News: Torelli-Assure-Scimitar 2021

A very international line up for the British team Torelli-Assure-Scimitar for 2021 which will have a European based race program as well as one in the UK and Ireland

News: Torelli-Assure-Scimitar 2021

The British Torelli-Assure-Scimitar team will ride a European based race program consisting of mainly UCI races in 2021 and will also ride the bigger races in the UK and Ireland.

The team will be sponsored by Ian Hutchinson from Assure Orthodontics as well as support from Scimitar Sportswear who will once again provide the team kit. Additional backing will come from the Fred Whitton Challenge. The team will be annoucing anther major new sponsor shortly.

The team is planning to ride the Belgian National Series Lotto Cycling Cup, and covid restrictions allowing, will also ride the Tour of Thailand and Tour of Malaysia. They also have invites for races in France, Spain, Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland. As usual, they will be putting a team into the Ras na mBan race in Ireland. The junior riders will compete in the Junior Nations Cup races as well as the British National Junior Series. We are also expecting to ride the Tour Series.

Alice Lethbridge

The riders
— Amalie Winther Olsen DEN
— Elne Owen SA
— Fiona Schroeder GER
— Fatemha Yousefi IRAN
— Alice Lethbridge GBR
— Nicole Coates GBR
— Amelia Harper GBR
— Aoife O`Brien IRL
— Caoimhe O`Brien IRL
— Roisin Lally IRL
— Jennifer Bates IRL
— Charlotte Sheridan GBR
— Izzy Ellis GBR
— Emily Kay IRL
— Laura Massey GBR

Nicole Coates

MORE ON THE RIDERS
— Amalie Winther Olsen – 5 times Danish National Champion a strong sprinter that can also climb.

— Elne Owen – a very talented young climber from South Africa. Elne although only 20 has spent the last two years racing in Spain turning professional for the Sopela team.

— Fiona Schroeder – German and European Esports star.

— Fatemha Yousefi – 24 year old sprinter who is a member of the Iranian National Team.

— Alice Lethbridge – who continues her transition from top time triallist and more recently Esports star to road racer.

— Nicole Coates – Zwift Academy finalist Nicole who is a very talented young climber stays with the team for another year.

— Amelia Harper – Amelia who`s day job is a newsreader for Heart FM was plagued with a knee injury last year but will be 100% fit for the start of the season

— Aoife O`Brien – First year Junior Aoife already has 26 Irish National Championship under her belt will lead the Torelli Junior team at the Junior Nations Cup and British National Junior Series

— Caomhe O`Brien winner of 4 Irish National Championships this year moves up to the U23 category this year

— Roisin Lally – Irish Junior Cyclo Cross International stays with the Torelli team in 2021 as a second year Junior.

— Jennifer Bates – Jennifer helped the Torelli team to the Irish National Team Pursuit title last year.

— Charlotte Sheridan – Exciting young first year Junior joins the Torelli team for 2021

— Izzy Ellis – Former Welsh Junior International stays with the Torelli team for another year. Izzy who joined from the Andy Schleck team from Luxembourg last year.

— Emily Kay – Former World Junior and European Champion, 10 times British National Champion, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist and Irish National squad rider stays with the team for her 4th season

— Laura Massey – Former Great Britain International and Torelli Road Captain stays with the team for another year.