‘This is a tough industry to keep a team running’ – Crit specialist Andrea Cyr makes bold move to launch women’s programme after third team collapse

Add team captain and team owner for HigherDose Cycling to the growing list of professions that Andrea Cyr now includes in her “juggling act”, along with earning a living as a sports medicine doctor and professional US cyclist.

This week, Cyr revealed she would lead the six-rider roster in 2026 for the new domestic elite women’s team she launched in collaboration with her partner Justin Kirk and friend Marco Aledia, both of Texas Roadhouse Cycling.