Bora–Argon 18

Bora–Argon 18

Team information
UCI code	BOA
Registered	Germany
Founded	2010 (2010)
Discipline	Road
Status	UCI Professional Continental
Bicycles	Focus (2010) Simplon (2011–2012) Fuji Bikes (2013–2014)[1] Argon 18 (2015– )
Website	Team home page
Key personnel
Team manager(s)	Ralph Denk
Team name history
2010–2012 2013–2014 2015–	Team NetApp (APP) Team NetApp–Endura (TNE) Bora–Argon 18 (BOA)
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Bora–Argon 18 (UCI Code: BOA) is a cycling team established in 2010 with a German UCI Professional Continental license.

History

Team NetApp-Endura 2013

For the 2013 season, Team NetApp and British based Endura Racing merged to form NetApp-Endura. The team consists of eight riders from Endura, and 12 riders from Team NetApp, as well as NetApp bringing the Pro Continental licence.^[2] The eight Endura riders joining are; Alexander Wetterhall, Erick Rowsell, Iker Camaño, Jonathan McEvoy, Paul Voß, Russell Downing, Scott Thwaites, Zak Dempster. Nine current NetApp riders will be retained too, these are; Jan Barta, Cesare Benedetti, Markus Eichler, Bartosz Huzarski, Blaz Jarc, Leopold Koenig, Daniel Schorn, Andreas Schillinger, Michael Schwarzmann.^[3]

On the first rest day of the 2014 Tour de France, 15 July 2014, the team announced they had secured sponsorship with German cooking surface and extractor manufacturer BORA. The team for 2015 onwards will thus be known as Team BORA. The team will be the first German team with a German title sponsor in the professional peloton since 2010. Team manager Ralph Denk expressed hope that BORA's backing would help the team achieve their aim of joining the UCI World Tour by 2017.^[4] After the end of the 2014 Tour de France, it was announced that starting in 2015 the team would ride bicycles from Canadian company, Argon 18, which would also be the team's second title sponsor.^[5]

Team roster

As of 1 January 2015.

Rider Date of birth  Shane Archbold (NZL) (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989  Jan Bárta (CZE) (1984-12-07) 7 December 1984  Phil Bauhaus (GER) (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994  Cesare Benedetti (ITA) (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987  Sam Bennett (IRL) (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992  Zak Dempster (AUS) (1987-09-27) 27 September 1987  Bartosz Huzarski (POL) (1980-10-27) 27 October 1980  Patrick Konrad (AUT) (1991-10-13) 13 October 1991  Ralf Matzka (GER) (1989-08-24) 24 August 1989

Rider Date of birth  José Mendes (POR) (1985-04-24) 24 April 1985  Dominik Nerz (GER) (1989-08-25) 25 August 1989  Christoph Pfingsten (GER) (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987  Cristiano Salerno (ITA) (1985-02-18) 18 February 1985  Andreas Schillinger (GER) (1983-07-13) 13 July 1983  Daniel Schorn (AUT) (1988-10-21) 21 October 1988  Michael Schwarzmann (GER) (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991  Björn Thurau (GER) (1988-07-23) 23 July 1988  Scott Thwaites (GBR) (1990-02-12) 12 February 1990  Paul Voss (GER) (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986

Major results

National Champions

2011

South Africa Time Trial, Daryl Impey

2012

Czech Republic Time Trial, Jan Bárta

2013

Czech Republic Time Trial, Jan Bárta

Czech Republic Road Race, Jan Bárta

2014

Czech Republic Time Trial, Jan Bárta

2015

Czech Republic Time Trial, Jan Bárta

German Road Race, Emanuel Buchmann

References

External links

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