Britain's other medal factory: VC Londres

With Fred Wright called up by Bahrain-Victorious for his debut Tour de France, James Shrubsall heads down to the south London club to find out the secrets to its success

Fred Wright
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High on the wall in the pavilion that doubles as the VC Londres clubroom hang the rainbow bands. Not a photo, a painting, or a replica top – this is a bonafide world champion's jersey, won by a club member just a few years ago.

The place is, of course, the Exodus Travels Pavilion at Herne Hill Velodrome in South London, and the jersey was won in the team pursuit at the 2018 Apeldoorn track Worlds by Ethan Hayter.

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