Dan McLay has signed for French professional team Bretagne-Seche Environnement after an excellent 2014 campaign.
The Cropston sprinter has had three years with the Belgian Lotto-Belisol development squad but has now agreed a two-year deal with the French outfit, who received a wild-card invitation to ride the Tour de France this year.
McLay's performances in 2014, largely on the continent, earned the 22-year-old a call-up to the Great Britain squad to ride at the World Championships in Spain last month.
Top of his list of achievements was a stage win in the Tour de l'Avenir in France, while he also claimed seventh-place finishes in both the first and final stages of the Tour of Britain – praiseworthy efforts for a young rider taking on the professional peloton's leading sprinters.
Lucy Garner has retained her position on British Cycling's Academy programme for a third year.
Cosby's double junior world champion enjoyed another season of outstanding progress on the continent with Team Giant-Shimano and was selected for the road World Championships for a second consecutive season.
Garner, 20, is one of 23 riders on the Academy programme and features in the six-strong women's endurance squad.
That group includes Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson, who featured with Garner's younger sister, Grace, in the Great Britain junior line-up which powered to the European team pursuit title in July.
Garner is currently taking a break from racing at the end of a taxing season. However, her team duties included attending Giant-Shimano's first "fan day" at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion, where cycling fans turned out to meet the Dutch-based squad and team staff.
The riders were presented to the fans, who were able to collect autographs, have pictures signed and find out more about the stars of the peloton.
Loughborough Students' David Montgomery claimed victory in the fourth round of the SRAM Notts & Derby League at Bingham.
Montgomery made his move on the final lap to break clear of a group of four who had dominated the race. Paul Cox was second for Loughborough's Pedal Power squad.
The veteran men's race was won decisively by Zepnat's Dan Alexander, although Chris Rathbone from Leicester's
Naked Bikes team continued his good form with second place.
Welland Valley's Jake Hubbard produced a strong ride to finish as the top under-23 rider, while James Garratt was the second junior home.
