Bobby Lea, the OUCH presented by Maxxis rider from Mertztown, Pa., is leaving his current team and joining a new squad started by former U.S. criterium champion Rahsaan Bahati, Velonews is reporting.
The Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team will operate as a UCI continental team, doing races within the United States. Lea is one of 15 riders on the new team’s roster for 2010.
Lea, an Easton, Md. native, has been a frequent racer in Lancaster County. Last year, he went to Beijing as part of the U.S. Olympic track cycling team.
He is the second Pennsylvanian to desert the OUCH team this week. Jonathan Chodorff, from Kennett Square, who turned pro this year, is moving to Jelly Belly next season. Along with Chodorff and Lea, Lancaster County native Floyd Landis has also raced for OUCH this year.
