ASTANA Posted October 8, 2009 Share http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/raleigh-back-in-the-peloton-from-2010Raleigh back in the peloton from 2010By:Hedwig Kr?nerPublished: October 8, 09:48, Updated: October 8, 11:35 http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com//2009/07/24/2/bettiniphoto_0041791_1_full_220.jpgIt'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 racingBritishbased bicycle manufacturer Raleigh has announced its return toprofessional cycling sponsorship, founding Team Raleigh, a UK-basedsquad that will begin racing next year.Team Raleigh has high ambitions: Coming back to the top of theEuropean racing scene within five years. It will be start out as aUK-based team that will target the UK Premier Calendar, Tour series andElite criteriums in its first season. It will also aim at securinginvitations to the 2010 editions of the Tours of Britain and Ireland.The ambitious long-term plan will then see the team, which has appliedfor Continental status with the International Cycling Union (UCI), moveonto the continent for bigger challenges."Raleigh aim to re-establish themselves at the very height ofprofessional road racing again, 30 years after their 1980 Tour deFrance win, thus uniting their marketing and global range strategy,with an ambitious five-year plan," said the newly-founded squad in apress release this week.Raleigh were highly visible in the professional peloton during thelate 1970s and early 1980s. At the time, their TI-Raleigh squad wassynonymous with success. Joop Zoetemelk, Jan Raas and Gerrie Knetemannwere all members of the team, and their victories included WorldChampionships (Knetemann in 1978 and Raas in 1979) and the 1980 Tour deFrance (Zoetemelk).With its rider roster and co-sponsors yet to be announced, TeamRaleigh has nevertheless already appointed a team manager, ChrisTruett. The current director of Team Kinesis UK, Truett is lookingforward 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 tomake Raleigh the best team in the UK, one that everyone will be talkingabout."Follow Cyclingnews on Twitter for the very latest coverage of events taking place in the cycling world - twitter.com/cyclingnewsfeed. NOW what ? What happens if a pro tour team races raleigh ? ASTANA2009-10-08 06:13:40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhilldemon Posted October 8, 2009 Share NOW what ? What happens if a pro tour team races raleigh ? they loose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted October 8, 2009 Share There is nothing wrong with Raleigh bikes .....just remember this is Raleigh UK.not the same bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted October 8, 2009 Share Well, Trek has been in the pro ranks for a while already and it still does not make it any k@kker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face Plant Posted October 8, 2009 Share 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******* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted October 8, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTfan Posted October 8, 2009 Share Yay!! go Raleigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face Plant Posted October 8, 2009 Share nice groupo!! well they half way there already using Sram Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolutions Posted October 8, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willehond Posted October 8, 2009 Share ----------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.............[/quote'] Weird thing is Kinesis also made my Raleigh frame! I think I'll hang on to it for now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTfan Posted October 8, 2009 Share nice groupo!! well they half way there already using Sram Red Boooooooooo go Raleigh with Shimano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willehond Posted October 8, 2009 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolutions Posted October 8, 2009 Share having had my say, all the best for 2010 RALEIGH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted October 8, 2009 Share 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, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted October 8, 2009 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted October 8, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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