Two-time American time trial national champion Carmen Small has been named the lead directeur sportif, or DS, of EF Education-Cannondale.
The directeur sportif is essentially the head coach of a cycling team. A DS orchestrates the strategy of each race and the stages making up a race. A DS also manages expectations with sponsors, so their work can go beyond simply coaching and stretch into the realms of securing team partnerships and managing expectations with sponsors, as well.
