From New Mexico to California. Aevolo Cycling heads to the Redlands Bicycle Classic with heavy hearts following the death of Chad Young. The 21-year-old Axeon Hagens Berman rider sustained head injuries in a crash on the final stage of the Tour of the Gila from which he was unable to recover. Aevolo rider Michael Hernandez was also involved in this crash and will be sidelined with injuries for the next six to eight weeks.

Redlands, running from May 3-7, is the third team race of the year after Joe Martin Stage Race and Tour of the Gila.

"In the absence of Hernandez, I would really like the guys to step up and get some time in the breaks," said sport director Mike Creed. "Normally we've been conservative with breaks so Mike had help in the final kilometers. But with him out, I want them to be aggressive and look for opportunities."

The Redlands Bicycle Classic opens on Wednesday with a 7.1 mile individual time trial, followed by the Oak Glen road race, the Highland circuit race and a downtown Redlands criterium. The Sunset road race, with its steep climb up Sunset Road on every lap, will ultimately decide the winner on Sunday May 7. Stage lengths span between Thursday's 94.4 miles of racing and the 90-minute City of Redland criterium run over a one-mile circuit.

"I'm happy to return to Oak Glen," Creed commented. "I used to race up it and it will give me a chance to lie to the guys about how much faster I did it."

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