To all the RALEIGH bashers out there... what now?

[ASTANA]

 

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Raleigh back in the peloton from 2010

By:

Hedwig Kr?ner

Published:

October 8, 09:48,

Updated:

October 8, 11:35

 

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It's the Tour de France and you have to shoot the sunflowers!

British brand has five-year plan to come back to the top of European racing

British

based bicycle manufacturer Raleigh has announced its return to

professional cycling sponsorship, founding Team Raleigh, a UK-based

squad that will begin racing next year.

Team Raleigh has high ambitions: Coming back to the top of the

European racing scene within five years. It will be start out as a

UK-based team that will target the UK Premier Calendar, Tour series and

Elite criteriums in its first season. It will also aim at securing

invitations to the 2010 editions of the Tours of Britain and Ireland.

The ambitious long-term plan will then see the team, which has applied

for Continental status with the International Cycling Union (UCI), move

onto the continent for bigger challenges.

"Raleigh aim to re-establish themselves at the very height of

professional road racing again, 30 years after their 1980 Tour de

France win, thus uniting their marketing and global range strategy,

with an ambitious five-year plan," said the newly-founded squad in a

press release this week.

Raleigh were highly visible in the professional peloton during the

late 1970s and early 1980s. At the time, their TI-Raleigh squad was

synonymous with success. Joop Zoetemelk, Jan Raas and Gerrie Knetemann

were all members of the team, and their victories included World

Championships (Knetemann in 1978 and Raas in 1979) and the 1980 Tour de

France (Zoetemelk).

With its rider roster and co-sponsors yet to be announced, Team

Raleigh has nevertheless already appointed a team manager, Chris

Truett. The current director of Team Kinesis UK, Truett is looking

forward to the new project.

"I am excited and honoured to be the new team manager for Raleigh,"

he said. "We have some exciting times ahead and I will be looking to

make Raleigh the best team in the UK, one that everyone will be talking

about."

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NOW what ? What happens if a pro tour team races raleigh ?

 

 

 

ASTANA2009-10-08 06:13:40

[downhilldemon]

NOW what ? What happens if a pro tour team races raleigh ?

 

they loose?

[gummibear]

There is nothing wrong with Raleigh bikes .....just remember this is Raleigh UK.not the same bikes.

[AndreZA]

Well, Trek has been in the pro ranks for a while already and it still does not make it any k@kker.

[Face Plant]

care to elaborate on that Windblown? are there more than one type of Raleigh bike? was Raleign not a south african company at some stage?

 

sorry for the hi-jack but what ever happened to cosmos bikes?

 

****** hi-jack off*******

[gummibear]

Raleigh US 2010 Team bike

 

http://www.raleighusa.com/wp-content/uploads/post-images/RA_2010_Team_White-Red-LRG.jpg 

 

WindblownPE2009-10-08 06:26:20

[GTfan]

Yay!! go Raleigh

[Face Plant]

nice groupo!! well they half way there already using Sram Red

[Revolutions]

My advice, buy your 2010 RALEIGH's now - cause after the tour next year we can expect to pay 20k more per frame, if they get stage wins or heaven help us if they get podium finishers in Paris we can pay about 30k more per frame???????????????? isnt this always what happens to the cycling industry with these big companies, we support them year in and year out and as soon as"THE TOUR" staus hits them we are pretty much ********* well you know what i mean 

[Willehond]

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With its rider roster and co-sponsors yet to be announced' date=' Team Raleigh has nevertheless already appointed a team manager, Chris Truett. The current director of Team Kinesis UK, Truett is looking forward to the new project.

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[/quote'] Weird thing is Kinesis also made my Raleigh frame!  I think I'll hang on to it for now...

[GTfan]

nice groupo!! well they half way there already using Sram Red

 

Boooooooooo  go Raleigh with Shimano

[Willehond]

nice groupo!! well they half way there already using Sram Red

 

Boooooooooo  go Raleigh with Shimano

No, no, no!  Classic Raleighs go with Campag.  Seriously.

[Revolutions]

having had my say, all the best for 2010 RALEIGH

[Harry Potter]

I'm dam proud of my raleigh, will post my pick at the end of the month, still need some cash to change my shifters,

[Jules]

care to elaborate on that Windblown? are there more than one type of Raleigh bike? was Raleign not a south african company at some stage?

 

?

 

sorry for the hi-jack but what ever happened to cosmos bikes?

 

?

 

****** hi-jack off*******

 

 

 

Yes. Probike sells the Raleigh brand here in SA. They probably have the permission to use the brand, but I'd hazard a guess that's about as far as the relationship goes. Probike buys the bikes from Taiwan and slaps Raleigh logos on. If the Raleigh in the UK happens to buy the same bikes, then it's purely a coincidence. From the look of the photo, they do not buy the same bikes.

[gummibear]

care to elaborate on that Windblown? are there more than one type of Raleigh bike? was Raleign not a south african company at some stage?

 

sorry for the hi-jack but what ever happened to cosmos bikes?

 

****** hi-jack off*******

 

PM Brandon Els he will be able to help you on that one as SA, Europe and USA bikes all seem different..

WindblownPE2009-10-08 06:41:29