Hot Tubes – A 30 year history, powerful development record and founder that's 'kind of got some magic'

Andrew 'AJ' August won the Eurocycles Eurobaby Junior Tour with Hot Tubes in 2022
Andrew 'AJ' August won the Eurocycles Eurobaby Junior Tour with Hot Tubes in 2022 (Image credit: Getty Images)

What do Magnus Sheffield, Matteo Jorgenson, Ian Boswell, Lawson Craddock and new Ineos Grenadiers recruit AJ August have in common? They all came up through the same junior programme - the Hot Tubes Development team - one of the longest-running devo teams in the USA.

Toby Stanton's Hot Tubes team helped to shape hundreds of athletes and has arguably the best track record of seeing riders head to the WorldTour in recent years. Although the team hasn't taken on many junior girls, an exception is Emma White, who trained with the team and went on to become an Olympic medalist on the track for Team USA.

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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.