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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Alan Smith

Saudi Arabia eye move into cycling after PIF's football bombshell and golf merger

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is exploring a deal to take over the naming rights for cycling’s number one team from next year.

The Dutch team currently known as Jumbo-Visma is looking for a new title sponsor after being told that the supermarket chain Jumbo will not be renewing its agreement.

And that has led to NEOM City, a $500bn investment led by PIF as part of Saudi’s Vision 2030 project, holding talks about making its first significant step into the sport.

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