Sky Track Cycling
Sky Track CyclingTeam information |
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UCI code |
SKY |
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Registered |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
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Founded |
2008 (2008) |
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Disbanded |
2013 (2013) |
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Discipline |
Track cycling |
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Key personnel |
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General manager |
Shane Sutton |
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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 is 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 2008 | 2008–09 World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom | Sprint | 1 | Pendleton, VictoriaVictoria Pendleton | GBR |
31 October 2008 | 2008–09 World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom | Keirin | 2 | Kenny, JasonJason Kenny | GBR |
1 November 2008 | 2008–09 World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom | Sprint | 1 | Kenny, JasonJason Kenny | GBR |
1 November 2008 | 2008–09 World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom | 500 m time trial | 1 | Pendleton, VictoriaVictoria Pendleton | GBR |
2 November 2008 | 2008–09 World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom | Team sprint | 1 | Edgar, RossRoss Edgar | GBR |
2 November 2008 | 2008–09 World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom | Team sprint | 1 | Kenny, JasonJason Kenny | GBR |
2 November 2008 | 2008–09 World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom | Team sprint | 1 | Staff, JamieJamie Staff | GBR |
2 November 2008 | 2008–09 World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom | Keirin | 1 | Pendleton, VictoriaVictoria Pendleton | GBR |
2 November 2008 | 5th International Keirin Event | Manchester | United Kingdom | International keirin | 2 | Edgar, RossRoss Edgar | GBR |
13 February 2009 | 2008–09 World Cup | Copenhagen | Denmark | Team sprint | 1 | Hoy, ChrisChris Hoy | GBR |
13 February 2009 | 2008–09 World Cup | Copenhagen | Denmark | Team sprint | 1 | Kenny, JasonJason Kenny | GBR |
13 February 2009 | 2008–09 World Cup | Copenhagen | Denmark | Team sprint | 1 | Staff, JamieJamie Staff | GBR |
13 February 2009 | 2008–09 World Cup | Copenhagen | Denmark | Sprint | 1 | Pendleton, VictoriaVictoria Pendleton | GBR |
30 October 2009 | 2009–10 World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom | Keirin | 1 | Hoy, ChrisChris Hoy | GBR |
30 October 2009 | 2009–10 World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom | Sprint | 1 | Pendleton, VictoriaVictoria Pendleton | GBR |
30 October 2009 | 2009–10 World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom | Sprint | 1 | Hoy, ChrisChris Hoy | GBR |
30 October 2009 | 2009–10 World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom | 500 m time trial | 2 | Pendleton, VictoriaVictoria Pendleton | GBR |
1 November 2009 | 2009–10 World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom | Team sprint | 1 | Edgar, RossRoss Edgar | GBR |
1 November 2009 | 2009–10 World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom | Team sprint | 1 | Hoy, ChrisChris Hoy | GBR |
1 November 2009 | 2009–10 World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom | Team sprint | 1 | Staff, JamieJamie Staff | GBR |
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