'It's riders from the UK who everyone wants to sign': development teams scouring British market for next superstar

Three of Groupama-FDJ Continental's 13-rider squad in 2022 will be Britons after the success of Jake Stewart and Lewis Askey

Lewis Askey
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All of the best cycling development teams are scouring the British market for the next superstar, claims the manager of one of the most successful current U23 outfits. 

Jens Blatter has led the Groupama-FDJ Continental U23 team in its three years of existence and formerly worked at the BMC Development Team that produced a number of riders who later advanced to the sport’s highest echelons, including Pavel Sivakov, Marc Hirshi, Stefan Küng and Jasper Philipsen.

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