With his biological passport-related ban coming to a close at the end of this year, Jonathan Tiernan Locke is keen to renew his involvement in the cycling world, though he has told Cyclingnews it will be in a wider-reaching capacity than just as a racer.
The British rider has been working towards establishing a cycling-related business, which is set to go hand in hand with a return to racing – not as part of a team, but as a lone rider on the UK domestic scene. He claims he received offers from Continental-level teams for next year but the chance to return to a higher level hasn't materialised, prompting his decision to go solo and get the business off the ground.
"It's something that I've been working on with a business partner which hasn't launched yet," Tiernan Locke told Cyclingnews, remaining tight-lipped about the exact nature of the business.
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"I just thought I've got to take the initiative – I can be quite entrepreneurial. The business side is something I've been working on for ages so it makes sense to combine the two.
"I'll just be racing in the UK but doing more than racing in terms of my involvement with cycling. It'll be something where my racing adds more gravitas. I knew I could put some sponsors together myself, ride the UK events, and use that as a vehicle to promote what we're doing."
Tiernan Locke was banned for two years at the end of 2013 after anomalies were detected in his biological passport from 2012, before he made the move from Endura Racing to Team Sky. It is something he has always contested, arguing that the values were caused by excessive alcohol consumption.
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