Sky’s the limit for new Cork cycling team

A Corkman is setting up and funding the country’s first ever professional cycling team which will take on the world’s most established and star-studded squads in 2017.

In a move Rick Delaney believes will be one of the best things to ever happen Irish cycling, his Aqua Blue Sport men will compete in some of the sport’s most iconic events.

The team, named after his 15-year-old business, have been racing as an amateur setup on the domestic front for several years under various titles, but with a multimillion-euro cash injection they’ll compete in the sport’s second-highest tier next season.