Team information | ||
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UCI code | VGR | |
Registered | United Kingdom | |
Founded | 2008 | |
Discipline(s) | Road | |
Status | UCI Continental | |
Bicycles | Pinarello | |
Website | Team home page | |
Key personnel | ||
Team manager(s) | Phil Griffiths Malcolm Elliott Bill Nickson | |
Team name history | ||
2009 2010 2011 2012–2013 2014- | CandiTV-Marshalls Pasta Motorpoint-Marshalls Pasta Motorpoint Pro-Cycling Team Node4 Giordana Pro Cycling Team Giordana Racing Team | |
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The Velosure Giordana Pro Cycling Team ( UCI team code:VGR) are a British UCI Continental cycling team. [1] [2]
The Velosure Giordana cycling team are sponsored by Node4, a Data Centre Services provider. The team rides senior professional events in the United Kingdom and Europe, other than the Grand Tours and UCI ProTour races. They also ride track events such as the Revolution.
In 2012 the team changed its name from Motorpoint to Node4-Giordana. [3] In 2014 It became Velosure Giordana [4]
As of 15 January 2013. [6]
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