Florida DEVO ROAD Program

The Florida DEVO ROAD Program has been formed to provide all Juniors, Coaches, and Teams in Florida with a development structure and budget with clear objectives to support and develop Juniors across the state. The mission is to provide a clear, proactive, funded and consistent structure for all involved. The startup budget will be funded by the Florida Cycling Foundation and founding individuals

and teams, and it will grow with the support of additional individual and team donors and sponsors. For complete details and next steps, please contact:

Richie Perpinan, 407-923-2264, [email protected]
Steve Mlujeak, 586-604-7582, [email protected]

The Objectives of the program are to provide:

1. Juniors 15-16, 17-18, 19-21 a path to enjoy the benefits of a supporting structure.
2. Coaches and Teams across Florida a path to expand the opportunities for their Juniors.
3. Sponsors a path to support the future of cycling in Florida. The Structure will be based on the following 4 blocks / functions:

• Education. The program will offer 2 discovery camps every year in December and January to give all Juniors an opportunity to meet other Juniors across Florida and Coaches and opportunity to work together. The events for the 2021 pre-season are:

o Dec 18-20 in Tampa
o Jan 15-17 in Clermont


• Competition. The program will select 3 national level events for the Juniors to enjoy traveling together, and to gain experience hanging around and racing with Juniors at a national level. Please check with the coaches for calendar.

• Integration. The program will provide Juniors the opportunity when appropriate to guest ride for Elite and Cat 3 teams around the state. This will allow the Juniors to experience various styles and cultures, improve their skills, and enjoy a higher level of competition. The decision here will be left up to the coach who is developing that Junior.

• Connection. The program will provide Juniors access to our relationships with college coaches and professional team directors around the country. This will allow the Juniors to save time and stress in searching and deciding, receive guidance from people in the know, and make a timely and prudent decision. The Budget will facilitate the following expenses:

• Compensation. The program wants every Coach in Florida to have a vested interest in the program, and it has allocated funds to compensate and reimburse expenses to Coaches and Staff.

• Support. The program wants all Juniors to have the ability to partake in the program, and it has allocated funds to support Juniors in reducing their costs and to subsidy Juniors in financial need. Please contact the program leaders if you are a Junior in financial need.

• Awards. The program wants to recognize and reward special achievements on and off the bike, and has allocated funds to ensure Juniors remain highly motivated.