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DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed
Team information
UCI code DFL
Registered United Kingdom
Founded 2001
Disbanded 2007
Discipline Road
Status Continental
Key personnel
General manager Nick Collins
Team manager(s) Rudi Dubois
Team name history
2001–2003
2004
2005
2006		 Team Down Under
Team cyclingnews.com-Down Under
Team Cyclingnews.com Fondriest
DFL-Cyclingnews

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

Rider Date of birth
 Bjorn Cornelissen (NED) June 3, 1976
 Sven de Weerdt (BEL) March 29, 1978
 Dan Fleeman (GBR) October 3, 1982
 David Harrigan (AUS) May 26, 1975
 Hamish Haynes (GBR) March 5, 1974
 Matti Helminen (FIN) August 14, 1975
 Cameron Jennings (AUS) April 27, 1970
 Daniel Lloyd (GBR) August 11, 1980
 Nico Mattan (BEL) July 17, 1971
Rider Date of birth
 Robby Meul (BEL) September 4, 1981
 Jens Mouris (NED) March 12, 1980
 Kane Oakley (AUS) October 4, 1976
 Evan Oliphant (GBR) January 8, 1982
 Rhys Pollock (AUS) March 14, 1980
 Bernard Sulzberger (AUS) December 5, 1983
 Gert Vanderaerden (BEL) January 23, 1973
 Jeremy Vennel (NZL) October 6, 1980
 Juan Pablo Wilches Rodriguez (COL) January 22, 1982

Former riders

References

  1. ↑ "From Roubaix to Wolverhampton — Eric's back at the races". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK: Future plc. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Wesemann to lead Pedaltech-Cyclingnews". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK: Future plc. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  3. ↑ "Giling to Pedaltech-Cyclingnews". Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  4. ↑ "Marc Lotz rejected by Pedaltech-Cyclingnews". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK: Future plc. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  5. ↑ "Pedaltech confirms UCI action". Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  6. ↑ "Museeuw Bikes pull out of Pedaltech-Cyclingnews". Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  7. ↑ "More bad news for Pedaltech". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK: Future plc. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  8. ↑ "PEZ Talks With Bernie Sulzberger". Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  9. ↑ "Dan Lloyd signs with Sean Kelly team". Retrieved 2008-05-25.

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