British Cycling to build pro team

Two British World Champions

Two British World Champions (Image credit: AFP)

British Cycling has endorsed a plan to set up a professional team for both men and women which will be run by the organisation, and announced that the organisation's Performance Director, Dave Brailsford, will stay on in that capacity until after the 2012 Olympics. Under Brailsford, British Cycling enjoyed unprecedented success in track, BMX and mountain biking and British cyclists are beginning to make waves on the road scene as well.

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