Drapac Professional Cycling

Drapac Professional Cycling
Team information
UCI code DPC
Registered Australia
Founded 2004 (2004)
Discipline Road
Status UCI Professional Continental
Website Team home page
Key personnel
Team manager(s) Agostino Giramondo
Tom Southam[1]
Team name history
2005
2006
2007–2008
2009–2010
2011–		 MG Xpower–BigPond
Drapac–Porsche
Drapac–Porsche Development Program
Drapac–Porsche Cycling
Drapac Professional Cycling

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Drapac Professional Cycling (UCI Team Code: DPC) is an Australian UCI Professional Continental cycling team focusing on road bicycle racing. It was founded in 2004 by Michael Drapac to promote cycling in Australia and became a UCI team in 2006.[2] In November 2013 the team was promoted from UCI Continental to Professional Continental status.[3]

Team roster

As of 20 January 2016.[4]
Rider Date of birth
 Graeme Brown (AUS) (1979-04-09) 9 April 1979
 Brendan Canty (AUS) (1992-01-17) 17 January 1992
 Will Clarke (AUS) (1985-04-11) 11 April 1985
 Nathan Earle (AUS) (1988-06-04) 4 June 1988
 Brenton Jones (AUS) (1991-12-12) 12 December 1991
 Jordan Kerby (AUS) (1992-08-15) 15 August 1992
 Peter Koning (NED) (1990-12-03) 3 December 1990
 Jason Lowndes (AUS) (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994
Rider Date of birth
 Gavin Mannion (USA) (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991
 Travis Meyer (AUS) (1989-06-08) 8 June 1989
 Jens Mouris (NED) (1980-03-12) 12 March 1980
 Lachlan Norris (AUS) (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987
 Adam Phelan (AUS) (1991-08-23) 23 August 1991
 Tim Roe (AUS) (1989-10-28) 28 October 1989
 Tom Scully (AUS) (1990-01-14) 14 January 1990
 Samuel Spokes (AUS) (1992-04-16) 16 April 1992
 Bernard Sulzberger (AUS) (1983-12-05) 5 December 1983

Major results

2006
1st Stage 2 Tour of Wellington, Stuart Shaw
1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 7, Tour de Taiwan, Robert McLachlan
1st Overall Tour of Chongming Island, Robert McLachlan
1st Stage 1 & 3, Robert McLachlan
1st Stage 1 & 5 Tour de Korea, Stuart Shaw
1st Stage 2 & 6 Tour de Korea, Robert McLachlan
1st Stage 7 Tour de Korea, Darren Lapthorne
1st Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic, Robert McLachlan
1st Stage 3 Tour of Southland, Robert McLachlan
2007
1st Stage 6 Tour de Taiwan, Robert McLachlan
1st Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido, Mitchell Docker
1st Stage 5 Tour de Hokkaido, Darren Lapthorne
2008
1st Stage 3 Tour de Taiwan, Peter McDonald
1st Stage 5 Tour of East Java, Mitchell Docker
1st Stage 5 Tour de Hokkaido, Peter McDonald
2009
1st Overall Tour of Wellington, Peter McDonald
1st Stage 2, Peter McDonald
1st Stage 1 Tour de Gironde, Stuart Shaw
1st Stage 1 Tour de Okinawa, Thomas Palmer
2010
1st Stage 1 Tour of Wellington, Peter McDonald
1st Stage 7 Tour de Langkawi, Stuart Shaw
1st Stage 1 Tour de Okinawa, Thomas Palmer
2nd Japan Cup, Peter McDonald
1st Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic, Rhys Pollock
2011
1st Prologue Tour de Taiwan, Adam Phelan
1st Stage 4 Tour de Taiwan, Floris Goesinnen
1st Stages 6 & 9 Tour de Taiwan, Adam Semple
1st Stage 6 Tour de Korea, Muhamad Othman
1st Stage 1 Tour de Brunei, Muhamad Othman
1st Stage 1 Herald Sun Tour, Rhys Pollock
2012
1st Stage 4 New Zealand Cycle Classic, Thomas Palmer
1st Overall Tour de Taiwan, Rhys Pollock
1st Stage 2 Flèche du Sud, Floris Goesinnen
1st Tour de Okinawa, Thomas Palmer
2013
1st Stage 5 New Zealand Cycle Classic, Thomas Palmer
1st Overall Tour de Taiwan, Bernard Sulzberger
2014
1st Stages 2 & 4 New Zealand Cycle Classic, Wouter Wippert
1st Stage 3 Tour de Taiwan, Wouter Wippert
1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tour of Japan, Will Clarke
1st Stage 2 Tour of Japan, Wouter Wippert
1st Prologue (ITT) Tour de Kumano, Will Clarke
1st Stages 1 & 3, Tour de Kumano, Wouter Wippert
1st Stage 4 Tour of China II, Wouter Wippert
1st Stage 9 Tour of Hainan, Wouter Wippert
2015
1st Stage 6 Tour Down Under, Wouter Wippert
1st Prologue (ITT) Herald Sun Tour, Will Clarke
1st Stages 1 & 3 Tour de Taiwan, Wouter Wippert
1st Prologue (ITT) Tour of Japan, Brenton Jones
1st Stages 1 & 6 Tour de Korea, Wouter Wippert
1st Stage 7 Tour of Utah, Lachlan Norris
1st Stage 9 Tour of Hainan, Brenton Jones
2016
1st Stage 3 Tour de San Luis, Peter Koning
1st Prologue (ITT) Herald Sun Tour, Will Clarke

National Champions

2007
Australia Road Race Championship, Darren Lapthorne
2009
Australia Road Race Championship, Peter McDonald
2010
Malaysia Road Race Championship, Muhamad Othman

References

  1. ↑ "Vogels resigns as Drapac's sports director". sbs.com.au. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Drapac-Porsche Development Program launched", cyclingnews.com, October 20, 2005.
  3. ↑ Atkins, Ben (6 November 2013). "Drapac Pro Cycling secures Santos Tour Down Under wildcard with ProConti registration". Velonation. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Drapac Professional Cycling (DPC) - AUS". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

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