What is Velon, and what will it do?

New professional cycling organisation Velon revealed itself to the world on Tuesday, here we pose a few questions

Eleven of the world's top professional cycling teams simultaneously revealed on Tuesday that they are members of a new organisation called Velon, with the tagline 'make cycling better'.

Velon announced a remit that it would create greater stability within the sport by providing more commercial and marketing opportunities. The exact details of how this will be done remain vague, and the organisation already received questions and criticism in its first 24 hours in the public eye.

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