Saint Piran Pro Cycling Team was a British

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based in the region of

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in southwest England. It was founded in 2018 with the intent of developing Cornish cycling talent and getting an invitation to the

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within five years as a

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. After three years as an Elite National team, the team moved up to the

level in 2021. The team's name was taken from the Cornish abbot

Saint Piran Piran or Pyran (; ), died c. 480,Patrons - The Orthodox Church of Archangel Michael and Holy Piran'' Oecumenical Patriarchate, Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain. Laity Moor, Nr Ponsanooth, Cornwall. TR3 7HR. Retrieved: 16 February 2 ...

. The team's jersey drew inspiration from the Cornish flag and the Cornish tartan, and was unusual in featuring no sponsors. Alongside its UCI Continental team, Saint Piran also maintained a women's team. At the end of the 2024 season a controversy emerged around the unbranded bikes used by the team. While the frames were not UCI approved, the team had applied fake UCI approval stickers On 25 November 2024 the team announced that neither their Men's Continental, nor Women's Elite Development Teams would be continuing, citing difficulties in obtaining sponsorship due to turbulent media coverage

Team roster

Major wins

;2019 :

Points classification

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, Steven Lampier ;2021 :

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, Tom Mazzone ;2022 :

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, Alexandar Richardson ;2023 :

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, Jack Rootkin-Gray : Lincoln GP, Alexandar Richardson (1st), Zeb Kyffin (2nd), Jack Rootkin-Gray (3rd) ;2024 :Stage 4

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, Joshua Ludman

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