In the span of a couple of months, US riders Allison Mrugal and Natalie Quinn went from racing UCI road events in Europe to unemployment to landing 2026 contracts with non-profit funding to ride at the ProTeam level in 2026.
Now the duo ride together for French-based Mayenne Monbana My Pie, not only living their dream careers by riding Spring Classics in Europe, but on the short list to take part in the Tour de France Femmes.
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The two have survived a hectic and chaotic path to their new home with Mayenne, much like the terrain they have encountered at the early-season races, with Mrugal confirmed for Paris-Roubaix, La Flèche Wallonne, and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and Quinn expected at the latter two.
Mrugal rode for Cynisca Cycling for two seasons, after most of her 2023 season with the Spanish-based Sopela squad, where she won a stage at Lea-Artibai Txallengea last year. Quinn’s experience with Cynisca last year saw her win her first Kermesse, win the mountains classification at the Tour of Portugal, and earn UCI top-10s at Elsy Jacobs à Garnich and the Maryland Cycling Classic Women.
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