Sky Track Cycling

Sky Track Cycling was a professional track cycling team competing in the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics series. The team, based at the Manchester Velodrome, was made up of British riders, including Olympic Gold medalists Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny, Victoria Pendleton and Jamie Staff. It was managed by Shane Sutton with Dave Brailsford acting as team representative.

Sky Track Cycling
Team information
UCI codeSKY
RegisteredManchester, United Kingdom
Founded2008 (2008)
Disbanded2013 (2013)
Discipline(s)Track cycling
Key personnel
General managerShane Sutton

The team was launched in October 2008 with Hoy, Kenny, Pendleton, Staff, Ross Edgar and Shanaze Reade.[1] In the 2009 track cycling off-season, Reade was replaced by Peter Mitchell and Chris Newton. For the 2010–2011 season, Newton and Staff retired, Mitchell left the team, Reade made a return and Matthew Crampton joined the team.[2] The team remained unchanged for the 2011–2012 season.[3]

The team was not registered with the UCI for the 2013–14 track cycling season.

Major achievements
DateCompetitionLocationCountryEventPlacingRiderNationality
31 October 20082008–09 World CupManchester United KingdomSprint1Victoria Pendleton GBR
31 October 20082008–09 World CupManchester United KingdomKeirin2Jason Kenny GBR
1 November 20082008–09 World CupManchester United KingdomSprint1Jason Kenny GBR
1 November 20082008–09 World CupManchester United Kingdom500 m time trial1Victoria Pendleton GBR
2 November 20082008–09 World CupManchester United KingdomTeam sprint1Ross Edgar GBR
2 November 20082008–09 World CupManchester United KingdomTeam sprint1Jason Kenny GBR
2 November 20082008–09 World CupManchester United KingdomTeam sprint1Jamie Staff GBR
2 November 20082008–09 World CupManchester United KingdomKeirin1Victoria Pendleton GBR
2 November 20085th International Keirin EventManchester United KingdomInternational keirin2Ross Edgar GBR
13 February 20092008–09 World CupCopenhagen DenmarkTeam sprint1Chris Hoy GBR
13 February 20092008–09 World CupCopenhagen DenmarkTeam sprint1Jason Kenny GBR
13 February 20092008–09 World CupCopenhagen DenmarkTeam sprint1Jamie Staff GBR
13 February 20092008–09 World CupCopenhagen DenmarkSprint1Victoria Pendleton GBR
30 October 20092009–10 World CupManchester United KingdomKeirin1Chris Hoy GBR
30 October 20092009–10 World CupManchester United KingdomSprint1Victoria Pendleton GBR
30 October 20092009–10 World CupManchester United KingdomSprint1Chris Hoy GBR
30 October 20092009–10 World CupManchester United Kingdom500 m time trial2Victoria Pendleton GBR
1 November 20092009–10 World CupManchester United KingdomTeam sprint1Ross Edgar GBR
1 November 20092009–10 World CupManchester United KingdomTeam sprint1Chris Hoy GBR
1 November 20092009–10 World CupManchester United KingdomTeam sprint1Jamie Staff GBR

References
  1. "SKY+HD TRACK TEAM OFFICIALLY UNVEILED". Cycling Weekly. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  2. "2010 - 2011 UCI Track Teams: SKY TRACK CYCLING (SKY) - GBR". uci.ch. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  3. "2011 - 2012 UCI Track Teams: SKY TRACK CYCLING (SKY) - GBR". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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