Glendene Cycling Club in association with its sponsors Specialized, Essex Autos Group, Bio-Racer, Maxim, Oce’ and Bike-Trax, are proud to announce the launch of its 2008 Junior and Youth Development programme and Senior team.

The teams aim to build on the success of the last 3 years, which have provided World, European and National Champions, and continue to progress riders into the British Cycling Olympic Development Programme (ODP) and Academy programmes as well as the Beveren 2000 U23 development program based in Belgium, which is currently one of the leading feeder teams for the Quickstep professional racing team.

Glendene are also proud to have a strong working relationship with Brentwood Borough Council and Essex County Council, who see Glendene as an excellent opportunity for local and regional sporting development.

2008 Junior Development Team

This year the team will be managed by former professional Bob Downs and will have the additional assistance of multiple time trial champion Steve China to further develop the rider’s time trialing capabilities.

The 2008 Junior Development program comprises of six riders. These are Joe Perrett, 2007 GHS National 10 mile Time Trial champion, David Nichols, 5th overall in the National Trophy Junior Cyclo-Cross 2007/08 Series, David Bagdan, who is the 2007 Hungarian National Junior Road Race Champion, Tom Yateman, current CTT National Junior Time Trial Series Champion, and also Nathan Edmondson and Joel Davison who both competed in the National Junior Road Race Series last year.

The junior team will be facing an ambitious racing schedule with key objectives being all national events on the road and time trial. We will work with British Cycling and their endeavours on the track and road. For the forthcoming season, the team will also be challenging for international honours in Belgium, arguably the hardest junior racing, that will not only enable them to improve their skills and experience but also giving them the opportunity to ride at the highest level to reach their full potential.

2008 Youth Team

Through the recently established link with Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club, Glendene hopes to encourage and develop young, talented riders and give them an opportunity to ride as part of a team. The new team consists of Oliver Rossi, 1st under 14 in the 2007 GHS National 10 mile Time Trial championship and 2nd in the Assen International Jeugdtour in the Netherlands. Jim Lewis 2nd under 14 in the 2007 GHS National 10 mile Time Trial championship and 6th in the Assen International Jeugdtour. The team also includes Josh Edmondson, who competed in the National Youth Circuit Series last year and looks to be a great prospect this season.

2008 Senior Team

The 2008 objectives for the senior team are to be competitive in British Cycling’s Premier Calendar Series and also the Eastern Road Race League. The senior team retains the services of Ben Thompson, Steven Griffiths, and Shaun Hurrell, who moves up from the junior ranks and hopes to continue his mountain bike success as well as helping the rest of the team on the road. The team also sees the return of Matt Talbot, who was 2nd in the 2007 Archer Grand Prix, and new to the team this year is South African rider Andre Joubert.

Key Sponsors for the teams

Specialized
Managing Director of Specialized, Richard Hemington, said the following: "Specialized is pleased to continue the support of the Glendene Cycling Club for a third consecutive season. The club has been very successful in developing young talented riders who go on to join the British Cycling academies to compete at Olympic and World level."

Hemington added that "Specialized is committed to supporting the ‘grass roots’ of cycling in the UK, and the Glendene Cycling Club is a great vehicle to make this investment. The team will be riding Specialized bicycles, and using our helmets, shoes, optics, gloves and Roval wheels."

Océ
"Oce are delighted to support the Glendene Cycling Club, which supports young sportspeople in our community with such enthusiasm. We hope that our sponsorship will ensure that the club and its riders continue to grow stronger and more successful, and look forward to working together on further initiatives to involve more youngsters in the sport well into the future." Melanie Beasley

Essex Autos Group
"Essex Auto Group KIA is very pleased to announce the support of the Glendene Cycling Club for the 2008 season. The club has been very successful in developing young talented riders who go on to join the British Cycling academies to compete at Olympic and World level. Essex Auto Group is committed to supporting "grass roots" sports development as we have done with the Essex County Cricket Club Festival and our ongoing support of Southend United Football Club. The Glendene Cycling Club represents a really exciting opportunity for us to continue our support of grassroots and Community Sports development in the South Essex area. The Team will be using the new KIA CEED SW as the support vehicle for all its races throughout the season. We are confident that our investment in their club by way of their new KIA CEED SW team support vehicle will be a real asset to them in the coming year We wish Glendene Cycling Club continued success for the coming season."

Bio-Racer
"Bio-Racer has been key sponsor of Glendene from beginning of the squad and is pleased to continue providing clothing to the racing teams now in its fourth year of sponsorship. Bio-Racer has assisted the redesign of the team kit for 2008, which is both stylish and of top quality. It also includes all of the new innovations in aerodynamics and comfort recently developed by the researchers at Bio-Racer." Bert Hoffsink

Maxim
"Maxim sports nutrition is proud to have sponsored the Glendene development programme for the last 3 years. At maxim our sport food products are designed to meet the specific nutritional requirements of ambitious athletes such as those on the Glendene development squad. The efforts of Glendene in supporting and encouraging young, talented riders are fundamental to our objectives." Ralph Brown

Bike Trax
The teams will continue to be supported by Bike Trax of Brentwood. Bike Trax representative Peter Cleminson enthused, "We are delighted to continue supporting the team development programmes and are very excited about the prospects of the coming season and future success."

Contacts

Colin Cleminson
Club Sponsor
colin@scott-merrick.co.uk
+44(0)7850 799 060

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