Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK explained

Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK
Code:VIT
Registered:United Kingdom
Bicycles:Vitus
Generalmanager:Cherie Pridham
Discipline:Road
Status:UCI Continental
Season:2010–2011
2012–2013
2013–2014
2015–2017
2018
2019–
Oldname:Team Raleigh
Team Raleigh–GAC
Team Raleigh
Team Raleigh–GAC
Vitus Pro Cycling Team
Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK

Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK 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 history

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]

Major wins

2012
  • Stage 6 Vuelta Mexico, Daniel Holloway[9]
  • Tour Series sprints jersey winner, Bernard Sulzberger[10]
  • 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[11]
  • Severn Bridge Road Race, Alexandre Blain
  • Evesham Vale Road Race, Yanto Barker
  • Stage 2 Tour of the Reservoir, Evan Oliphant[12]
  • 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

    2014
  • World Track championships (Madison), Morgan Kneisky

    Notes and References

    1. http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template1/layout.asp?MenuId=MTU4MTU&LangId=1 UCI
    2. Web site: Team Raleigh: Team Profile. 16 March 2010. Cycling Weekly.
    3. News: Team News: Vitus Pro Cycling Team. VeloUK. WordPress. 1 January 2018. 14 January 2018. Larry. Hickmott. New start for Cherie Pridham Racing (formerly Raleigh GAC) as they announce a new name for 2018, Vitus Pro Cycling Team.
    4. http://www.teamraleigh.co.uk/OurSponsors.aspx Our Sponsors
    5. Web site: Team Raleigh expands for 2011. 25 November 2010. Cycling Weekly.
    6. Web site: Team Raleigh 2013 launched with the help of some special guests. Team Raleigh News.
    7. Web site: Tour de France legend Bernard Hinault becomes Team Raleigh patron . Henrys . Colin . 6 December 2013 . Roadcycling UK . 11 December 2013.
    8. Web site: Vitus Pro Cycling's 2019 Vitus ZX1 Team Aero Disc - Gallery. Evans . Josh . 27 November 2018 . cyclingnews.com. 15 March 2019.
    9. Web site: Vuelta Mexico 2012: Stage 6 Results - Cyclingnews.com. Cycling News. Cyclingnews.com.
    10. Web site: Sulzberger wins final Tour Series round in Stoke on Trent. Team Raleigh News.
    11. Web site: Raleigh's Ian Wilkinson wins Eddie Soens Memorial - Cycling Weekly. 1 March 2014. Cycling Weekly.
    12. News: Oliphant wins Stage 2 of the Tour of the Reservoir. 13 April 2014 . . Raleigh UK Ltd.. 21 April 2014.

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