Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis

What started as a development program has grown into the nation’s premier professional criterium racing squad. With four individual, two U-25, and four team USA CRITS Championships since 2009, we aim to repeat and improve for 2013. Team SmartStop presented by Mountain Khakis enters the 2013 season with a roster balanced by experienced, seasoned professionals, and young riders still proving themselves on the pro circuit. This unique balance of experience, and the mentorship it offers, alongside youthful talent and enthusiasm, has proven to be a winning formula for the team since its inception in 2007 as the Time Factory Development Team.

The 2013 roster of Team SmartStop presented by Mountain Khakis is stacked as always with talent, including the addition of veteran criterium ace Frank Travieso, 2-time Olympian and multiple national champion on the track, Bobby Lea, and the return of team alumni Jackie Simes and Isaac Howe, who have spent the past two seasons racing for the Jamis p/b Sutter Home Pro Cycling Team, and Kenda Pro Cycling, respectively. Luke Keough has graduated to the big show and was picked up by Team UnitedHealthcare, the most dominant team in North America for most of the last decade. This is confirmation for the team of the success of its approach and the value of its mentorship philosophy. Keough’s departure leaves the door open for team stalwarts Thomas Brown, Travis Livermon, Clay Murfet, Shane Kline and Chris Monteleone to step up to the top of the podium, and big things are expected from the new signings as well.