Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK
British cycling team
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Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK (UCI team code: VIT) was 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 information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | VIT |
| Registered | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Status | UCI Continental |
| Bicycles | Vitus |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Cherie Pridham |
| Team name history | |
2010–2011 2012–2013 2013–2014 2015–2017 2018 2019–2020 | Team Raleigh Team Raleigh–GAC Team Raleigh Team Raleigh–GAC Vitus Pro Cycling Team Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK |
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]
Team roster
- As of 27 May 2020.[9]
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Major wins
- 2012
- Stage 6 Vuelta Mexico, Daniel Holloway[10]
- Tour Series sprints jersey winner, Bernard Sulzberger[11]
- 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[12]
- Severn Bridge Road Race, Alexandre Blain
- Evesham Vale Road Race, Yanto Barker
- Stage 2 Tour of the Reservoir, Evan Oliphant[13]
- 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
