Sky Track Cycling Explained

Sky Track Cycling
Code:SKY
Registered:Manchester, United Kingdom
Generalmanager:Shane Sutton
Discipline:Track cycling

Sky Track Cycling was a professional track cycling team competing in the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics series. The team, based at the Manchester Velodrome, was made up of British riders, including Olympic Gold medalists Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny, Victoria Pendleton and Jamie Staff. It was managed by Shane Sutton with Dave Brailsford acting as team representative.

The team was launched in October 2008 with Hoy, Kenny, Pendleton, Staff, Ross Edgar and Shanaze Reade.[1] In the 2009 track cycling off-season, Reade was replaced by Peter Mitchell and Chris Newton. For the 2010–2011 season, Newton and Staff retired, Mitchell left the team, Reade made a return and Matthew Crampton joined the team.[2] The team remained unchanged for the 2011–2012 season.[3]

The team was not registered with the UCI for the 2013–14 track cycling season.

Major achievements

Date Competition Location Country Event Placing Rider Nationality
31 October 2008Sprint 1 United Kingdom
31 October 2008Keirin 2 United Kingdom
1 November 2008 Sprint 1 United Kingdom
1 November 2008500 m time trial 1 United Kingdom
2 November 2008 Team sprint 1 United Kingdom
2 November 2008 Team sprint 1 United Kingdom
2 November 2008 Team sprint 1 United Kingdom
2 November 2008 Keirin 1 United Kingdom
2 November 2008 5th International Keirin Event International keirin 2 United Kingdom
13 February 2009 Team sprint 1 United Kingdom
13 February 2009 Team sprint 1 United Kingdom
13 February 2009 Team sprint 1 United Kingdom
13 February 2009 Sprint 1 United Kingdom
30 October 2009Keirin 1 United Kingdom
30 October 2009 Sprint 1 United Kingdom
30 October 2009Sprint 1 United Kingdom
30 October 2009500 m time trial 2 United Kingdom
1 November 2009Team sprint 1 United Kingdom
1 November 2009Team sprint 1 United Kingdom
1 November 2009Team sprint 1 United Kingdom

Notes and References

  1. News: SKY+HD TRACK TEAM OFFICIALLY UNVEILED . Cycling Weekly. 30 October 2008 . 20 December 2009.
  2. Web site: 2010 - 2011 UCI Track Teams: SKY TRACK CYCLING (SKY) - GBR . 15 February 2011 . uci.ch.
  3. Web site: 2011 - 2012 UCI Track Teams: SKY TRACK CYCLING (SKY) - GBR . 19 January 2012 . uci.ch . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120201074030/http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template1/layout.asp?MenuId=MTUyMTE&LangId=1 . 1 February 2012 . dmy-all .