B&B Hotels in 'great danger' with two weeks left to find cash to sign Cavendish

Mark Cavendish is on his way to B&B Hotels... if the team survives
Mark Cavendish is on his way to B&B Hotels... if the team survives (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

The future of the French B&B Hotels ProTeam will be decided by the end of the month, with Jérôme Pineau recognising his team is in "great danger" but clinging to hope he can pull some sponsors out of the hat at the last minute.

Back in July, Pineau set out ambitious plans for the second-division French team he created in 2018, with the city of Paris and other major sponsors expected to expand the 'project' that would also create a women's team and a development squad. 

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is an NCTJ-trained journalist, and former deputy editor of Cyclingnews, who has seven years’ experience covering professional cycling. He has a modern languages degree from Durham University and has been able to put it to some use in what is a multi-lingual sport, with a particular focus on French and Spanish-speaking riders. Away from cycling, Patrick spends most of his time playing or watching other forms of sport - football, tennis, trail running, darts, to name a few, but he draws the line at rugby.