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Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK (UCI team code: VIT) is a British UCI Continental cycling team. From 2010 to 2017, the team was sponsored by the Raleigh Bicycle Company, before Vitus took over the naming rights in 2018.

Team history

Founded in 2010 Team Raleigh–GAC's primary sponsor was the Raleigh Bicycle Company who supplied the team's bicycles. The team was also sponsored by a roster of additional sponsors including GAC Logistics, Škoda Auto, Don Amott and iPro. The team competed in senior professional events in the United Kingdom and Europe, other than the Grand Tours and UCI ProTour races. For the 2011 season they expanded the team to 12 riders, and in 2013 they expanded again to 14 riders. In December 2013 it was announced that Bernard Hinault would work with the team in a "patron" role for the 2014 season.

After the team's initial season with sponsorship by Vitus in 2018, in 2019 the team added Brother UK as a co-sponsor, with the team's official name becoming "Vitus Pro Cycling Team, Powered By Brother UK".

Team roster

As of 27 May 2020.

Rider Date of birth  Stephen Bradbury (GBR) (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 31)  Adam Kenway (GBR) (1987-07-08) 8 July 1987 (age 37)  Christopher Latham (GBR) (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30)  Tom Mazzone (GBR) (1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 31)  Chris McGlinchey (IRL) (1994-03-31) 31 March 1994 (age 30)  Darnell Moore (IRL) (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28)

Rider Date of birth  Mikey Mottram (GBR) (1990-06-08) 8 June 1990 (age 34)  Joe Nally (GBR) (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 25)  Freddie Scheske (GER) (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 (age 29)  Joe Sutton (GBR) (1997-09-26) 26 September 1997 (age 27)  Dan Tulett (GBR) (1999-07-03) 3 July 1999 (age 25)  Joey Walker (GBR) (1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 (age 27)

Major wins

2012

Stage 6 Vuelta Mexico, Daniel Holloway

Tour Series sprints jersey winner, Bernard Sulzberger

Tour Series Round 6 (Peterborough) Team win

Tour Series Round 9 stage win, Graham Briggs (Colchester)

Tour Series Round 10 stage win, Bernard Sulzberger (Stoke-on-Trent)

2013

Prologue Tour de Normandie, Tom Scully

Stage 3 Tour de Normandie, Alexandre Blain

Overall Tour of the Reservoir, Evan Oliphant

Stage 2, Evan Oliphant

Pearl Izumi Tour Series

Round 1 (Kirkcaldy), Team win

Round 2 (Durham), Team win

Round 7 (Redditch), 1st, Tom Scully

Round 12 (Ipswich), 1st, Tom Scully

IG Markets London Nocturne, Tom Scully

Stafford Grand Prix, Tom Scully

2014

Gouesnou Cyclo-cross, Matthieu Boulo

Eddie Soens Memorial Race, Ian Wilkinson

Severn Bridge Road Race, Alexandre Blain

Evesham Vale Road Race, Yanto Barker

Stage 2 Tour of the Reservoir, Evan Oliphant

Lincoln Grand Prix, Yanto Barker

Scottish Road Race Championship, Evan Oliphant

Tour Series Round 7 (Redditch), Matthieu Boulo

Elite Circuit Series (Stockton Festival of Cycling), George Atkins

Overall Elite Circuit Series, George Atkins

Stafford Kermesse, Morgan Kneisky

Grenchen Track championships (Madison), Morgan Kneisky

Overall Premier Calendar Road Series, Yanto Barker

UCI Track World Cup – London (Team pursuit), Mark Christian

UCI Track World Cup – London (Madison), Mark Christian

2015

Wally Gimber RR, Karol Domagalski

Crit on the Campus Stirling, Evan Oliphant

World champions

2014

World Track championships (Madison), Morgan Kneisky

References

1. UCI
2. "Team Raleigh: Team Profile". Cycling Weekly. 16 March 2010.
3. Hickmott, Larry (1 January 2018). "Team News: Vitus Pro Cycling Team". VeloUK. WordPress. Retrieved 14 January 2018. New start for Cherie Pridham Racing (formerly Raleigh GAC) as they announce a new name for 2018, Vitus Pro Cycling Team
4. Our Sponsors
5. "Team Raleigh expands for 2011". Cycling Weekly. 25 November 2010.
6. "Team Raleigh 2013 launched with the help of some special guests". Team Raleigh News.
7. Henrys, Colin (6 December 2013). "Tour de France legend Bernard Hinault becomes Team Raleigh patron". Roadcycling UK. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
8. Evans, Josh (27 November 2018). "Vitus Pro Cycling's 2019 Vitus ZX1 Team Aero Disc - Gallery". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
9. "Vitus Pro Cycling P / B Brother UK". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
10. Cycling News. "Vuelta Mexico 2012: Stage 6 Results - Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com.
11. "Sulzberger wins final Tour Series round in Stoke on Trent". Team Raleigh News.
12. "Raleigh's Ian Wilkinson wins Eddie Soens Memorial - Cycling Weekly". Cycling Weekly. 1 March 2014.
13. "Oliphant wins Stage 2 of the Tour of the Reservoir". Team Raleigh. Raleigh UK Ltd. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

External links

• Official website

• Cycling teams based in the United Kingdom
• UCI Continental Teams (Europe)
• Cycling teams established in 2010