Covid-19 scuppers bid for first British ProTeam since 2016
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed another victim in the shape of the first bid to have a British team at ProTeam level since 2016.
The ProTeam level, formerly known as Pro-Continental, sits between the WorldTour and Continental level, the latter containing four British teams.
Canyon-dhb boss Tim Elverson revealed to CW that he was in the process of trying to get a deal with sponsors to move his team up to ProTeam level when the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic struck, causing those plans to collapse.
He said: “I had no deals running at the end of this year because I was trying to go Pro-Conti [sic]. I was
