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.
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | GEO |
| Registered | Spain |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Disbanded | 2011 |
| Discipline(s) | 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 |
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.
History
editAfter 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, although this result has been reversed by the UCI due to violation of anti-doping rules. 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 wins
edit2004
edit- Stage 1 Tour of Qatar, Francisco Ventoso
- Overall Vuelta a Andalucía, Juan Carlos Domínguez
- Stage 3, Juan Carlos Domínguez
- Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Joaquim Rodríguez
- Stage 3 Vuelta a Aragón, Constantino Zaballa
- Stage 4 Tour de Romandie, Fabian Jeker
- Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
- Stages 1 & 2 Euskal Bizikleta, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
- Wachovia USPRO Championships, Francisco Ventoso
- Overall Volta a Catalunya, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
- Stages 2, 3 & 4, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
- Clásica San Sebastián, Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero
- Subida a Urkiola, Leonardo Piepoli
- Stage 9 Vuelta a España, Leonardo Piepoli
- Stage 19 Vuelta a España, Constantino Zaballa
2005
edit- Stage 4 Volta a Catalunya, Leonardo Piepoli
- Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya, Íñigo Cuesta
- Stage 6 Tour de Suisse, Chris Horner
Italy Time Trial Championships, Marco Pinotti
Spain Road Race Championships, Juan Manuel Gárate
- Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Juan Carlos Domínguez
- Stage 4, Juan Carlos Domínguez
- Clásica de San Sebastián, Constantino Zaballa
- Subida a Urkiola, Joaquim Rodríguez
Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España, Joaquim Rodríguez
2006
edit- Stage 5 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Riccardo Riccò
- Overall Vuelta al Pais Vasco, José Ángel Gómez Marchante
- Stage 6, José Ángel Gómez Marchante
- Overall Volta a Catalunya, David Cañada
- Stages 13 & 17 Giro d'Italia, Leonardo Piepoli
- Overall Euskal Bizikleta, Koldo Gil
- Stages 1 & 4b, Koldo Gil
- Stage 4a, Francisco Ventoso
- Stage 6 Tour de Suisse, Koldo Gil
Poland Time Trial Championship, Piotr Mazur
- Stage 3 Vuelta a España, Francisco Ventoso
- Stage 14 Vuelta a España, David Millar
- Japan Cup, Riccardo Riccò
2007
edit- Stage 4 Tour de San Luis, Riccardo Riccò
- Prologue Paris–Nice, David Millar
- Stages 3 & 4 Tirreno–Adriatico, Riccardo Riccò
- Stages 2, 3 & 5 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Francisco Ventoso
- Stage 5 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Riccardo Riccò
- Overall Vuelta al País Vasco, Juan José Cobo
- Stages 1 & 5, Juan José Cobo
- Subida al Naranco, Koldo Gil
- Overall Vuelta a Asturias, Koldo Gil
- Stage 3, Alberto Fernández de la Puebla
- Stage 10 Giro d'Italia, Leonardo Piepoli
- Stage 15 Giro d'Italia, Riccardo Riccò
- Stage 17 Giro d'Italia, Gilberto Simoni
- Stage 19 Giro d'Italia, Iban Mayo
Mountains classification Giro d'Italia, Leonardo Piepoli
- GP Llodio, David de la Fuente
- Stage 1 Euskal Bizikleta, Alberto Fernández de la Puebla
Latvia Time Trial Championships, Raivis Belohvoščiks
United Kingdom Road Race Championships, David Millar
- Subida a Urkiola, José Ángel Gómez Marchante
- Stage 5 Eneco Tour, Luciano Pagliarini
- Stage 9 Vuelta a España, Leonardo Piepoli
- Stage 4 Tour of Missouri, Luciano Pagliarini
- Stage 1 Vuelta a Chihuahua, Javier Mejías
- Japan Cup, Manuele Mori
2008
edit- Stage 5 Vuelta a Andalucía, Denis Flahaut
- Stage 6 Tour of California, Luciano Pagliarini
- Stages 2 & 8 Giro d'Italia, Riccardo Riccò
- Overall Euskal Bizikleta, Eros Capecchi
- Stage 3, Eros Capecchi
- Stage 10 Tour de France, Juan José Cobo
- Stage 5 Vuelta a Burgos, Juan José Cobo
- Stage 9 Volta a Portugal, Juan José Cobo
- Stage 7 Eneco Tour, Raivis Belohvoščiks
- Stage 2 Deutschland Tour, David de la Fuente
- Stages 4 & 5 Vuelta Mexico, José Alberto Benítez
- Stage 4 Vuelta a Chihuahua, Iker Camaño
- Young rider classification in the 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
edit- Stage 4 Vuelta a Castilla y León, Juan José Cobo
- GP Miguel Induráin, David de la Fuente
- Stage 1 Tour de Romandie, Ricardo Serrano
2010
edit- Stage 2 Tour de San Luis, Rafael Valls
- Stage 3 Tour Down Under, Manuel Cardoso
- Overall Circuit de Lorraine, Fabio Felline
- Stages 2 & 3, Fabio Felline
2011
edit- Clásica de Almería, Matteo Pelucchi
- Stage 3 Giro del Trentino, Fabio Duarte
- Stage 2a Brixia Tour, Fabio Felline
National champions
edit- 2005
Time Trial Championships, Marco Pinotti
Road Race Championships, Juan Manuel Gárate
- 2006
Time Trial Championship, Piotr Mazur
- 2007
Time Trial Championships, Raivis Belohvoščiks
Road Race Championships, David Millar
- 2008
Supplementary statistics
edit| Grand Tours by highest finishing position | |||||||||||||||||||
| Race | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Tour de France | – | 23 | 40 | 19 | – | – | 52 | – | |||||||||||
| Vuelta a España | 27 | 29 | 5 | 34 | – | 10 | 74 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Monument races by highest finishing position | |||||||||||||||||||
| Race | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||||
| Milan–San Remo | 9 | 10 | 54 | 18 | 27 | 36 | – | 68 | |||||||||||
| Tour of Flanders | – | 30 | – | 11 | 66 | 57 | – | – | |||||||||||
| Paris–Roubaix | – | 42 | 76 | 54 | 64 | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 36 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 15 | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| Giro di Lombardia | 11 | 60 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 9 | – | 22 | |||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Spanish cycling team Saunier Duval sack Ricco". Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ "Scott–American Beef excluded from Spain's Vuelta". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ Lynch, Robin (2008-07-23). "Saunier Duval to withdraw from cycling sponsorship". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ "Scott Bicycles Discontinues Sponsorship". scottusa.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ "Geox pulls sponsorship from cycling". cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-22.
- ^ "Geox riders free to leave". cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-22.
- ^ "Geox gives up hope of new sponsor". Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "Historique du Tour de France". Archived from the original on 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ Both Ricco and Piepoli subsequently tested positive for EPO Cera