Brother UK Cycling

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VOTE NOW!!!
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Voting closes at midnight for nominees in the 2025 Sports Podcast Group Awards.
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The Brother UK Cycling Podcast has been nominated in the best Health, Fitness and Wellbeing Category.
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Follow link above and bring the sports podcasting spotlight onto elite British road racing.
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https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/podcast/brother-uk-cycling-podcast-2/
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There’s less than a week until voting closes in the 2025 Sports Podcast Awards (January 13). 📆
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Help us fly the flag for elite British road racing by following the link above and voting now for the Brother UK Cycling Podcast. 🔗
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The winners will be announced on January 30, 2025. Let’s go! 🗳️
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2024...it's been a blast! 🚀

https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/podcast/brother-uk-cycling-podcast-2/
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There’s still time to vote for the Brother UK Cycling Podcast in the Sports Podcast Group's Sports Podcast Awards.
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Industry experts have shortlisted our in-depth examination of elite British road racing for a place in the final of the Best Fitness, Health and Wellbeing category.
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Now, we need more votes than the ten competitors vying for victory in the same category. With your help, we can fly the flag for British road racing in a competitive sector.
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Co-hosts Timothy John, formerly the editor of RoadCyclingUK.com and Rouleur.cc, and Phil Jones, Brother UK's Managing Director, bring a unique blend of experience and insight, alongside a range of guests from inside the sport.
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Follow link above and vote now for the Brother UK Cycling Podcast. Voting closes on January 13, 2025. The winners will be announced on January 30, 2025.
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Merry Christmas from the Brother UK Cycling family!

A training ride on the roads of the CiCLE Classic and a three-course Christmas meal were among the highlights of Team Brother UK - OnForm's first pre-season camp.
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The Elite Development Team rode a 60-mile loop last Saturday and a 40-mile loop broken by a festive lunch the following day. Ten-pin bowling provided a further bonding exercise.
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“It’s important to build friendships in the team. Ultimately, you’re more likely to work for someone you get along with than someone you don’t,” said manager Mark Botteley.
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“They all get on in any case, which is one of the nice things about the team.”
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The squad will meet again at Witham School, its UK base, in late January before heading to Calpe on Spain’s sun-kissed Costa Blanca in February for warm weather training.
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“The hard work lasts all winter. The next five or six weeks are important. There are no shortcuts. I told the riders, ‘It’s over to you. It’s no good waiting until Calpe,’” Mark said.
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“They need to get in the hard miles now.”
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The team, pictured last May, enjoyed a successful 2024, finishing seventh in the National Road Series and fourth overall in the British Women’s Team Cup, despite contesting both competitions with a squad containing several junior riders.
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Pic: VeloUK

Throwback to blue skies and Spring sunshine as the domestic peloton returned to Saltburn-by-the-Sea for April's East Cleveland Classic.
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Racing in bright conditions eclipsing even those that had graced the National Championships the previous June, the women enjoyed their second National A race of the year while the men’s teams launched their top-tier campaigns.
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Cat Ferguson (Shibden-Hope-Apex), who’d finished second to team-mate Imogen Wolff at the Trofeo Binda in her previous outing, resumed winning ways with a decisive attack on the final ascent of Saltburn Bank, completing her recovery from an earlier crash and bike change.
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Tiffany Keep (DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK) was the first rider home from a Brother UK-sponsored team, marking her UK season debut with an impressive fifth place. Team-mates Robyn Clay and Morven Yeoman finished seventh and eighth respectively.
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Rowan Baker won the Open race for Saint Piran, finishing comfortably ahead of runner-up Tim Shoreman (Wheelbase-Cabtech-Castelli) and his Saint Piran colleagues James McKay, who was third, and fourth-placed Dylan Hicks.
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Pic: Bob MacGregor

