JLT-Condor have announced that Conor Dunne is set to join the team for next year. Dunne has ridden for the An Post-Chain Reaction team for the past two seasons and he has had some very strong performance in the past few months, including long-range attacks in the Tour of Britain and the World Championships.
Dunne says of signing for JLT Condor, “I’m really happy to ride for JLT Condor and take a different approach after five years based in Belgium. I had a great time at An Post and it was good for me. This past season was a good one, I really enjoyed it but John offered me something different to what I’m used to”.
“I think mixing things up and keeping everything fresh is a good thing. So I’m so motivated to keep working hard and hopefully get some nice results for the team. I had some nice moments in 2015, going ok in the Tour of Britain and then riding the Worlds (for Ireland, in the break of course). Plus a few other results on the continent here and there. So I just want to keep that momentum going and keep moving forward in the sport.”
“It’s going to be exciting riding for JLT with a new bunch of guys so looking forward to it all!”
Others set to join the team are fellow An Post rider Alistair Slater, Russ Downing, Chris Lawless, George Atkins and Jon Mould.
2016 Team
Ed Clancy,
Russ Downing (Cult Energy),
Graham Briggs,
Chris Lawless (Wiggins),
George Atkins (One Pro),
Tom Moses,
Luke Grivell Mellor,
Ed Laverack,
Conor Dunne (An Post),
David McCarthy,
Jon Mould (One Pro),
Steve Lampier ,
Stephen William,
Alistair Slater (An Post),
Everyone is delighted bar the Frame designer at Condor
That’s at least 3 Irish registered riders on the way out of An Post/CRC. How many will the team need to sign if they wish to remain Irish registered themselves?
Would Beggs let you out of banbridge AAron
For UCI Continental teams, the rule (according to Wikipedia anyway) seems to be that “The nation under which the team is registered is the nation under which the majority of its riders are registered”