Team press release issued Friday 18th March 2011.
‘Forme Procycliste SaLamere’ is a new British based cycling team which was presented recently at Forme Bikes HQ in Derby following a lengthy training camp in Calpe, Spain.
A young team of British and Irish riders with an average age of only 23 has been put together for the team’s debut season. An academy style set-up has been created and will see the riders based together in a team house on the edge of the Peak District in Derbyshire. The development of riders was an important factor in the creation of ‘Forme Procycliste SanLamere’, with the format of the team following that more often seen at an U.23 elite amateur / continental level in central Europe. During 2011 ‘Forme Procycliste SanLamere’ will proudly be riding Forme Bikes ‘Zenith’ model whilst taking on a tough racing schedule consisting of various UCI stage and one day races in Europe as well as the Premier Calendar series in Great Britain. The team will also be racing elite races in France and Belgium in-between their major objectives.
Launched in 2010, Forme Bikes are a young British bike brand that in 2011 will be making a significant dent into the UK bike market. “The values and ethos of the team perfectly match those of Forme Bikes and so a becoming a team partner was the natural choice. Over the coming seasons the development of the brand and the team will be intrinsically linked” said Adam Biggs, Brand Manager of Forme Bikes. The riders of Forme Procycliste SanLamere will not only be used to help develop the bikes supplied by Forme, but will also be a key factor in the development of Tess Wheels ‘Skyline’ model of carbon race wheels, with Tess Wheels being the teams official wheel partner.
Further team partners for 2011 are cycle based training and athlete support experts Procycliste.co.uk as well as SanLamere.co.uk, an innovative and unique UK based importer, distributor and wholesaler specialising in the sourcing and supply of energy and water efficient products designed for both domestic and light-commercial based applications. Although UK based, SanLamere also have interests and links outside of Europe therefore presenting opportunities for the team to race in nations such as Australia and New Zealand.
Further details on the team will be available shortly at www.formecyclingteam.com including information on all team partners for 2011 though in the interim please see www.futurestarscyclingproject.blogspot.com. The team would like to thank all of their partners for the 2011 season.
Forme Bikes
Procycliste.co.uk
SanLamere.co.uk
Advent Business Sales
Tess Wheels
Lake Cycling Shoes
Limar Helmets
High5 Nutrition
Impsport - Race Clothing
SueMe - Casual Clothing
TrionZ
Opus Design
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Tuesday 15 March 2011
From Calpe to Croatia
Six weeks in Calpe was brilliant preparation for Forme Procycliste SanLamere’s debut season, though with a very testing calendar lined up the two weeks that followed was an important period for everyone involved in the team in order to ensure that everything was set up for a good year.
Shortly after the team returned to the UK the riders received their race bikes (Forme Zenith) and clothing for the season (race clothing provided by Impsport, Limar and Lake, casual clothing provided by SueMe), with a team presentation taking place at Forme Bikes HQ in Derby later that week. The following day the team raced together for the first time, taking 1st and 2nd at the Darley Moor (National B) in Derby before travelling south for the Severn Bridge Road Race (National B) on the Sunday. Despite very much being in the thick of the early action, a move established itself at precisely the wrong moment for the team as they gathered together to help Adam Rayner rejoin the race following a small crash. Without a rider representing the team in the break the riders forced a counter attack late on though it was to prove unsuccessful.
Three days after the Severn Bridge Road Race the team flew to Croatia for a period of UCI races based in the region of Istria. Represented by Robert Orr, Will Fox, Dexter Gardias, Jack Adams, Adam Rayner and Stephen Gallagher, with Tom Kirk (D.S) and John Southern (Mechanic) in support the team raced the UCI 1.2 Porec Trophy on 13th March. Known as a race that often sees a large group contest the finish, this years’ edition saw very strong winds and rain rip the race to pieces early on. A break of 15 riders established itself at the head of the race after 30km with Jack Adams in attendance for Forme Procycliste SanLamere. This move was caught later in the race by another group before splitting again, with 25 riders going to contest the finish and the remaining riders including Jack Adams being pulled back by the peloton. After 147km of conditions similar to those often seen in the early season classics in Belgium and France Jack Adams finished 49th for Forme Procycliste SanLamere, with Stephen Gallagher nursing a punctured tub to the finish in 51st place. Of the 180 riders that started the race, 93 riders abandoned in difficult conditions.
With the teams next race being the UCI 2.2 Istrian Spring Trophy (four day stage race from 17th to 20th March) the team did a recon’ of the stage 2 finishing climb to Montuvun (shown below). The 157km stage finishes with a 3km climb at an average gradient of 8%, with the final 300m being raced on at a gradient of more than 10% and on pavé similar to that seen at Paris Roubaix! With former Tour de France yellow jersey and controversial character Michael Rasmussen due to be in attendance as well as numerous major European teams Forme Procycliste SanLamere will be in good company!
Shortly after the team returned to the UK the riders received their race bikes (Forme Zenith) and clothing for the season (race clothing provided by Impsport, Limar and Lake, casual clothing provided by SueMe), with a team presentation taking place at Forme Bikes HQ in Derby later that week. The following day the team raced together for the first time, taking 1st and 2nd at the Darley Moor (National B) in Derby before travelling south for the Severn Bridge Road Race (National B) on the Sunday. Despite very much being in the thick of the early action, a move established itself at precisely the wrong moment for the team as they gathered together to help Adam Rayner rejoin the race following a small crash. Without a rider representing the team in the break the riders forced a counter attack late on though it was to prove unsuccessful.
Three days after the Severn Bridge Road Race the team flew to Croatia for a period of UCI races based in the region of Istria. Represented by Robert Orr, Will Fox, Dexter Gardias, Jack Adams, Adam Rayner and Stephen Gallagher, with Tom Kirk (D.S) and John Southern (Mechanic) in support the team raced the UCI 1.2 Porec Trophy on 13th March. Known as a race that often sees a large group contest the finish, this years’ edition saw very strong winds and rain rip the race to pieces early on. A break of 15 riders established itself at the head of the race after 30km with Jack Adams in attendance for Forme Procycliste SanLamere. This move was caught later in the race by another group before splitting again, with 25 riders going to contest the finish and the remaining riders including Jack Adams being pulled back by the peloton. After 147km of conditions similar to those often seen in the early season classics in Belgium and France Jack Adams finished 49th for Forme Procycliste SanLamere, with Stephen Gallagher nursing a punctured tub to the finish in 51st place. Of the 180 riders that started the race, 93 riders abandoned in difficult conditions.
With the teams next race being the UCI 2.2 Istrian Spring Trophy (four day stage race from 17th to 20th March) the team did a recon’ of the stage 2 finishing climb to Montuvun (shown below). The 157km stage finishes with a 3km climb at an average gradient of 8%, with the final 300m being raced on at a gradient of more than 10% and on pavé similar to that seen at Paris Roubaix! With former Tour de France yellow jersey and controversial character Michael Rasmussen due to be in attendance as well as numerous major European teams Forme Procycliste SanLamere will be in good company!
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