From CyclingNews.com

Michael Creed is hoping that an early start to his winter training will re-ignite his career after two disappointing seasons with Rock Racing and Team Type 1. Creed, 29, signed for US-based Continental team
Kelly Benefit Strategies in September of this year and has been training in Lucca, Italy, in a bid to rediscover his racing appetite.

"I missed out so on much last year so I've had to start training a lot sooner than I normally would have. Typically I would have started around November 25 but I've been trying to ride regularly since
mid-October. My last race was in July, so it's been a long time since
I've really tested myself," he told Cyclingnews.

Two races that Creed and his teammates will be hoping for invites from are the Amgen Tour of California and the newly created Quiznos Pro Challenge in Colorado.

"I'm sure the biggest races they're looking to get into are the Amgen Tour of California and the Quiznos Pro Challenge. The Colorado race would be huge just because the prologue is in my home town," Creed said.

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