‘I do feel closure on that part of my career’ – Skylar Schneider leaves WorldTour behind for fresh beginning at age 27 with L39ION of Los Angeles

Skylar Schneider makes her return to the US peloton with L39ION of Los Angeles at Valley of the Sun Stage Race for the next three days. It’s her second stint with the women’s US domestic elite squad and her first time lining up at the race in Tucson, Arizona.

It’s an abrupt change in many ways for the 27-year-old criterium star, and not just an excuse to get out of the snow and cold temperatures at her home in West Allis, Wisconsin. Skylar Schneider rode last year at the Women’s WorldTour level with SD Worx-Protime, which was her second time to experience a “once in a lifetime opportunity” with the same top-level team in Europe.