Saunier Duval–Prodir
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | GEO |
| Registered | Spain |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Disbanded | 2011 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Status | UCI Professional Continental |
| Bicycles | Fuji |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Mauro Gianetti |
| Team name history | |
| 2004–2007 2008 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
Saunier Duval-Prodir Saunier Duval-Scott Scott-American Beef Fuji-Servetto Footon-Servetto-Fuji Geox-TMC |
Geox-TMC was a Spanish-based road bicycle racing team, registered for 2011 as a UCI Professional Continental team. Established as Saunier Duval–Prodir in 2004, the team has had success in one-day races such as Clásica de San Sebastián.
The team's final title sponsors were Geox, an Italian shoe company, and TMC, a multinational company that develops electric transformers with cast resin windings.
After team cyclist Riccardo Riccò was arrested by police following a positive test for doping after the 4th stage of the 2008 Tour de France, the team left the 2008 Tour de France before the 12th stage of the race began. Both Riccò and Leonardo Piepoli were fired from the team,[1] but the team was still denied a place in the 2008 Vuelta a España [2] and other UCI ProTour races. The team's sponsors withdrew their support,[3][4] but new sponsors were found to retain the team's participation at the top level of the sport. The team continued through the 2009 and 2010 season sponsored by Fuji-Servetto and then later as Footon-Servetto-Fuji.
For 2011 the team secured new sponsors Geox and TMC. They entered the 2011 season as a pro continental team after failing to secure a World Tour Licence. They received a wild card invite to the Vuelta a España which they won with Juan José Cobo. On October 20 it was announced that Geox were withdrawing their sponsorship.[5] It was later announced by the UCI that riders were free to move to other teams.[6] On December 7, it was announced that management had failed to find a new sponsor, and would now turn their focus to helping riders find new teams, indicating that the team would not continue.[7]
Major results
2004
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Qatar, Francisco Ventoso
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía, Juan Carlos Domínguez
- 1st Stage 3, Juan Carlos Domínguez
- 1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Joaquim Rodríguez
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Aragon, Constantino Zaballa
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Romandie, Fabian Jeker
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
- 1st Stage 1 & 2 Euskal Bizikleta, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
- 1st Wachovia USPRO Championships, Francisco Ventoso
- 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
- 1st Stage 2, 3 & 4, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
- 1st Clasica San Sebastian, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
- 1st Subida a Urkiola, Leonardo Piepoli
- 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España, Leonardo Piepoli
- 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España, Constantino Zaballa
- 2nd Overall Tour de Romandie, Fabian Jeker
- 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse, Fabian Jeker
2005
- 1st Stage 4 Volta a Catalunya, Leonardo Piepoli
- 1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya, Iñigo Cuesta
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de Suisse, Chris Horner
- 1st
Italy Time Trial Championships, Marco Pinotti - 1st
Spain Road Race Championships, Juan Manuel Gárate - 1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Juan Carlos Domínguez
- 1st Stage 4, Juan Carlos Domínguez
- 1st Clasica San Sebastian, Constantino Zaballa
- 1st Subida a Urkiola, Joaquim Rodríguez
- 1st
Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España, Joaquim Rodríguez - 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya, Leonardo Piepoli
- 3rd Overall Paris-Nice, Constantino Zaballa
2006
- 1st Stage 5 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Riccardo Riccò
- 1st Overall Vuelta al Pais Vasco, José Ángel Gómez Marchante
- 1st Stage 6, José Ángel Gómez Marchante
- 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya, David Cañada
- 1st Stage 13 & 17 Giro d'Italia, Leonardo Piepoli
- 1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta, Koldo Gil
- 1st Stage 1 & 4b, Koldo Gil
- 1st Stage 4a, Francisco Ventoso
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de Suisse, Koldo Gil
- 1st
Poland Time Trial Championship, Piotr Mazur - 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a España, Francisco Ventoso
- 1st Stage 14 Vuelta a España, David Millar
- 1st Japan Cup, Riccardo Riccò
