Team UK Youth

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Team UK Youth
Team information
UCI codeUKY
RegisteredUnited Kingdom
Founded2011
Disbanded2013
Discipline(s) Road
Status UCI Continental
Bicycles Cervelo
Key personnel
General manager Nigel Mansell
Team manager(s)David Povall
Team UK Youth support vehicle at 2013 Tour of Britain ToB 2013 stage 8 support vehicles 05.jpg
Team UK Youth support vehicle at 2013 Tour of Britain

Team UK Youth ( UCI team code:UKY) was a British UCI Continental cycling team, competing from 2011 to 2013. [1] [2] [3]

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Profile

Founded in 2011 Team UK Youth were sponsored by UK Youth, a UK-based youth work charity. The team rode senior professional events in the United Kingdom and Europe, other than the Grand Tours and UCI ProTour races. For the 2012 season they expanded the team, joining the UCI Continental Circuits, and competing in the Tour of Britain. [4]

The team was owned by former Formula One and Indycar champion Nigel Mansell. [5]

At the end of the 2013 season, the team announced that unless a new headline sponsor could be found, they would not compete in 2014. [6]

Major wins

2013
Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic, Ian Wilkinson [7]
Overall Pearl Izumi Tour Series
Round 1 – Individual 1st, Yanto Barker
Round 3 – Team 1st; Individual 1st, Yanto Barker
Round 4 – Team 1st
Round 5 – Team 1st
Round 6 – Team 1st; Individual 1st, Jon Mould
Round 8 – Team 1st; Individual 1st, Chris Opie
Round 9 – Team 1st
Round 10 – Team 1st; Individual 1st, Chris Opie
Round 11 – Team 1st (team time trial)
Round 12 – Team 1st
Overall An Post Rás, Marcin Białobłocki

2013 team

As of 15 January 2013. [8]

RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Yanto Barker  (GBR) (1980-01-06) 6 January 1980 (age 43)
Flag of Poland.svg  Marcin Białobłocki  (POL) (1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 39)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Niklas Gustavsson  (SWE) (1989-01-28) 28 January 1989 (age 34)
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Tobyn Horton  (GUE) (1986-10-07) 7 October 1986 (age 36)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Joshua Hunt  (GBR) (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 31)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  James Lowsley-Williams  (GBR) (1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 31)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Greg Mansell  (GBR) (1987-11-08) 8 November 1987 (age 35)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jonathan Mould  (GBR) (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 31)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Opie  (GBR) (1987-07-22) 22 July 1987 (age 35)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Rob Partridge  (GBR) (1985-09-11) 11 September 1985 (age 37)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Richard Tanguy  (GBR) (1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 36)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ian Wilkinson  (GBR) (1979-04-14) 14 April 1979 (age 43)

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References

  1. UCI
  2. "Formula 1 Legend Nigel Mansell Backs New UK Youth Cycling Team". BikeRadar. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. "Yanto Barker remains on the job hunt after UK Youth demise". Cycling Weekly. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  4. "Team UK Youth ready for Tour of Britain, with support from". TheTriTouch. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  5. "Nigel Mansell — Team Owner". Team UK Youth. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. BBC Sport - Team UK Youth on brink after Nigel Mansell stops sponsorship
  7. "Ian Wilkinson sprints to CiCLE Classic victory | Latest News". Cycling Weekly. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  8. "Team News: 2013 Line-Up for UK Youth Revealed « Features «". Velouk.net. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.