Originally Posted by Doge

You are welcome. Brandon still lives in the US with parents. I'm not 100% sure if this is good or not. Go live in Europe too early and you get used up and spit out. It is hard being a foreigner. Go too late - and you are too late. The USA soccer star got millions to go play in Germany - so dad went with him - I think Chelsea just paid over $70M for him. So USA kids can succeed in Euro sports, but you can't easily move your family with cycling wages, and obviously living away from family as a teen is tough.
Brandon was a bit crash prone his first years in Europe. A cracked pelvis, and concussion from a MTB training ride within a year put a damper on performance. But that is exactly the kind of thing it is good to be living at home for. He may just be getting warmed up, but there are a lot of variables still.