{"id":5328,"date":"2015-03-03T13:39:38","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T13:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=5328"},"modified":"2015-03-03T13:39:38","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T13:39:38","slug":"should-wales-have-its-own-cycling-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/03\/03\/should-wales-have-its-own-cycling-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Wales have its own cycling team?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<p class=\"entry-lead-paragraph\">WALES could have its first professional cycling team by 2016, it has emerged, after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=07ipM-EAr7g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;We Are Wales&#8221; pro cycling team set out plans<\/a> to one day compete in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.letour.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tour de France<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured-media hide-secondary-pages\">\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<figure style=\"width: 494px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-post-image\" src=\"http:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/stream_img-630x419.jpg\" alt=\"stream_img\" width=\"494\" height=\"329\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-post-image\" src=\"http:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/stream_img-630x419.jpg\" alt=\"stream_img\" width=\"494\" height=\"329\" \/><\/noscript> The team plans to launch next year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nAfter the success of Cardiff-born cyclists <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geraintthomas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Geraint Thomas<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamsky.com\/teamsky\/home\/rider\/4372#Ha1T1Bur737wBD4f.97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke Rowe<\/a> for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamsky.com\/teamsky\/home\/rider\/4372#Ha1T1Bur737wBD4f.97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Team Sky<\/a>, We Are Wales Pro Cycling \u2013 which is the brainchild of Bridgend-born Eifion Weinzweig and former top coach Yann Dejan \u2013 has claimed it will have financial backing to start next season.<br \/>\nThe creation of the team will mark another leap forward for Welsh cycling, after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geraintthomas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas<\/a> won the Volta ao Algarve last week.<br \/>\nWales also boasts former Olympic champion Nicole Cooke among its past stars.<br \/>\n\u201cOur desire has always been to create something very special for the people of Wales, a team they can be proud to call their own,\u201d said Weinzweig, who raced in France for pro team <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uck-nef.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UCK Vannes<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u201cWe all know how passionate Welsh fans are about sport and WAW will give them another professional team to follow in what is a rapidly growing sport. The ultimate dream is to one day support a Welsh rider through to the finish of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.letour.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tour de France<\/a> but that is a long way in the future.&#8221;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5335\" style=\"width: 486px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7664636930_f2f1b0d67d_o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-5335\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7664636930_f2f1b0d67d_o.jpg\" alt=\"Geraint Thomas has competed for Team Sky in the Tour de France\" width=\"486\" height=\"324\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5335\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7664636930_f2f1b0d67d_o.jpg\" alt=\"Geraint Thomas has competed for Team Sky in the Tour de France\" width=\"486\" height=\"324\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Geraint Thomas has competed for Team Sky in the Tour de France, alongside Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe team has not yet announced its riders but Weinzweig plans to create a legacy for Welsh cyclists.<br \/>\nThere are hopes that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geraintthomas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas<\/a> and Rowe will get behind the campaign, but Weinzweig wants to concentrate on blooding unproven homegrown talent.<br \/>\nHe added: \u201cWe want to provide a platform for the Welsh economy to attract global investment into the region as well as engaging with local communities in Wales. One of our key objectives is to develop a long-lasting legacy for young cyclists in Wales.\u201d<br \/>\nDejan too has a wealth of experience, coaching and directing professional cycling teams, having worked with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uck-nef.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UCK Vannes and<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bretagne-seche-environnement.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Team Bretagne<\/a> in the past.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nTake our poll: <a href=\"http:\/\/socialpollid=2256205\">[socialpoll id=&#8221;2256205&#8243;]<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WALES could have its first professional cycling team by 2016, it has emerged, after the &#8220;We Are Wales&#8221; pro cycling team set out plans to one day compete in the Tour de France. 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