Drops Cycling: 'The idea is to become the dominant women’s team in Britain'

Inspiring new amateur women’s cycling outfit talks Philip Malcolm through its game plan

Drops Cycling, Lincoln Grand Prix 2016. Photo: Andy Jones

(Image credit: Andy Jones)

Women’s cycling is going through something of a purple patch in the UK at the moment and along with Lizzie Armitstead’s dominance of the international calendar and Wiggle-High5 showcasing some of Britain’s top riders, first-year amateur team Drops Cycling are aiming to make waves both at home and in Europe.

Bob Varney, owner of Drops has a vision for his team. “The idea is to become the dominant women’s team in Britain. But to do that we want to go and race on the Continent and learn, then take that back to the UK and apply it.”

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