Why American Cyclists Can't Win Races 

I completely agree that the biggest issues in the U.S. are culture and cost. Culturally cycling competitively isn’t seen as something youth do and thus it is hard to even find a place to start. On top of that the culture of sports in general in America is a money grab. In Europe sports academies are offered either low cost or for free being subsidized by a pro team meanwhile in the U.S. you would have to fork over tens of thousands of dollars a year just to compete at a high level in any sport. Even if the sports culture in America shifts to lowering the cost for families, it will still be hard for cycling as there aren’t really any big teams or sponsors to help fund youth cycling. Unfortunately unless there is a big jump in viewership of races in the U.S. I don’t see a future where American cyclists would be able to develop to be competitive on the international stage.

I think another big reason is cost. Regular people I know (non-cyclists) think a $699 bike is way too expensive and that's nothing in the cycling world.

I also live in North Carolina. I would love to go pro in cycling, but I'm not exactly sure how to start or what to join.

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