Mitchelton-Scott makes history with first Vuelta win for Australian team

17 September 2018 06:00
Less than a decade after being formed, Mitchelton-Scott win one the most prestigious races on the global cycling calendarIn July 2010, businessman Gerry Ryan was at the Tour de France. Observing the national flags etched on team cars as they whizzed past, the multi-millionaire was troubled by the absence of an Australian standard. Ryan turned to friend and former national champion John Trevorrow: “Surely we should be able to put our own team together.”Eight years later, the team conceived with that comment has made sporting history. On Sunday Mitchelton-Scott became the first Australian-registered team to win a Grand Tour, with Britain’s Simon Yates winning the Vuelta a España in Madrid. This achievement ranks alongside Cadel Evans’ 2011 Tour de France yellow jersey triumph as one of the most significant moments in Australian cycling. Related: Mitchelton-Scott’s Matt White: ‘There’s unfinished business’ | Kieran Pender In the last kilometres of Saturday’s stage 20, the team’s first victory at this rarefied level was ordained Related: Landmark win for Australian women's cycling team in Giro Rosa Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian