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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | SPC |
| Registered | Cornwall, England |
| Founded | 2018[1] |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | Elite National (2018–2020) UCI Continental (2021–) |
| Bicycles | Colnago (2018–2020) Lapierre Bikes (2021–2022) Unknown (2022-2024) |
| Website | Team home page |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Richard Pascoe |
| Team manager(s) | Richard Pascoe |
| Team name history | |
2018– | Saint Piran |
Saint Piran Pro Cycling Team is a British UCI Continental cycling team based in the region of Cornwall in southwest England. It was founded in 2018 with the intent of developing Cornish cycling talent and getting an invitation to the Tour de France within five years as a UCI ProTeam.[1] After three years as an Elite National team, the team moved up to the UCI Continental level in 2021.[2]
The team's name is taken from the Cornish abbot Saint Piran. The team's jersey draws inspiration from the Cornish flag and the Cornish tartan, and is unusual in featuring no sponsors.[3] Alongside its UCI Continental team, Saint Piran also maintains a women's team.[4]
At the end of the 2024 season a controversy emerged around the unbranded bikes used by the team. While the frames were not UCI approved, the team had applied fake UCI approval stickers.[5]
- ^ a b Whitehouse, Richard (21 December 2017). "New Cornish cycling team led by national rider Steve Lampier from Cornwall sets sights on Tour de France". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Saint Piran goes Continental for 2021". Saint Piran. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Our Jersey". Saint Piran. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Saint Piran Teams". Saint Piran. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Thewlis, Tom. "Exclusive: British professional team glued fake UCI compliance stickers to bikes purchased from China". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 28 October 2024.