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RSS FeedsNew Chinese WorldTour team open to talking to Team Sky
(Cyclingnews.com)

 
 

14 december 2018 07:41:07

 
New Chinese WorldTour team open to talking to Team Sky
(Cyclingnews.com)
 


The CEO of the Chinese Global Cycling Project, Tim Kay, has said that he would be open to taking over the Team Sky set up when the broadcaster pulls out at the end of 2019. Kay is currently in the process of setting up what would be the first Chinese WorldTour team for the 2020 season. Kay hopes to create a self-funding team by developing a number of businesses, in which the riders and investors could also be shareholders. It would require a collaboration with the Chinese Federation, but Kay believes the project could work with the current Team Sky structure. `Nothing has been spoken about, but I would look at the opportunity with some seriousness,` Kay told Cyclingnews. `[The project] could be done with the current Sky setup.`ADVERTISEMENT Team Sky announced on Wednesday morning that it is looking for a new sponsor after Sky decided it would pull its sponsorship at the end of the 2019 season. Kay, a businessman, called Brailsford an `idol` and said that he felt sorry for him following the news. `I feel sorry for Dave Brailsford with everything that he`s done for cycling. I`ve never met him but I`ve got a lot of respect for him. He`s a bit of an idol, he looks like a decent guy,` Kay said. `I`m good friends with Shane Sutton, and I know what they`ve done and how they`ve done things. For me, I feel for him, he`s done everything right, he set everything up right.` Team Sky currently operates by far the biggest budget in cycling, with as many as 10 riders believed to be on salaries of over EUR1 million a year. With several other teams struggling to find backers, it could prove a tough time as they look to secure their finances for the 2020 season ahead of next year`s Tour de France. Sky to end sponsorship after 2019 Team Sky set 2019 Tour de France as deadline to find new sponsors Team Sky created `brilliant sponsor template` but may struggle to find replacement Chris Froome: We are not finished by any means Acquadro confident Brailsford ...


 
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