In a joint venture with the CiCLE Classic, the Elite Metaltek-Kuota presented its team to the public at the Stapleford Park Hotel.
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In a joint venture with the CiCLE Classic, the Elite Metaltek-Kuota presented its team to the public at the Stapleford Park Hotel.
The team bike from Kuota UK including Edco wheels and Continental tyres
The riders are:
Andy Brown – 19, Winner of the U23 London 6 Day, former Scottish Junior TT Champ. Rider on the Scottish Cycling Performance Squad
Tom Chandler – 18, Most local rider to the Team HQ from Shoby near Melton Mowbray. Previously has won a stage of the Junior Tour of Wales and is at home on road & track, this January clocked a 4.37 for the individual 4km pursuit
Dan Fleeman – 34, Team Captain on the road, ridden in the past for World Tour Cervelo Test Team. Former winner of the Tour of the Pyrenees. Has been in the top 10 in the CiCle Classic 3 times, most recently last year in 9th
Liam Holohan – 28, Experienced International rider. 2nd in the 2016 UCI Beaumont Trophy and 9th overall in Tour of Slovakia.
Steven Lawley – 34, Former International Duathlete and Scottish Road Race Champion. Last year placed 14th in the tough Ryedale GP
Rhys Lloyd – 28, One of the most experienced riders in the UK, most recently rode as a super domestique for NFTO in the Tours of Britain and Yorkshire. He’ll be looking for opportunities to stretch his own legs this year.
Zach May – 21, Massively talented on the road and track. Picked up two Bronze medals in this Januarys’ National Track Champs, he’s the current Welsh Circuit Race Champion and now hopes to represent Wales in next years Commonwealth Games
Tom Mazzone – 23, From the cycling mecca of The Isle of Man. Up and coming talent that prefers the hustle and bustle of an high speed finale. Placed 9th in the prestigious Otley Grand Prix last year. Also hoping for Commonwealth Games selection in 2018.
Tom Neale – 23, Strong all-rounder with an electric turn of speed. Winner of the York Cycleworks Elite Race last season
Bertie Newey – 22, 5th in this year’s traditional season opener, the Eddie Soens Memorial after wearing Number 1 denoting the fact that he won the event in 2016. He’ll be at home in the high octane city centre circuit races and any bunch finish not for the light hearted !
George Pym – 22, talented all-rounder. Last year rode for the UCI set up of Team Raleigh and placed 10th in the Leicester Castle Classic. Another rider excited by having his own opportunities in 2017.
Directeur Sportif : Colin Sturgess
Former World Pursuit Champion and National Road Race Champion. Having lived, raced and won in various Countries in the World, what Colin doesn’t know about bike racing frankly isn’t worth knowing. This will be his first full year in the role and already he’s chomping at the bit to help the lads get stuck in !
Mechanic : Bob (Rooster) Rouse
Very experienced spanner man, cool under pressure. Has worked for many UK domestic Teams inc Pinarello, Recycling and Linda McCartney. Former bike racer himself, passionate about the sport and can often be seen ‘hanging out of a car window’ getting his point across to someone with maybe less knowledge !
Team Owner : Andrew Swain
Now in his 8th year of running a successful bike racing team under the banner of his Melton Mowbray based CNC Engineering Company ‘Metaltek’. The Team for the past few seasons is renowned for being ‘the best of the rest’ which generally means not being full-time proffesionals like the UCI Continental Teams but they compete on equal terms, and often create upsets to the form book – a true underdog story
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