Three members of the Team Royal London 360° Isle of Man cycling team have been selected to ride in the Track Revolution Future Stars events.
Sophie Black, 16, Victoria Kinrade, 15 and Elizabeth Holden, 15, have progressed through the Team RL360° ranks and their achievements are the result of a great deal of hard work and dedication to cycling.
Revolution is the world’s premier elite cycling league. It aims to bring track cycling to a wider audience by creating an exciting atmosphere at meetings held in velodromes across the British Isles during the year. Being chosen to take part in the Future Stars races means a cyclist has been tipped as one to watch.
‘We are very proud of the three girls,’ said Team RL360°’s Dot Tilbury. ‘To have them all in the Future Stars races is amazing and to have girls coming through in this way is very pleasing.’
In addition to being chosen as a Future Star, Elizabeth Holden has been co-opted on to the British Cycling Talent Team. To put this into context, previous members of the Talent Team include multiple Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish and Olympic Gold medallist Peter Kennaugh.
‘It’s the very first step in being recognised by British Cycling,’ said Dot. ‘It’s a really big thing for Elizabeth, only six girls have been co-opted this time in total. It will mean a lot of trips away for her but it will mean she’ll get the best training available.’
RL360° Director of Marketing Natalie Hall said: ‘RL360° is very proud to be associated with the cycling league and with the young people from the Isle of Man who are achieving so much in the sport. Congratulations to Sophie, Victoria and Elizabeth who deserve all the success they are enjoying.’
Photo - From left, Sophie Black, 16, Victoria Kinrade, 15 and Elizabeth Holden, 15
