In our penultimate race of the season, Jonathan Tiernan-Locke would lead our team for the last time this year, hoping to improve on his lacklustre performance in Holland. He attacked on the final climb to force a selection at the head of the race but didn't have enough energy to finish first, in the end he finished 5th, not bad but not the victory we had dreamed for...

This was the end of our season and some of our riders decided it was a holiday for the team and didn't do much the entire race... however, Richardson was not such a rider, despite crashing out of the GC on the first stage, he did manage to salvage some consolation for the team, taking a 2nd and 4th place in the process, not bad but it just showed how indifferent our season has been recently...

With the national championships, and therefore the season now over (which we will go into detail soon), the team can now announce that we are one of the lucky few who have been given PCT licenses next year, despite not having the necessary amount of points to do so. They say we are living in tough economic times and for cycling teams, this is evident as many teams have now disbanded in recent times, due to the unfavourable economic climate. We may not mind though, as we have been given the opportunity to promote by the MGUCI (which we are very thankful more!)
However, this has left us in the search for sponsors to fulfil the budget requirements necessary for us to operate in the Pro Continental division as both ASDA and Savers are not prepared to 'foot the bill' and has therefore left us in the search for a major title sponsor. Fear not, both sponsors will still be part of the team, but their names may not be as prominent as before.
In terms of finding a sponsor for next season, we have found a potential long term sponsor, one which is very local and is also keen to promote cycling. They are:

Yes! We have managed to secure a contract with the Yorkshire Tourism Board, they are keen to promote the wonderful landscapes of 'God's own county' and have also displayed an interest in the sport, most notably securing the start of this years Tour of Britain in our home city of Leeds. Chief Executive, Gary Verity has commented that he is very much excited by the prospect of sponsoring a team for the 2015 season, saying: "We are happy to sponsor such a local team, we are particularly excited at racing in the Tour of Britain as it starts in Leeds. We weren't looking into sponsoring the team but recent success in the National Championships, particularly Russell Hampton winning here just a few days ago, it will be exciting to see what he does next year."
Support from the Tourism Board has also allowed us to sign with a few more local sponsors, who will be unveiled when our jersey is ready. (hopefully soon!)

As previously mentioned, our team has raced at all of the NCs and we have come back with two champions, Chun Hing Chan of Hong Kong and of course Russell Hampton for GB!





We may want to produce a list of targets for next season, but frankly, I probably wont have a strategy for the transfer season

EwanWilson wrote:
I have some British competition in the CT!

ryant wrote:


Well it seems that all 3 of the british CT this season has promoted, you may be lonely down there

TheManxMissile wrote:


Well you're both wrong
ASDA promoted to PCT. But nacho and jsh have GBR teams

DaveTwoBob wrote:
Congratulations on getting a surprise promotion to the PCT.

I was shocked at the number of team disbandments.

Hope you get some good talent in the transfer season so your 1st season in the PCT has a few highlights.

ryant wrote:
PS does anyone know how to change the title of the thread? Thanks in advance

With the announcement of 'Welcome to Yorkshire' as title sponsor for the new season, the team has contacted previous jersey designer Maximka and we will thank him again for another great jersey, at the same time we can reveal the national jerseys to be worn by Chun Hing Chan and Russell Hampton in the new season.
There is also a chance to note the new minor sponsors that we acquired when we signed the sponsorship deal with the Yorkshire Tourism Board, they are:
Rapha - They are the new company which are jerseys are supplied from. They are well known and are looking to be the long term supplier after adidas dropped out.
Harrogate Spring Water - Supplies bottled water within the Yorkshire region, they will provide our team with some 'clean' fresh water during the season.
Yorkshire Building Society - Although being foreign owned, the bank has agreed to support this local initiative in return for some exposure.
Yorkshire Tea - Another 'Yorkshire' brand, being a popular tea brand, they are keen to promote themselves on foreign shores to those who need a decent brew...

Other than that, we have obviously maintained the support from our previous sponsors, being (excluding ASDA and Savers) UK Youth and Cervelo Bikes...