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Linda McCartney Racing Team

Field	Value
name	Linda McCartney Racing Team
code	LIN
registered	United Kingdom
founded
disbanded	2001
generalmanager	Julian Clark
discipline	Road
status	Inactive
kitimage	LindaMcCartneyTeam.png

The Linda McCartney Racing Team was a British professional road bicycle racing team.

History

The team began in 1998 with Linda McCartney Foods, maker of vegetarian food, sponsoring vegetarian riders and staff. The company was started by Sir Paul McCartney's wife, Linda. Team success would promote vegetarianism and Linda McCartney Foods. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802005657/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/vegetarian-cycling-squad-collapses-without-mccartneys-money-704350.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2009

The team was to compete in Britain before expanding to international events. It was initially composed of British riders with more experienced riders joining later to improve credentials for the UCI World Cup and the Grand Tours.

It was the first British team to ride the Giro d'Italia but the increase in cost as the team and its commitments grew — Linda McCartney Foods did not continue sponsorship — led the team to disband in 2001 with reported debts of more than US$1m and a dispute with the UCI over riders' wages.

In 2012, a British investigation was launched into the former team, with allegations that the management did not organise doping, but knew several riders used performance-enhancing drugs and turned a blind eye.

Notable riders

Íñigo Cuesta
Matt DeCanio
David McKenzie
Ciarán Power
Pascal Richard
Max Sciandri
Matt Stephens
Charly Wegelius
Bradley Wiggins

References

[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/1136391.stm BBC Sports] 25 January 2001
(10 December 2012). "UK Anti-Doping Agency investigating Linda McCartney team". [[Future plc]].

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