With the publication of the first global Team-ranking of 2018 it turned out perfect: Joe Broder's outfit jb BRUNEX Felt is ranked among the best 15 cross-country teams and starts with the elite status into a new age.

The letters of the United Cycling Federation (UCI) suddenly arrived at Joe Broder's house: his former youth squad developed into an UCI elite team, which is the appreciation for his hard work as team leader for years.

It confirmed our continuous track, which we followed since 2011. Moving forward has been my goal ever since. To stand still is to go backwards.

Kick-off in Cyprus

The first races of the season will be taking place in Cyprus. These four days of racing will be used as preparation for the first World Cup of the season in Stellenbosch, South Africa.