- 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse, Koldo Gil
- 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia, Gilberto Simoni
2007
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de San Luis, Riccardo Riccò
- 1st Prologue Paris–Nice, David Millar
- 1st Stage 3 & 4 Tirreno–Adriatico, Riccardo Riccò
- 1st Stage 2, 3 & 5 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Francisco Ventoso
- 1st Stage 5 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Riccardo Riccò
- 1st Overall Vuelta al País Vasco, Juan José Cobo
- 1st Stage 1 & 5, Juan José Cobo
- 1st Subida al Naranco, Koldo Gil
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias, Koldo Gil
- 1st Stage 3, Alberto Fernández de la Puebla
- 1st Stage 10 Giro d'Italia, Leonardo Piepoli
- 1st Stage 15 Giro d'Italia, Riccardo Riccò
- 1st Stage 17 Giro d'Italia, Gilberto Simoni
- 1st Stage 19 Giro d'Italia, Iban Mayo
- 1st
Mountains classification Giro d'Italia, Leonardo Piepoli - 1st GP Llodio, David de la Fuente
- 1st Stage 1 Euskal Bizikleta, Alberto Fernández de la Puebla
- 1st
Latvia Time Trial Championships, Raivis Belohvoščiks - 1st
United Kingdom Road Race Championships, David Millar - 1st United Kingdom Time Trial Championships, David Millar
- 1st Subida a Urkiola, José Angel Gomez Marchante
- 1st Stage 5 Eneco Tour, Luciano Pagliarini
- 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España, Leonardo Piepoli
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Missouri, Luciano Pagliarini
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Chihuahua, Javier Mejías
- 1st Japan Cup, Manuele Mori
- 2nd Overall Eneco Tour, David Millar
- 2nd Giro di Lombardia, Riccardo Riccò
2008
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Andalucía, Denis Flahaut
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of California, Luciano Pagliarini
- 1st Stages 2 & 8 Giro d'Italia, Riccardo Riccò
- 1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta, Eros Capecchi
- 1st Stage 3, Eros Capecchi
- 1st Latvia Time Trial Championships, Raivis Belohvoščiks
- 1st Stage 10 Tour de France, Juan José Cobo
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Burgos, Juan José Cobo
- 1st Stage 9 Volta a Portugal, Juan José Cobo
- 1st Stage 7 Eneco Tour, Raivis Belohvoščiks
- 1st Stage 2 Deutschland Tour, David de la Fuente
- 1st Stage 4 & 5 Vuelta Mexico, José Alberto Benitez
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Chihuahua, Iker Camaño
- 1st Young rider classification in the Giro d'Italia, Riccardo Riccò
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia, Riccardo Riccò
- Stage 6: Riccardo Riccò
- Stage 9: Riccardo Riccò
- Stage 10: Leonardo Piepoli
Tested Positive For MIRCERA – Stripped of stage wins
2009
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Juan José Cobo
- 1st GP Miguel Indurain, David de la Fuente
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie, Ricardo Serrano
- 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España, Juan José Cobo
2010
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de San Luis, Rafael Valls
- 1st Stage 3 Tour Down Under, Manuel Cardoso
- 1st Overall Circuit de Lorraine, Fabio Felline
- 1st Stage 2 & 3, Fabio Felline
2011
- 1st Clasica de Almeria, Matteo Pelucchi
- 1st Stage 3 Giro del Trentino, Fabio Duarte
- 1st Stage 2a Brixia Tour, Fabio Felline
- 1st Overall Vuelta a España, Juan José Cobo
- 1st Stage 15, Juan José Cobo
National Champions
- 2005
- 1st
Time Trial Championships, Marco Pinotti - 1st
Road Race Championships, Juan Manuel Gárate - 2006
- 1st
Time Trial Championship, Piotr Mazur - 2007
- 1st
Time Trial Championships, Raivis Belohvoščiks - 1st
Road Race Championships, David Millar - 1st Time Trial Championships, David Millar
- 2008
- 1st Time Trial Championships, Raivis Belohvoščiks
See also
References
- ↑ "Spanish cycling team Saunier Duval sack Ricco". Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ↑ "Scott-American Beef excluded from Spain's Vuelta". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ↑ Lynch, Robin (2008-07-23). "Saunier Duval to withdraw from cycling sponsorship". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ↑ "Scott Bicycles Discontinues Sponsorship". scottusa.com. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ↑ "Geox pulls sponsorship from cycling". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-10-20. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Geox riders free to leave". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-10-20. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/geox-gives-up-hope-of-new-sponsor
- ↑ http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/fr/TDF/2008/vainqueurs.html
- ↑ Both Ricco and Piepoli subsequently tested positive for EPO Cera
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