McBride Believes Alves Can be Great Addition to Nashville Stampede - News

By: Justin Felisko PUEBLO, Colo. – Nashville Stampede coach Justin McBride was driving back to Texas following Outlaw Days on Aug. 7 with Ryan Dirteater, Joao Henrique Lucas, Lucas Fideles Souza and Stampede Director of Rider Development & Scouting Keith Ryan Cartwright. The group started to talk about who could be a good fit to replace injured teammate Fernando Henrique Novais on the Stampede’s roster. Novais was headed to injured reserve, which meant there was an opportunity for McBride, Cartwright and Nashville General Manager Tina Battock to make a free agent signing. There was one rider in particular who Cartwright had constantly been reminding McBride about in recent weeks: three-time World Champion Silvano Alves. McBride, though, wanted to make sure that whoever the team decided to sign would be a good culture fit for the program he is building. A big part of the Stampede’s program is team chemistry. McBride wants his team to be one cohesive unit. Could Alves be that guy? Everyone in the truck on that seven-hour drive gave a resounding yes. McBride began to think more about the decision. He eventually talked with other team members, including 2018 World Champion Kaique Pacheco, who was mentored by Continue Reading

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