https://www.brother.co.uk/cycling/brother-cycling-podcast/2024/rayner-dinner-2024
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NEW EPISODE!
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The The Rayner Foundation's recent gala dinner serves as the main event for this new episode of the Brother UK Cycling Podcast.
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Triple Olympic champion Ed Clancy OBE, one of two guests of honour at the Foundation’s annual fundraiser at the New Dock Hall in Leeds, features among our expert contributors.
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Elsewhere, co-hosts Timothy John and Phil Jones, Brother UK's Managing Director, discuss the company’s renewed sponsorship of Team Brother UK-OnForm, and the recently-published national road and circuit series calendars for 2025.
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Follow link above or visit any leading podcast platform and search “Brother UK Cycling Podcast”.
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Throwback to the Otley Cycle Races and victory for Frankie Hall (DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK) in the opening round of this year’s National Circuit Series.
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Frankie, who three days earlier had been the only rider from a domestic team to finish in the top 20 at the National Championships, demonstrated the breadth of her ability on a course in Otley crammed with steep climbs, rapid descents and sweeping turns.
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She also finished second at the Dudley Grand Prix and tenth in a crash-marred Sheffield Grand Prix.
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However, her performances proved equally valuable to DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK's title-winning campaign in the National Road Series.
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Victory in the Lancaster GP, third place in the Ryedale GP, ninth place in the Lincoln GP, fourteenth at the Curlew Cup and a top-20 finish at the East Cleveland Classic provided a vital points haul.
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Pic: VeloUK

https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/shortlist-category/
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We’re through to the finals - and you can help us win a prestigious podcasting award!
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The Brother UK Cycling Podcast has made the final shortlist in the category for Best Fitness Health and Wellbeing Podcast at the prestigious Sports Podcast Group's Sports Podcast Awards.
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The 2025 Awards attracted more entries than ever. Despite increased competition, our examination of elite British road racing has earned the approval of industry experts and will now compete in a public vote.
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Listeners can vote for one of 11 shortlisted finalists in the Fitness, Health and Wellbeing category starting TODAY - and we’re counting on your support.
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Follow link above to vote now for the Brother UK Cycling Podcast. Voting closes on January 13, 2025, and the winner will be announced on January 30, 2025.
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Firing into the weekend like...📸: Bob MacGregor

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/20241205-road-British-Cycling-announces-2025-elite-road-and-circuit-calendar-0
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A round of the National Circuit Series in Dawlish and a proposed round of the National Road Series in the South West are the standouts from British Cycling's unveiling of its top-tier domestic road calendar for 2025.
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The prospect of elite racing in regions beyond the sport’s domestic heartland aligns with the Elite Road Racing Task Force’s recommendation for more National A series races outside of the north of England.
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Ant Gill, British Cycling’s Head of Sport, thanked organisers and partners and said next year’s calendar balanced traditional events with exciting new rounds.
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“The Lloyds National Road and Circuit Series continues to be at the forefront of domestic racing across the nine disciplines, and we are continuing to work hard to show the advancements of elite road racing in Britain,” he said.
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“We’re excited to see the series inspire the next generation of British cyclists while delivering thrilling racing throughout the season.”
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The continuation of blue riband races like the Women’s CiCLE Classic, Lincoln Grand Prix, and Beaumont Trophy/Curlew Cup is likely to be welcomed by teams, riders and fans alike.
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The return of the Lancaster Grand Prix, however, a more recent addition to the National Road Series calendar, whose women’s race was won by riders from Brother UK-sponsored teams in 2023 and 2024, is to be confirmed.
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Three of the six rounds of next year’s National Circuit Series will be held in Yorkshire, including the much-loved races at Otley and Ilkley, and the gold-standard Sheffield Grand Prix.
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A location for the Yorkshire round of the National Road Series has not been identified, however. North Yorkshire’s Ryedale Grand Prix concluded in August with its 19th edition. The East Cleveland Classic will return next April for riders in Open and women’s categories.
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Follow link above for the full calendar.
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Pic: Bob MacGregor