The new team was officially launched last week and will be out in force at the next national championship round to be held at Coppul, near Manchester, 26-27th June.
Team Persil BMX will be nurturing riders in time for the entry of BMX in the Beijing Olympics in 2008. The team's star rider is 15-year old Shanaze Reade who competes against 16-year old boys and has won the European Championships four times in a row. Team Persil BMX is equipped with Trek bikes.