-road. When she’s not racing, this data scientist at Battelle can be found running the Ohio NICA league or caring for her many pets.
Rebecca Lang (Harman) is a two-time Georgia state champion in road, TT, and crit who’s pursuing a dual MD/PhD while cleaning houses and racing bikes. She recently finished 2nd at the Sunny King Criterium and 7th at the Redlands Stage 5.
Nadine Visser traveled from Cape Town to Boulder and earned 2nd at the 2023 Collegiate CX Nationals plus 3rd at South Africa’s U23 Road National Championships, qualifying for Road Worlds. She loves ice cream and occasional runs—mostly to remind herself that riding is better.
Lauren Zoerner, our two-time U23 Cyclocross Pan-American Champion, finished 3rd overall at the Tour of America’s Dairyland (ToAD) while racing the full Pro 1/2 schedule. Raised on cyclocross but growing to love road racing, she can scuba dive, play ukulele, and sleep just about anywhere.
Chloe Fraser is a 21-year-old international relations student from Grand Junction who races road, MTB, and cyclocross. She recently finished 3rd at the GMSR Stage 4 and loves spending time outdoors, baking sourdough, and dominating at Geoguessr.
Madison Gallagher moved to Delaware after graduating from the University of Virginia and had a breakout in 2025 with a top 20 finish at the USA Pro Nats crit, top 10 at Tour of America’s Dairyland (ToAD), and 3rd in the ToAD cat2 omnium. She’s always hunting for good coffee stops.
Claire Abrey grew up in Saskatchewan playing college soccer at the University of Memphis before discovering criterium racing in 2023. She won the Tulsa Tough Arts District Cat 2/3 race and finished 6th in the Sunny King Pro 1/2.
Sierra Sims led the University of Tennessee’s Cycling Club for five years and won an XC mountain bike national title in 2021. A Lifetime Grand Prix Wild Card athlete and TWS social media manager, she enjoyed bikepacking Iceland and the Danube River. She has two cats, Burt and Baker, and organizes her gels in a shower caddy.
Andrea Buttine has been addicted to road racing since 2012 and loves a challenging time trial. When not racing, this speech language pathologist plays piano and organ, sings, and seeks out great coffee shops.
Isabelle Jensen, who is 19, is finding her way through a U23 career after winning the 2024 Juniors Cup for 17 to 18-year-olds. She’s a Dartmouth College student who enjoys traveling during road season and racing whatever cyclocross she can fit in.
Mallory Bryan transitioned from soccer and triathlons to focus on cycling while racing for Milligan University. She finished 2nd in the 2/3 omnium at the Tour of America’s Dairyland (ToAD) and plans to attend law school after graduation in May.
Anne-Sophie Hébert is a 27-year-old cyclist from Montreal who's shifting her focus to gravel racing in 2026 after discovering its strong community and technical challenges. She won Big Red Gravel Run, finished 2nd at Paris to Ancaster, and competed in the Elite Gravel World Championships in the Netherlands. She'll race most Quebec gravel events plus Unbound 100 while keeping the pleasure of riding at the center of her performance.
Men’s Squad
Kyle Tiesler grew up in Tennessee and believes his best rides are still ahead. A coach at The Bikery, he finished 5th on day nine of the 2025 Tour of America’s Dairyland (ToAD) and 7th at the Winston-Salem Gears and Guitars Criterium. He’s a proud cat dad with a laid-back attitude and quick-to-work mindset.
Josh Foley is a 23-year-old from Newland, N.C., who grew up riding bikes in New Jersey and graduated from Lees-McRae College in 2024. He finished 10th at the U23 Criterium Nationals in 2023 and couldn’t be more excited for his second Team Winston-Salem season.
Paul Vrouwenvelder, a two-time Collegiate Club National Champion and multi-time U.S. National Team rider, graduated from Appalachian State University with an economics degree and now races XC mountain bikes full-time. He loves composing Bluegrass music, sailing, and boatbuilding.
Jensen Cervati studies health and exercise science at Roanoke College and won the Tour of Newport News 2/3 Omnium and placed 2nd at Clarendon Cup 2/3. He discovered cycling later than most and is focused on building his engine for higher-level road racing.
Owen Cole, a former U23 and collegiate road national champion, finished 3rd at the Redlands GC with a stage win and 2nd at the U23 TT Nationals. He’s studying exercise and sports science at the University of North Carolina and made the transition from mountain bikes to road as a U23.
Will Hardin, a Winston-Salem native, has contributed to GC and stage wins at almost every renowned road race in North America. He placed 2nd at the Athens Twilight and 5th at the Criterium National Championships in 2025 while running a YouTube channel and producing for NorCal Cycling.
Jules van Kempen is a Dutch American cyclocross racer at heart who won the Kings CX Days 1 and 2, finished 3rd overall at the USCX, and 3rd at the Pan American CX Championship. Catch him eating pancakes before each race and exploring coffee shops between events.
Gregory Santiago Zapata Cordoba (who likes to be called Santiago) is the Canadian Madison champion who finished 3rd in a Tour de Beauce UCI stage in 2024. He loves riding around Sherbrooke and Winston-Salem while spending quality time with friends and family.
Caleb Maxham is studying mechanical engineering at the University of Tennessee, where he’s also the Road Cycling Club’s president. He raced mostly criteriums in 2025 but is looking to do more road racing while enjoying long casual rides in the mountains with coffee and a book (only performatively).
Nathaniel Gervez is a student at Roanoke College studying exercise science from Plymouth, N.H. He won the Green Mountain Stage Race GC (juniors) with two stage wins and earned three UCI cyclocross wins in juniors. He started with cyclocross as his main focus but recently found success after doing more road racing. He likes good food and spending time with pets.
2026 Team Ambassadors
Clayton Travis enjoys racing criteriums and on the velodrome while listening to his favorite musical artist, Future Islands. He loves to build wheels and mulch and has gotten into bikepacking in recent years—it’s quickly become one of his favorite training tools.
David Davenport has been with the Velocious Sports/Team Winston-Salem program since the beginning, graduating from the junior ranks to U23 and now the Domestic Elite Team. A fast sprinter with a hard kick, he also competes in GWSAFL LARP events as Randor Cydor—the Southern Barbarian with a broadsword.
About Team Winston-Salem
Heading into its second race season, Team Winston-Salem is comprised of professional cyclists from across the country and headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Team Director Jon Hamblen is a former professional cyclist and experienced coach with more than 30 years in competitive racing and training. Starting his career in the 1990s, Hamblen raced across the United States, later transitioning into coaching in 2000.