Carmen Small joins EF Education-Cannondale as head sports director in 2024

Carmen Small will join EF Education-Cannondale as head sports director for 2024 season. There are a lot of things the two-time American time trial national champion is looking forward to in her first season with EF Education-Cannondale.

"I think I’ve found a good home," Carmen says. "It’s an American team and I’m an American. Even though the team is European-based and we have a strong, international roster, this is super nice for me because I’ve only ever been on foreign teams. It’s really nice to think about going to US nationals. I’ve never gotten to do nationals as a director, so I’m super excited about that."

"Working with Esra, I’ve only had positive experiences," Carmen says about her new boss Esra Tromp. "I believe in her. She’s an incredible manager. She really knows how to bring out the best in people and how to foster the goodness in a team. Getting to work with Esra was number one."

"When Esra approached me about this team, it was super interesting because it’s a first year program. I had experience with Team Virtu to build that team up so I’m not new to the game of new teams but this was nice because while of course EF Education-Cannondale has the infrastructure set up from the men’s side, it’s a blank slate. That gives you the opportunity to build and create something new and see what you can develop out of it. That was interesting to me."