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| Skil-Shimano |
 |
| Team information |
| UCI code |
SKS |
| Based |
Netherlands |
| Founded |
2005 |
| Discipline(s) |
Road |
| Status |
Professional Continental |
| Key personnel |
| General manager |
Arend Scheppink |
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Skil-Shimano (UCI Team Code: SKS) is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink, Piet Hoekstra and Rudie Kemna. The team is sponsored by Skil a manufacturer of small power tools. The team exists since 2005 but previously Skil was the main sponsor of a successful French cycling team for two years, from 1984 to 1985. The Skil-Sem cycling team of 1984 and 1985 had a similar jersey with the characteristic Skil writing and strips.
[edit] Best results 2007
- 2nd overall, Tour of Siam - Yukihiro Doi
- 2nd, Nokere Koerse - Aart Vierhouten
- Wildcard invitation, Deutschland Tour (UCI ProTour)
As of March 19, 2008.[1]
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Rider |
Date of Birth |
 Yoshiyuki Abe (JPN) |
August 15, 1969 (1969-08-15) (age 38) |
 Fabien Bacquet (FRA) |
February 28, 1986 (1986-02-28) (age 22) |
| Fumiyuki Beppu (JPN) |
April 10, 1983 (1983-04-10) (age 25) |
 Ji Cheng (CHN) |
July 15, 1987 (1987-07-15) (age 20) |
 Roy Curvers (NED) |
December 27, 1979 (1979-12-27) (age 28) |
| Maarten den Bakker (NED) |
January 26, 1969 (1969-01-26) (age 39) |
| David Deroo (FRA) |
March 11, 1985 (1985-03-11) (age 23) |
| Yukihiro Doi (JPN) |
October 18, 1983 (1983-10-18) (age 24) |
| Floris Goesinnen (NED) |
October 30, 1983 (1983-10-30) (age 24) |
| Yusuke Hatanaka (JPN) |
June 21, 1985 (1985-06-21) (age 22) |
| Yoshimasa Hirose (JPN) |
October 21, 1977 (1977-10-21) (age 30) |
| Thierry Hupond (FRA) |
November 10, 1984 (1984-11-10) (age 23) |
| Yoshinori Iino (JPN) |
February 23, 1983 (1983-02-23) (age 25) |
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|
Rider |
Date of Birth |
| Jin Jianhua (CHN) |
January 29, 1982 (1982-01-29) (age 26) |
| Long Jin (CHN) |
April 3, 1983 (1983-04-03) (age 25) |
| Tomoya Kano (JPN) |
July 14, 1973 (1973-07-14) (age 34) |
| Clément Lhotellerie (FRA) |
March 9, 1986 (1986-03-09) (age 22) |
| Jin Long (CHN) |
October 24, 1983 (1983-10-24) (age 24) |
| Hidenori Nodera (JPN) |
June 7, 1975 (1975-06-07) (age 33) |
| Piet Rooijakkers (NED) |
August 16, 1980 (1980-08-16) (age 27) |
 Sebastian Siedler (GER) |
January 18, 1978 (1978-01-18) (age 30) |
| Albert Timmer (NED) |
June 13, 1985 (1985-06-13) (age 23) |
| Robert Wagner (GER) |
April 17, 1983 (1983-04-17) (age 25) |
| Kenny van Hummel (NED) |
September 30, 1982 (1982-09-30) (age 25) |
| Tom Veelers (NED) |
September 14, 1984 (1984-09-14) (age 23) |
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