First the team, and now the race... Halfords Bikehut's financial commitment to cycle racing stepped up a gear today when the UK retailer was announced as title sponsor of the Ras de Cymru in July.
Previous title sponsors Lifeforce pulled the plug on all sports sponsorship at the end of May due to a management reshuffle leaving the 2008 Welsh stage race with a bulging start list but no financial backer.
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Tom Pidcock, Cat Ferguson and Joe Blackmore to lead Great Britain at Road World ChampionshipsThe full squads for the Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships were announced on Tuesday afternoon
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The leaves may be falling, but I find the idea that cycling should take the back seat now defeatistGilet? Knee warmers? Gloves? As we enter transition, staying on two wheels isn’t up for debate
