Team UK Youth
Team information | |
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UCI code | UKY |
Registered | United Kingdom |
Founded | 2011 |
Disbanded | 2013 |
Discipline | Road |
Status | UCI Continental |
Bicycles | Cervelo |
Key personnel | |
General manager | Nigel Mansell |
Team manager(s) | David Povall |
Team UK Youth (UCI Team Code: UKY) was a British UCI Continental cycling team, competing from 2011 to 2013.[1][2][3]
Profile
Founded in 2011 Team UK Youth were sponsored by UK Youth, a UK-based youth work charity. The team rode senior professional events in the United Kingdom and Europe, other than the Grand Tours and UCI ProTour races. For the 2012 season they expanded the team, joining the UCI Continental Circuits, and competing in the Tour of Britain.[4]
The team was owned by former Formula One and Indycar champion Nigel Mansell.[5]
At the end of the 2013 season, the team announced that unless a new headline sponsor could be found, they would not compete in 2014 [6]
Major results
- 2013
- 1st Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic, Ian Wilkinson[7]
- 1st Overall Pearl Izumi Tour Series
- Round 1 – Individual 1st, Yanto Barker
- Round 3 – Team 1st; Individual 1st, Yanto Barker
- Round 4 – Team 1st
- Round 5 – Team 1st
- Round 6 – Team 1st; Individual 1st, Jon Mould
- Round 8 – Team 1st; Individual 1st, Chris Opie
- Round 9 – Team 1st
- Round 10 – Team 1st; Individual 1st, Chris Opie
- Round 11 – Team 1st (team time trial)
- Round 12 – Team 1st
- 1st Overall An Post Rás, Marcin Bialoblocki
2013 team
As of 15 January 2013.[8]
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References
- ↑ UCI
- ↑ "Formula 1 Legend Nigel Mansell Backs New UK Youth Cycling Team". BikeRadar. 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ↑ "Yanto Barker remains on the job hunt after UK Youth demise". Cycling Weekly. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Team UK Youth ready for Tour of Britain, with support from". TheTriTouch. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ↑ "Nigel Mansell — Team Owner". Team UK Youth. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ BBC Sport - Team UK Youth on brink after Nigel Mansell stops sponsorship
- ↑ "Ian Wilkinson sprints to CiCLE Classic victory | Latest News". Cycling Weekly. 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ↑ "Team News: 2013 Line-Up for UK Youth Revealed « Features «". Velouk.net. 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
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