Sean Flynn and Oscar Onley are getting Scottish cycling back on the road as they become the first male cyclists to represent Scotland on the global stage for six years after signing for Dutch outfit Team DSM.
The UCI World Tour is road cycling’s equivalent to football’s Premier League. It comprises the top teams with the best riders in the biggest races, such as the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia.
The duo join Milngavie’s Anna Shackley who rides in the Women’s World Tour for Team SD Worx and become just the third and fourth Scottish men in the top division in the past two decades. David Millar competed in the World Tour for more than a decade before his retirement in 2014, riding 12 Tours de France and winning four stages. Andy Fenn was Scotland’s last representative until his contract at Team Sky ended in 2016. And the achievement of picking up the baton is a significant one for Flynn.
