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Global Racing Team have signed a new sponsorship deal which will fund a new initiative to find and train top riders from the UK for the 2012 Olympics.

Swift Group will now sponsor the Belgian based team, from 1 January 2008. The sponsorship will open a new route to young riders who want to race professionally with a view to entering the Olympics in 2012. Global Racing has been established for three years and was the first ever British women?s professional team.

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