This is not a road programme where you get a domestic, a sprinter, a classics rider; these mountain bikers are the full package, they are your grand tour winners – and there’s not many of those in the world.

This is not a road programme where you get a domestic, a sprinter, a classics rider; these mountain bikers are the full package, they are your grand tour winners – and there’s not many of those in the world.

—Phil Dixon, 2012 - A great quote on many levels given the number of top roadies with on off-road background; Cadel Evans, mountain bike World Champ and Tour winner.