And so it has finally come to an end: BT is no longer the bike supplier for Cycling Australia’s track cycling program. It had to finish at one point for it was a relationship that seemed to have been established and maintained without proper consultation with others in the industry.

Plenty of other brands had expressed an interest in sponsorship of the highly successful track cycling program but BT always won out in the end… until now.

News of the replacement for BT is due to be announced in the coming days but RIDE Media has already learned that there has been no tender process, rather it was a selection made based on merit of the product – and, of course, consultation with the Australian Cycling Team, staff.