British Cycling set up Belgian training base to complement Italian one

The women's Senior Academy will spend the most time in the Belgian house, although other disciplines and squads from British Cycling will utilise the base

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British Cycling has set up its second mainland European training base for the 2017 season, with a house in Belgium to complement the one in northern Italy.

The national governing body's men's Senior Academy spent the majority of the 2016 season based in the small Italian town of Montichiari, and BC had been actively looking for a second location on the continent.

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