Bob Varney could be excused at times for thinking he is pedaling a up Mont Vento...
LONDON - Bob Varney could be excused at times for thinking he is pedaling a up Mont Ventoux with a flat tyre as he tries to keep Britain’s only professional women’s cycling team on the road.
Thankfully they still have an abundance of young talented riders, a Cannondale bike deal, an eye-catching kit, heaps of goodwill and will continue fighting in the UCI pelotons until the end of the road season.What he would give for a fraction of the 35-million-pound budget enjoyed by British powerhouse Team Ineos, formerly Team Sky, owned by petrochemical billionaire Jim Ratcliffe.
“I’ve been the biggest investor in the team for over four years, it’s been a retirement-changing investment. We have enough funding to get to through August, then we have September to fund, which is why we might have to sell truck.Varney dabbled with road racing but realized he was “a better coach then he would be a rider” and ran a youth program in Milton Keynes that included Ian Stannard and who’s riders raced regularly against the likes of Mark Cavendish, Nicolas Roche and Geraint Thomas.
“If you are a woman and want to ride the road, it’s not easy. There are lots of horror stories of girls going abroad and not getting the support or the best conditions.
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