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  • December 28, 2012 at 12:02 pm #17531
    RAds

    Hi,
    First time post as I’m a n00b to cycling and havn’t been able to find anything about it on the internet.
    It’s a very broad question….!

    Basically, I’m wondering how pro cycling works at a domestic level.
    I get the World Tour/Pro Tour thing, but I can’t find anything on how pro cycling works in the UK. What UK pro teams are out there and what do teams have to do to progress through the ranks etc.
    Any pointers would be much appreciated.
    Thanks.

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  • December 28, 2012 at 7:09 pm #709855
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    Gkam84

    All the festivities are
    All the festivities are past….I hate waiting for New Year.

    So did someone else, who released the Garmin roster that wasn’t meant to come out till 20th Jan 😉

    December 28, 2012 at 7:00 pm #709853
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    Raleigh

    I’m not THAT stupid
    I’m not THAT stupid 🙂

    December 28, 2012 at 6:40 pm #709851
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    Simon_MacMichael

    Gkam84 wrote:Cough Cough,

    Gkam84 wrote:
    Cough Cough, splutter…..

    Movistar’s Alex Dowsett ;)

    Not till 1 January 😉

    December 28, 2012 at 6:09 pm #709849
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    Gkam84

    Cough Cough,
    Cough Cough, splutter…..

    Movistar’s Alex Dowsett 😉

    December 28, 2012 at 3:45 pm #709847
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    RAds

    That’s great, thanks
    That’s great, thanks Raleigh….!

    December 28, 2012 at 3:19 pm #709845
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    Raleigh

    The big series is called the
    The big series is called the Premier Calendar, and although it has been heavily reduced for 2013, it still represents the highest tier of racing for the domestic teams:

    Tour of the Reservoir 2 Day
    University of Lincoln GP
    Beaumont Trophy
    Stockton Velo 29 Grand Prix
    Grand Prix of Wales
    Ryedale GP

    These are contested by teams like:

    Rapha Condor (or whatever they’re called next year)
    Endura
    Node-4
    IG Sigma Specialized
    Raleigh
    UK Youth
    Cycle Premier

    And a few other ones, although those ones seem to get the most wins.

    The Tour Of Britain is a little different, in that ProTour teams can ride if they want to (eg. SKY), alongside the domestic teams.

    Probably the best domestic riders in 2012 that you may have heard of were:

    Russel Downing
    Dean Downing
    Jonathan Tiernan Locke
    Yanto Barker
    Magnus Backstedt
    Graham Briggs
    Russel Hampton

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    The National RR Championships are open to all Elite cat. riders, and the current one is SKY’s Ian Stannard.

    The National TT champs are, I think, by invite, and the current one is SKY’s Alex Dowsett.

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    I hope that gives you a little bit of useful information, and I hope I’ve got it all right!

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