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Team information | |
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UCI code | DFL |
Based | United Kingdom |
Founded | 2001 |
Disbanded | 2007 |
Discipline | Road |
Status | Continental |
Key personnel | |
General manager | Nick Collins |
Directeur sportif | Rudi Dubois |
Team name history | |
2001–2003 2004 2005 2006 |
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DFL — Cyclingnews — Litespeed (UCI Team Code: DFL) is a former British professional cycling team that rode UCI Continental Circuits races. The leader for 2007 was Belgian Nico Mattan and the squad included 2006 British champion, Hamish Haynes. Eric Vanderaerden was a directeur sportif.[1]
In 2008 it wanted to become a professional continental team and signed Steffen Wesemann[2] and Bas Giling.[3] It also had an agreement with Marc Lotz but Pedaltech signed two British professionals instead.[4]
The UCI did not give the team the professional continental licence.[5] Potential sponsors pulled out, including Johan Museeuw, the bike maker.[6] and Cyclingnews.com. Then the team manager, who was its owner, had cancer and could not run the team.[7] It collapsed.[8][9]
Team roster
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Former riders
- Russell Downing (2006) - Former British Champion
- Matthew Wilson (2001)
References
- ↑ "From Roubaix to Wolverhampton — Eric's back at the races". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK: Future plc. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
- ↑ "Wesemann to lead Pedaltech-Cyclingnews". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK: Future plc. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ↑ "Giling to Pedaltech-Cyclingnews". Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ↑ "Marc Lotz rejected by Pedaltech-Cyclingnews". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK: Future plc. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ↑ "Pedaltech confirms UCI action". Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ↑ "Museeuw Bikes pull out of Pedaltech-Cyclingnews". Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ↑ "More bad news for Pedaltech". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK: Future plc. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ↑ "PEZ Talks With Bernie Sulzberger". Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ↑ "Dan Lloyd signs with Sean Kelly team". Retrieved 2008-05-25.
External links
- Team History on cyclingnews.com