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Business News Wales
2 days ago
- Sport
- Business News Wales
National Road Championships Return to Wales with Star-Studded Line-Up
Cyclists in Ceredigion. Photo credit – Janet Baxter Welsh cycling superstar Geraint Thomas is entered in the 2025 Lloyds National Road Championships in Ceredigion. Thomas (INEOS Grenadiers), twice national champion, twice Olympic champion and 2018 Tour de France winner, is entered in the road race and time-trial in what would be his last National Road Championships, having announced he is retiring at the end of the year. A total of 20 former cycling national road champions headline the provisional rider list for the championships in Ceredigion, which gets underway on Thursday, June 26. Riders will compete in both Aberaeron and Aberystwyth, with routes taking then both inland and along the coastal road. Cat Ferguson (Movistar Team) is taking part in the women's elite road race and under-23 time-trial. Ferguson is fresh from an impressive 2025 Lloyds Tour of Britain Women campaign where she claimed both the points classifications and best young rider jerseys, the best British rider accolade and a career-first stage win in Kelso. Three-time national road race and 2022's under-23 time-trial champion Pfeiffer Georgi (Team Picnic PostNL) is set to defend her title. Anna Henderson (Lidl-Trek), who won the time-trial last year in preparation for her silver-medal winning performance in the Olympic time-trial, also returns. Max Walker (EF Education–EasyPost) won silver last year in the national road elite time-trial, while Seb Grindley (Lidl – Trek Future Racing) won junior silver at worlds last year in the under-23 time-trial. Welsh riders include Owain Doull (EF Education – EasyPost), sisters Zoe (CANYON-SRAM zondacrypto) and Elynor Backstedt (UAE Team ADQ) and Elinor (Uno-X Mobility) and Megan Barker (Tekkerz CC). Josh Tarling (INEOS Grenadiers), from Aberaeron, is hoping to defend his time-trial title from the previous two years, while Tomos Pattinson (Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development) will aim to defend his U23 men's time-trial title from last year. Councillor Clive Davies, Ceredigion County Council's cabinet member for economy and regeneration, said: 'We are pleased to see such an exciting line up for the Lloyds National Road Racing Championships and we look forward to welcoming the riders and supporters to Ceredigion.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Welshman Thomas out of Tour of Switzerland as 'precautionary measure'
Former Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas has withdrawn from the rest of the Tour of Switzerland, his Ineos Grenadiers teams announced on Wednesday. Thomas fell on the third stage of racing in Switzerland on Tuesday and complained of a dead leg afterwards, less than three weeks out from the start of this season's Tour de France. Advertisement The 39-year-old finished more than 15 minutes behind stage winner Quinn Simmons. The Welshman will end his career this season and is set to feature on this year's Tour de France, which he won in 2018. "Following a crash during stage three of the #TourdeSuisse, @GeraintThomas86 will not take the start today as a precautionary measure," Ineos said on social media. The eight-day Tour of Switzerland is the final significant stage race before the start of the Tour de France on July 5 in Lille. iwd/bsp
South Wales Guardian
5 days ago
- General
- South Wales Guardian
Parade at Amman Valley Fire Station for fire cadets
On Thursday, June 12, a Pass Out Parade was hosted to mark the achievements of the latest group of Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service Fire Cadets. The cadets have gained a Fire Cadets qualification and were presented with an achievement certificate from Area Manager Geraint Thomas. The event marked the achievements of the latest group of Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service Fire Cadets. (Image: Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service) Fire Cadets Co-Ordinator Karen Mayze said: 'It was a proud milestone for the Amman Valley Fire Cadets as they officially passed out after successfully completing their two-year Fire Cadet programme. 'Throughout their journey they have shown incredible commitment, grown in confidence, and are actively involved in their community. 'They should be immensely proud of their achievements, well done Amman Valley Cadets. Also, a massive thank you to all the instructors who have supported these young people.' The young people learned a wide range of skills from the program. (Image: Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service) Over the course of the last two-years these dedicated young people have learnt a wide range of valuable skills and techniques through Fire Station ground training and education in the classroom. Fire Cadets is a national uniformed youth organisation supported by the National Fire Chiefs Council and run by individual Fire and Rescue Services throughout the UK. Fire Cadets is run by individual Fire and Rescue Services throughout the UK. (Image: Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service) The aim of the Fire Cadets Programme is to create safer communities through developing young people's knowledge and skills of the Fire and Rescue Service. This helps raise awareness of the importance of keeping safe from fire in a fun, safe and secure environment.
The Guardian
04-06-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Dave Brailsford to step back from Manchester United and return to Ineos
Sir Dave Brailsford is to reduce his role at Manchester United under a reshuffle being planned by minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Brailsford has played a major part since Ratcliffe secured his stake in United in February 2024, stepping down as team principal of the Ineos Grenadiers cycling team to take charge of footballing operations at Old Trafford and investing considerable time and energy in driving change at the club. But after a season in which United ended in 15th place, their worst Premier League finish, and lost the Europa League final against Tottenham, Ratcliffe is planning a shake-up in which Brailsford will return to his role as director of sport for the wider Ineos group, as first reported by the Times. Under the plans, the former Tour de France winner and Olympic champion Geraint Thomas is poised to take on a leadership role with the Grenadiers when he retires as a rider at the end of the year. Brailsford, 61, has overseen a major overhaul of United's operations, including a £50m redevelopment of the Carrington training ground. Ratcliffe has scaled back some of Ineos's sporting commitments, terminating its sponsorship of the New Zealand rugby team and ending his bid to win the America's Cup. However, Ratcliffe remains committed to the cycling team, who no longer hold the dominant position they did when winning the Tour de France in seven out of eight editions between 2012 and 2019. Thomas, 39, has said he will retire after the Tour of Britain in September.
Irish Independent
04-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Dave Brailsford set for reduced role at Manchester United after Jim Ratcliffe's planned reshuffle
Brailsford has played a major part since Ratcliffe secured his stake in United in February 2024, stepping down as team principal of the Ineos Grenadiers cycling team to take charge of footballing operations at Old Trafford and investing considerable time and energy in driving change at the club. But after a season in which United finished 15th, their worst Premier League finish, and lost the Europa League final to Tottenham, Ratcliffe is planning a shake-up which will see Brailsford return to his role as director of sport for the wider Ineos group, as first reported by The Times. Under the plans, former Tour de France winner and Olympic champion Geraint Thomas is set to take on a leadership role with the Grenadiers when he retires as a rider at the end of the year. Brailsford, 61, has overseen a major overhaul of United's operations, including a £50million redevelopment of the Carrington training ground. Ratcliffe has scaled back some of Ineos's sporting commitments, terminating its sponsorship of the New Zealand rugby team and ending his bid to win the America's Cup. However, Ratcliffe remains committed to the cycling team, who no longer hold the dominant position they did when winning the Tour de France in seven out of eight editions between 2012 and 2019. Thomas, 39, has said he will retire after the Tour of Britain in September.
