Caroline Ryan to ride with Matrix Fitness – Prendas
World Track Championship medalist Caroline Ryan is set to ride with Matrix Fitness – Prendas later this month in the UCI 1.2 ranked road event, Valkenburg Hills Classic. Based around the famous Cauberg climb, used as the finish for the Amstel Gold race, the event is one of toughest one day classics in Holland. [...]
Matrix Fitness – Prendas Racing on 3 fronts
After an impressive performance in the first race of the season, Matrix Fitness – Prendas have a change of gear for the 2nd weekend of events. Jessie Walker will begin affairs in Holland in the Omloop Borsele in the UCI ranked junior event. It’s already her 2nd outing for the Great Britain development set up, [...]
COMPETITION: Win a signed team cap
COMPETITION: Head over to our twitter page or our Facebook page for a chance to win a team cap which has been signed by all of the team, including world record holders Dani King and Joanna Rowsell
Dani and Joanna break World Record….Again
We’re very proud to bring you the news that Dani King and Joanna Rowsell of Matrix Fitness – Prendas, 2 of the 3 ridersin the British women’s team pursuit squad, broke the world record in the World Championships qualifying round today. They are now in the final against Australia later today. The time was 3 [...]
Velocite – Team Bike for 2012
Our team Velocite bike has been featured on UK Cycle-Sport. You can see the article here. We’ll also bring you a full feature on our site in the next few days
Hargroves Cycles sponsor Matrix Fitness – Prendas
In what has been a hugely progressive winter for the Matrix Fitness – Prendas team where new partners have seen the potential of the all female squad, Hargroves Cycles have become the latest addition to the teams list of sponsors. Hargroves Cycles started in Southampton and now have a chain of shops in the South [...]
Retül bike fitting from Vankru
Retül bike fitting is the most accurate bike fit tool around, so when Vankru Performance Cycling became a team partner it was clear we were going to make some huge steps forward this season. Garth Kruger who owns Vankru is not only one of the leading fitters in the UK, he is a former racer [...]
It’s ‘Girl Power’ on and off the bikes for Matrix Fitness–Prendas
Matrix Fitness–Prendas is delighted to announce a partnership with Cycle Systems Academy for the 2012 season. The link will see Academy trained Alix Howard take on the role of Team Mechanic for key events. “We’re really pleased to be partnering with Cycle Systems Academy. Not only does it ensure we have a top class mechanic [...]
New look for the 2012 season
Matrix Fitness / Prendas riders will be sporting a new team kit for 2012, designed and produced by Prendas Ciclismo and Santini. The striking red and black colour scheme is a dramatic departure from the blue jerseys of recent seasons, and a nod to new title sponsor, Matrix Fitness. The kit will once again be [...]
Matrix Fitness – Prendas has made the leap to SRAM
Matrix Fitness – Prendas has made the leap to SRAM parts for 2012. These components complete the build of the Velocite Geos bikes and ensure the bike is world class in all areas. “It’s an important switch for us and it’s proved to be well worth while. The product is second to none and with [...]
Sarah Reynolds Joins Matrix Fitness / Prendas
Experienced rider Sarah Reynolds will be joining Matrix Fitness / Prendas with immediate effect. Sarah has raced in Europe for several seasons but has now returned to the UK, where she’ll form a key part of the team taking on a much increased UK program. “I’m thrilled to have Sarah on the team. She’s ridden [...]
TORQ Fitness to Fuel Matrix Fitness/Predas
Mark Almond, Matrix Fitness/Prendas’ PR consultant said “Matrix Fitness/Predas, one of the UK’s top women’s road race teams, has today announced a nutrition partnership with one of the UK’s most respected and recognised nutrition brands, TORQ. The partnership deal will see TORQ as the exclusive race nutrition and recovery supplier to the team throughout the [...]
Dani and Jo Selected for World Cup
Dani King and Jo Rowsell have been selected to represent Great Britain at the Track World Cup in February. Congratulations to them from everyone at the team. Check out the British Cycling Article here for more information. And you can follow Jo and Dani via thier twitter feeds @DaniKing1 and @JoannaRowsell
FFWD and CycleOps get on board
Matrix Fitness – Prendas has added 2 impressive partners to their line-up for 2012. FFWD wheels and CycleOps Powertaps will be evident on the team’s Velocite Geos bikes as the riders look to take on all of the UK’s major races, as well as featuring in UCI events in Europe. FFWD Fast Forward ® is [...]
Promo Video from the JHT GP Series
We recently commissioned the amazing people of Century TV to produce a short video for us based on their footage at this year’s JHTGP Series. We love what they’ve come up with and hope you like it as much as we do. Everyone at the team would like to wish you all a fantastic festive period. [...]
Hannah Walker to join Horizon Fitness RT
National Derny Champion Hannah Walker will be joining Horizon Fitness – Prendas Ciclismo for 2012. After a good season in the Motorpoint team, Hannah has made the switch to Horizon Fitness as she looks to further develop as a road rider and begin to score results in major races across the UK. Hannah took the [...]
Horizon Fitness RT to be Velocite powered in 2012
Horizon Fitness RT, one of the UK’s top women’s road race teams, has today announced a frame sponsorship courtesy of upcoming high performance bike brand, Velocite Bikes UK. The sponsorship deal will see Velocite Geos frames used by the team at all UK and international races including all rounds of the 2012 Tour Series. Riding [...]
2 New Riders for 2012
Sarah Byrne and Jessie Walker will both be joining the Horizon Fitness – Prendas Ciclismo squad in 2012 it was announced today. “We’ve been watching them for some time, and both riders had remarkable seasons this year” confirmed Team Manager, Stefan Wyman. “Sarah showed how strong she is during the Johnson Health Tech GP series [...]
Jo Rowsell – National Pursuit Champion
Jo has won the Pursuit championships at the Nationals today, in a Gold medal ride off again Laura Trott. British Cyling reported: Joanna Rowsell is the new national individual pursuit champion, beating Laura Trott in the gold medal final. Wendy Houvenaghel took bronze, while Sarah Storey rode into fourth place, breaking the C5 Paracycling [...]
Hannah Rich Wins Welsh Championships
Hannah Rich has won the Welsh Road Race Championships today. She now holds both the road and criterium championships. Congratulations to Hannah and we’ll have a full report soon.
Hannah Rich wins Again
Hannah Rich has won the latest round of the women’s team series in the UK. In a great team performance, Hannah won following an attack by Penny Rowson was pulled back with 4 laps to go. Penny recovered to finish 6th, while Dani King led out Hannah to win, while keeping 2nd place herself. [...]
Jo Rowsell Win in Belgium
Everyone at the team would like to pass on congratulations to Joanna Rowsell for her win Belgium this weekend. Having been the driving force behind a breakaway, Jo proved too strong in the finish as she gained her first win in Belgium this season. Congrats Jo
First Pro Win for Horizon Fitness RT – Prendas Ciclismo
Krasna Lipa in the Czech Republic was the base for the Horizon Fitness RT squad as they took in their first UCI stage of the season. This race has been planned for a long time, and was a key stepping stone for Hanka Kupfernagel as she looked to build towards the end of the season [...]
Dani King Selected for European Championships
Dani King, current Team Pursuit World Champion has been selected to ride for Great Britain in the European U23 track Championships. You can see details of the full selection over at the British Cycling website.
