Summary
Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK (UCI team code: VIT) is a British UCI Continental cycling team.[1] From 2010 to 2017, the team was sponsored by the Raleigh Bicycle Company,[2] before Vitus took over the naming rights in 2018.[3]
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | VIT |
| Registered | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | UCI Continental |
| Bicycles | Vitus |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Cherie Pridham |
| Team name history | |
2010–2011 2012–2013 2013–2014 2015–2017 2018 2019– | Team Raleigh Team Raleigh–GAC Team Raleigh Team Raleigh–GAC Vitus Pro Cycling Team Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK |
Team history edit
Founded in 2010 Team Raleigh–GAC's primary sponsor was the Raleigh Bicycle Company who supplied the team's bicycles. The team was also sponsored by a roster of additional sponsors[4] including GAC Logistics, Škoda Auto, Don Amott and iPro. The team competed in senior professional events in the United Kingdom and Europe, other than the Grand Tours and UCI ProTour races. For the 2011 season they expanded the team to 12 riders,[5] and in 2013 they expanded again to 14 riders.[6] In December 2013 it was announced that Bernard Hinault would work with the team in a "patron" role for the 2014 season.[7]
After the team's initial season with sponsorship by Vitus in 2018, in 2019 the team added Brother UK as a co-sponsor, with the team's official name becoming "Vitus Pro Cycling Team, Powered By Brother UK".[8]
Team roster edit
- As of 27 May 2020.[9]
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Major wins edit
- 2012
- Stage 6 Vuelta Mexico, Daniel Holloway[10]
- Tour Series sprints jersey winner, Bernard Sulzberger[11]
- Tour Series Round 6 (Peterborough) Team win
- Tour Series Round 9 stage win, Graham Briggs (Colchester)
- Tour Series Round 10 stage win, Bernard Sulzberger (Stoke-on-Trent)
- 2013
- Prologue Tour de Normandie, Tom Scully
- Stage 3 Tour de Normandie, Alexandre Blain
- Overall Tour of the Reservoir, Evan Oliphant
- Stage 2, Evan Oliphant
- Pearl Izumi Tour Series
- Round 1 (Kirkcaldy), Team win
- Round 2 (Durham), Team win
- Round 7 (Redditch), 1st, Tom Scully
- Round 12 (Ipswich), 1st, Tom Scully
- IG Markets London Nocturne, Tom Scully
- Stafford Grand Prix, Tom Scully
- 2014
- Gouesnou Cyclo-cross, Matthieu Boulo
- Eddie Soens Memorial Race, Ian Wilkinson[12]
- Severn Bridge Road Race, Alexandre Blain
- Evesham Vale Road Race, Yanto Barker
- Stage 2 Tour of the Reservoir, Evan Oliphant[13]
- Lincoln Grand Prix, Yanto Barker
- Scottish Road Race Championship, Evan Oliphant
- Tour Series Round 7 (Redditch), Matthieu Boulo
- Elite Circuit Series (Stockton Festival of Cycling), George Atkins
- Overall Elite Circuit Series, George Atkins
- Stafford Kermesse, Morgan Kneisky
- Grenchen Track championships (Madison), Morgan Kneisky
- Overall Premier Calendar Road Series, Yanto Barker
- UCI Track World Cup – London (Team pursuit), Mark Christian
- UCI Track World Cup – London (Madison), Mark Christian
- 2015
- Wally Gimber RR, Karol Domagalski
- Crit on the Campus Stirling, Evan Oliphant
World champions edit
- 2014
World Track championships (Madison), Morgan Kneisky
References edit
- ^ UCI
- ^ "Team Raleigh: Team Profile". Cycling Weekly. 16 March 2010.
- ^ Hickmott, Larry (1 January 2018). "Team News: Vitus Pro Cycling Team". VeloUK. WordPress. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
New start for Cherie Pridham Racing (formerly Raleigh GAC) as they announce a new name for 2018, Vitus Pro Cycling Team
- ^ Our Sponsors
- ^ "Team Raleigh expands for 2011". Cycling Weekly. 25 November 2010.
- ^ "Team Raleigh 2013 launched with the help of some special guests". Team Raleigh News.
- ^ Henrys, Colin (6 December 2013). "Tour de France legend Bernard Hinault becomes Team Raleigh patron". Roadcycling UK. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ Evans, Josh (27 November 2018). "Vitus Pro Cycling's 2019 Vitus ZX1 Team Aero Disc - Gallery". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Vitus Pro Cycling P / B Brother UK". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Cycling News. "Vuelta Mexico 2012: Stage 6 Results - Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com.
- ^ "Sulzberger wins final Tour Series round in Stoke on Trent". Team Raleigh News.
- ^ "Raleigh's Ian Wilkinson wins Eddie Soens Memorial - Cycling Weekly". Cycling Weekly. 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Oliphant wins Stage 2 of the Tour of the Reservoir". Team Raleigh. Raleigh UK Ltd. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
External links edit
- Official website
