Day has been a top stage race contender for many years in the United States and has won both San Dimas and Redlands stage races, among other top performances on more than one occasion.  He was voted VeloNews' Domestic Stage Race Rider of the year, and his former FlyV Australia team secured the overall NRC team title, with Day in the main hunt for the overall individual title.

With Pegasus running into many financial and political problems foiling their ProTour plans, ultimately having to put the project on hold, many of the world's best riders were without a team.  Day, was immediately on KPC's radar.  In fact, KPC had approached Ben on multiple occasions to migrate to Kenda's continental outfit that aspires for Pro Continental status on or near 2013.

"Having Ben is a perfect fit for us, and quite frankly the only missing puzzle piece to this year's program," states team founder and GM, Chad Thompson.  Our team has already turned heads with our significantly turbo-charged 2011 roster, and with its recent race invitation announcements.  Thompson goes on to say, "We have spent seven years nurturing this program, and Day is the key to helping us move forward to the next level."

Separation did not come easy for Ben, as his loyalties ran deep with Chris White and the Pegasus project.  Day, from day one, was a driving force in the Pegasus vision and he hung on as long as possible for something to happen.  The fall-out was most unfortunate, and Inferno Racing (the managing force behind KENDA Pro Cycling presented by GEARGRINDER) is saddened by the demise of Pegasus and our support is extended to White and the Pegasus project.  Day's loyalty and apprehension to part from the project was deemed most admirable by KPC and its founder.  "The fact that Ben had such a hard time with the decision was attractive to me", says Thompson, "In fact, we offered a great package, despite the very late nature of his availability, our need to shuffle the roster and to gain extra funding.  Nonetheless, he did finally decide to shift, and we are confident his loyalties will grow here, with Inferno over 2011 and the years following."

Ben Day had the following to say regarding the shift to KPC:

"The amazing succession of events resulting in the demise of our dreams with Pegasus to have an Australian ProTeam left me absolutely devastated and questioning the sport.  The past couple of months following a roller coaster 2010 season have been tough, to say the least, and it was with great regret that I had to go back out into the marketplace for 2011 in the search for some security."

"The silver lining came in the form of Chad Thompson at KENDA Pro Cycling presented by GEARGRINDER.  In very short time Chad was able to come up with funds to make me a very late addition to the team for 2011.  I'm flattered by his commitment and determination to get me, and I'm looking forward to working with him, Frankie Andreu as director and seeing what my new teammates and I can achieve together this year.  I'm indebted to those sponsors who have dug deep to get me on board, and I hope to honor them with my performances."

"It wasn't easy to say goodbye to my old teammates and friends at V Australia.  They will forever remain my friends and I will cherish the times I had there.  I wish them the utmost success for the future.   But it's time to move forward and just get back to racing my bike, for this is my life."

The news comes in the very same week that the team was announced as a starting team for the 2011 Amgen Tour of California, to be held in late May.  The need to honor the domestic peloton and perform for sponsors and the race's organizers itself made the push for Day stronger in the final hours of discussions.  KENDA Pro Cycling presented by GEARGRINDER has many to thank for their work to add Ben in the late hours before his commitment was needed, and more information will be released on these details in the coming weeks.

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