And his mode of travel will be his pearl green, 16-gear Bianchi Titanium Megatube professional racing machine. ..a pedal bike.

The newest member of American professional cycling outfit One Plus Inc., now operating out of New Jersey, departs in two weeks for a year that may well define his career.

"I'm very excited about my chances and I'm really looking forward to it,'' said Henry, who last year competed alongside fellow Bermudian MacInnis Looby with California-based Team Extreme. "It's going to be a whole new experience, this team is more together than the one I used to be with and I'm very hungry for success and all that is to come.

"My goal is to get to where I'm riding with the top level riders in America and maybe, even in another two years, get a pro contract with these guys, that's what I'm going to shoot for.

"I want to become a much better rider and get all I can out of this.

"Cycling here in Bermuda can only take you so far ... So it's good that once you get near the top to go away and further yourself.'' At 29, Henry might be considered old in terms of only now making such a move, but, having only taken up the sport six years ago, his legs remain fresh.

Moreover, he is determined to do well, something team owner Scott Hodder, highlighted.

"He's got heart,'' said Hodder, who trained with Henry during a recent trip to Bermuda. "He seems to just have the kind of personality where he'll lay it all on the line for you.'' While Henry will start out as a member of One Plus' regional or farm team, Hodder explained there to be a great chance for the Bermudian to move into the elite group.

The regional side will consist of six category two riders and about ten category three riders, with Henry falling among the latter.

"In bicycle racing anything can happen, anything from crashes, injury, sickness...the chances of a spot opening up on our team during the season or in any particular race is very good,'' he said.

Far from being depressed by the loss of Elliot Hubbard to Europe's professional tour at the end of last season, Hodder was ecstatic. He said that Hubbard's departure and subsequent signing with AKi Gipiemme of Monaco would have a decidedly positive effect.

Suddenly, he said, it seemed the whole of the American cycling community wanted to be affiliated somehow with One Plus. Everybody wanted in on the secret to success.

"The loss of Elliot Hubbard, boy that opened up a lot of possibilities','' said Hodder. "The first thing Elliot did was elevate the appearance and when it was publicised on the internet that he had signed with a pro team and was no longer with us, we were flooded with resumes of riders all over the country, very high quality resumes.

"Other teams are looking at us as a stepping stone to bigger things, like moving up to the pro ranks.

"So, we've been very selective in going through these resumes and we feel that we've put together a team this year that's even stronger, substantially stronger than the team last year on an overall basis.

"It's a typical Elliot Hubbard thing, he just seems to elevate everybody's game and for us it was a corporate thing as well, so we're tremendously pleased.'' Henry agreed, extolling Hubbard for opening the door for other Bermudians -- although he has no intentions of stepping into Hubbard's shoes. He'd rather walk in his own.