MTN Qhubeka

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MTN Qhubeka
Team information
UCI code MTN
Based South Africa
Founded 2007 (2007)
Discipline Road
Status UCI Professional Continental
Bicycles Trek
Website Team home page
Key personnel
Directeur sportif Douglas Ryder
Team name history
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011–		 MTN
Team MTN
MTN Cycling
MTN Energade
MTN Qhubeka

Jersey

MTN Qhubeka (UCI Team Code: MTN) is a Professional Continental cycling team based in South Africa that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races, and WorldTour races when invited as a wild card entry. The team was founded in 2007, becoming a Continental Team in 2008. The team remained as a UCI Continental Team until the end of the 2012 season, with the team registering its interest for a Professional Continental licence for 2013.[1] In November 2012, the team were registered as a Professional Continental team – Africa's first[2] – by the Union Cycliste Internationale, for the 2013 season.[3][4]

Major results

2008
1st Overall Tour d'Egypte, Jay Robert Thomson
1st Stage 1 & 2, Jay Robert Thomson
1st Stage 5 Giro del Capo, David George
1st South Africa South Africa, Road Race Championships, Ian McLeod
1st Stage 3, 5 & 8 Tour du Maroc, Malcolm Lange
1st Stage 9 Tour du Maroc, Nicholas White
1st Amashovashova Classic, Malcolm Lange
2009
2010
1st  South Africa Road Race Championships, Christoff Van Heerden
1st  South Africa Time Trial Championships, Kevin Evans
1st  Rwanda Road Race Championships, Adrien Niyonshuti
2011
1st  South Africa Time Trial Championships, Daryl Impey
1st Stage 2 Tour du Maroc, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Stages 3 & 9 Tour du Maroc, Arran Brown
1st Stage 7 Tour du Maroc, Daryl Impey
1st  Namibia Road Race Championships, Lotto Petrus
1st  Namibia Time Trial Championships, Lotto Petrus
1st  Rwanda Road Race Championships, Adrien Niyonshuti
1st Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
2012
1st  South Africa Time Trial Championships, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st  Namibia Road Race Championships, Lotto Petrus
1st  Namibia Time Trial Championships, Lotto Petrus
1st Overall Tour du Maroc, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Stages 1, 5, 6 & 8, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Stages 3, 4, 9 & 10, Arran Brown
1st Overall Tour de Bretagne, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg[5]
1st Stage 4, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Overall Ronde van Overijssel, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Prologue, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Circuit de Wallonie, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Overall Tour of Eritrea, Jacques Janse van Rensburg
1st Stages 1 & 4, Jani Tewelde
1st Stage 2, Jacques Janse van Rensburg
1st Ronde van Zeeland Seaports, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
1st Prologue & Stage 10 Volta a Portugal, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
2013
1st  South Africa Road Race Championships, Jay Thomson
1st  Ethiopia Time Trial Championships, Tsgabu Grmay
1st  Ethiopia Road Race Championships, Tsgabu Grmay
1st  Lithuania Time Trial Championships, Ignatas Konovalovas
1st  South Africa Under-23 Road Race Championships, Louis Meintjes
1st  South Africa Under-23 Time Trial Championships, Louis Meintjes
1st Stage 2 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Gerald Ciolek
1st Milan – San Remo, Gerald Ciolek
1st Stage 5 Tour de Taiwan, Tsgabu Grmay
1st Stage 3 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Gerald Ciolek
1st Stage 1 Tour de Korea, Kristian Sbaragli
1st Stage 5 Tour de Korea, Team time trial
1st Stage 6 Tour of Austria, Gerald Ciolek
1st Stage 4 Volta a Portugal, Sergio Pardilla
1st Stage 2 Tour of Britain, Gerald Ciolek
1st Teams classification UCI Africa Tour
1st Stage 1 Tour of Rwanda, Jay Thomson
1st Stage 3 Tour of Rwanda, Louis Meintjes
1st Stage 4 Tour of Rwanda, Johann Van Zyl
2014
1st  South Africa Under-23 Time Trial Championships, Louis Meintjes
1st Stage 4 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Ferekalsi Debesay

National Champions

2010
South Africa Road Race Championships Christoff Van Heerden
South Africa Time Trial Championships Kevin Evans
Rwandan Road Race Championships Adrien Niyonshuti
2011
South Africa Time Trial Championships, Daryl Impey
Namibian Road Race Championships, Lotto Petrus
Namibian Time Trial Championships, Lotto Petrus
Rwandan Road Race Championships, Adrien Niyonshuti
2012
South Africa Time Trial Championships, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
Rwandan Road Race Championships Adrien Niyonshuti
Namibian Road Race Championships, Lotto Petrus
Namibian Time Trial Championships, Lotto Petrus
2013
South Africa Road Race Championships, Jay Thomson
Lithuania Time Trial Championships, Ignatas Konovalovas
Time Trial Championships, Tsgabu Grmay
Road Race Championships, Tsgabu Grmay
South Africa Under-23 Road Race Championships, Louis Meintjes
South Africa Under-23 Time Trial Championships, Louis Meintjes
2014
South Africa Under-23 Time Trial Championships, Louis Meintjes

Team roster

As of 1 February 2014.[6]
Rider Date of birth
 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) (1986-08-10) 10 August 1986
 Gerald Ciolek (GER) (1986-09-19) 19 September 1986
 Frekalsi Debesay (ERI) (1983-01-10) 10 January 1983
 Linus Gerdemann (GER) (1982-09-16) 16 September 1982
 Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) (1991-08-25) 25 August 1991
 Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987
 Songezo Jim (RSA) (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990
 Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) (1985-12-08) 8 December 1985
 Merhawi Kudus (ERI) (1994-01-23) 23 January 1994
 Louis Meintjes (RSA) (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992
 Adrien Niyonshuti (RWA) (1987-02-02) 2 February 1987
 Sergio Pardilla (ESP) (1984-01-16) 16 January 1984
 Bradley Potgieter (RSA) (1989-05-11) 11 May 1989
Rider Date of birth
 Youcef Reguigui (ALG) (1990-01-09) 9 January 1990
 Martin Reimer (GER) (1987-06-14) 14 June 1987
 Meron Russom (ERI) (1982-03-12) 12 March 1982
 Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) (1990-05-08) 8 May 1990
 Andreas Stauff (GER) (1987-01-22) 22 January 1987
 Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI) (1988-11-10) 10 November 1988
 Jani Tewelde (ERI) (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990
 Jay Thomson (RSA) (1986-04-12) 12 April 1986
 Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) (1984-10-19) 19 October 1984
 Johann Van Zyl (RSA) (1991-02-02) 2 February 1991
 Jaco Venter (RSA) (1987-02-13) 13 February 1987
 Martin Wesemann (RSA) (1984-03-19) 19 March 1984

References

  1. ↑ "MTN-Qhubeka targets 2015 Tour de France". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 3 February 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Team MTN-Qhubeka is Africa’s First Pro Continental Team". Bicycling (Rodale Inc.). 29 November 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Registration completed for three Professional Continental Teams". UCI.ch (Union Cycliste Internationale). 28 November 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012. 
  4. ↑ "UCI confirms three more Pro Continental licences for 2013". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 28 November 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Les classements à l'issue de l'étape 7 Langonnet — Dinan" [The rankings at the end of stage 7 Langonnet — Dinan] (PDF). Tour de Bretagne (in French). Commission Nationale Informatique et Libertés. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012. 
  6. ↑ "MTN-Qhubeka (MTN) - RSA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 February 2014. 

External links

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See also
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