Evans inspires BMC's California roster

Reigning US national road champion, George Hincapie (BMC Racing), is aiming for a stage win in several stages of the Amgen Tour of California set to begin on Sunday in Nevada City. The eight-man team is highly motivated to start racing Stateside after watching their teammate and world champion Cadel Evans capture a hard-fought victory in the muddy seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia.

Kirsten Frattini
Deputy Editor

Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.