Wales is to get its own Pro-Continental cycling team.
The team is to be launched next season and hopes to race at Pro-Continental level within three years of their launch in 2016.
The We Are Wales Pro Cycling team, will be registered in Wales and is coming to fruition thanks to work from Eifion Weinzweig, a former professional and Director of Performance and Team Co-Principle Yann Dejan.
“It’s very exciting to be able to finally announce the creation of the project, which Yann and I first started three years ago," said Weinzweig in a press statement.
"Our desire has always been to create something very special for the people of Wales, a team they can be proud to call their own.
“We all know how passionate Welsh fans are about sport and WAW will give them another professional team to follow in what is a rapidly growing sport. The ultimate dream is to one day support a Welsh rider through to the finish of the Tour De France, but that is a long way in the future.
“We are confident of having the necessary finance in place for Year 1 of the project in the next few months, our support teams are signed-up and ready to step into action later this year and we aim to announce our team of 12 riders at the start of 2016.
“We want to provide a platform for the Welsh economy to attract global investment into the region as well as engaging with local communities in Wales. One of our key objectives is to develop a long-lasting legacy for young cyclists in Wales."