Vacansoleil–DCM Pro Cycling Team was a Dutch professional road race cycling team. They were a UCI ProTeam and competed in the UCI World Tour. The team was established in 2005, as the successor of P3 Transfer-Batavus,[1] while also taking over many of the riders and staff of Cycle Collstrop, the former team of manager Van der Schueren. Neither Vacansoleil or DCM renewed their sponsorship of the program after the 2013 season.
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| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | VCD | |
| Registered | Netherlands | |
| Founded | 2005 | |
| Disbanded | 2013 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
| Status | UCI ProTeam | |
| Bicycles | Bianchi | |
| Website | Team home page | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Daan Luijkx | |
| Team manager(s) | Michel Cornelisse, Hilaire Van Der Schueren | |
| Team name history | ||
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009–2010 2011–2013 | Fondas Imabo–Doorisol P3Transfer–Doorisol P3Transfer–Fondas P3 Transfer–Batavus Vacansoleil Vacansoleil-DCM | |
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History
editThe team made their debut on the road in 2009. The team's title sponsor Vacansoleil is a European company which organizes luxury camping holidays. DCM is a manufacturer of soil fertility products. Following the loss of Vacansoleil as a sponsor, it was decided to close down the team. However Hilaire van der Schueren announced the creation of a new team at the UCI Professional Continental level with sponsorship from Wanty for the 2014 season.[2]
Final team roster (2013)
edit- As of 31 December 2013.[3]
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Major wins
edit- 2009
- Stage 4 Étoile de Bessèges, Bjorn Leukemans
- Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Johnny Hoogerland
- Stage 1, Johnny Hoogerland
- Arno Wallaard Memorial, Lieuwe Westra
- Overall Tour de Picardie, Lieuwe Westra
- Stage 1, Lieuwe Westra
- Overall Circuit de Lorraine, Matteo Carrara
- Stages 2 & 3 Tour of Belgium, Borut Božič
Uzbekistan Road Race Championships, Sergey Lagutin- Stage 1 Tour de Pologne, Borut Božič
- Stage 1 Tour du Limousin, Borut Božič
- Stage 6 Vuelta a España, Borut Božič
- 3rd Paris–Tours, Borut Božič
- 2010
- Stages 1 & 2 Étoile de Bessèges, Borut Božič
- Overall Tour of Qatar, Wouter Mol
- Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Bobbie Traksel
- Ronde van het Groene Hart, Jens Mouris
- Ronde van Drenthe, Alberto Ongarato
- Overall Tour de Luxembourg, Matteo Carrara
- Uzbekistan Road Race Championships, Sergey Lagutin
- Stage 4 Vuelta a Burgos, Romain Feillu
- Stage 2 Tour de l'Ain, Romain Feillu
- Stage 4 Tour de l'Ain, Wout Poels
- Druivenkoers Overijse, Björn Leukemans
- Grand Prix de Fourmies, Romain Feillu
- Stage 4 Tour of Britain, Wout Poels
- Stage 7 Tour of Britain, Borut Božič
- Münsterland Giro, Joost van Leijen
- Coppa Sabatini, Riccardo Riccò
- 2011
- Stage 2, 3 & 4 Tour Méditerranéen, Romain Feillu
- Stage 1 Paris–Nice, Thomas De Gendt
- Classic Loire Atlantique, Lieuwe Westra
- Hel van het Mergelland, Pim Ligthart
- Tour du Finistère, Romain Feillu
- Overall Tour de Picardie, Romain Feillu
- Stage 2, Romain Feillu
- Stage 3 Circuit de Lorraine, Thomas De Gendt
- Stage 5 Circuit de Lorraine, Romain Feillu
- Prologue Tour of Belgium, Lieuwe Westra
- Boucles de l'Aulne, Martijn Keizer
- Stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg, Romain Feillu
- Stage 5 Tour de Suisse, Romain Feillu
- Stage 7 Tour de Suisse, Thomas De Gendt
- Uzbekistan Road Race Championships, Sergey Lagutin
Netherlands Road Race Championships, Pim Ligthart- Stage 2 Tour de Wallonie, Joost van Leijen
- Stage 3 Tour de l'Ain, Wouter Poels
- Overall Tour du Limousin, Björn Leukemans
- Stage 1, Björn Leukemans
- Druivenkoers Overijse, Björn Leukemans
- Tour de Vendée, Marco Marcato
- 2012
- Uzbekistan Road Race Championships, Sergey Lagutin
- Netherlands Time Trial Championships, Lieuwe Westra
Sweden Time Trial Championships, Gustav Larsson- Stage 4 Étoile de Bessèges, Marco Marcato
- Stage 1 Paris–Nice, Gustav Larsson
- Stage 5 Paris–Nice, Lieuwe Westra
- Stage 7 Paris–Nice, Thomas De Gendt
- Ronde van Drenthe, Bert-Jan Lindeman
- Stage 2 Tour de Picardie, Kenny van Hummel
- Stage 20 Giro d'Italia, Thomas De Gendt
- Stage 3 Tour de Luxembourg, Wout Poels
- Grand Prix of Aargau Canton, Sergey Lagutin
- Druivenkoers Overijse, Björn Leukemans
- Overall Danmark Rundt, Lieuwe Westra
- Stage 5 (ITT), Lieuwe Westra
- Paris–Tours, Marco Marcato
- Tour de Vendée, Wesley Kreder
- 2013
- Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya, Thomas De Gendt
- Stage 1 Tour of California, Lieuwe Westra
- Stage 5 Ster ZLM Toer, Pim Ligthart
- Netherlands National Time Trial Championships, Lieuwe Westra
Venezuela National Time Trial Championships, José Rujano- Netherlands National Road Race Championships, Johnny Hoogerland
- Stage 1 Arctic Race of Norway, Kenny van Hummel
- Stage 2 Tour de l'Ain, Grega Bole
- Stage 4 Tour de l'Ain, Wout Poels
- Druivenkoers Overijse, Björn Leukemans
- Amstel Curaçao Race, Johnny Hoogerland
National champions
edit- 2009
Uzbekistan Road Race Sergey Lagutin- 2010
- Uzbekistan Road Race Sergey Lagutin
- 2011
Dutch Road Race Pim Ligthart- Uzbekistan Road Race Sergey Lagutin
- 2012
- Uzbekistan Road Race Sergey Lagutin
- Dutch Time Trial Lieuwe Westra
Swedish Time Trial Gustav Larsson- 2013
- Dutch Time Trial Lieuwe Westra
Venezuelan Time Trial José Rujano- Dutch Road Race Johnny Hoogerland
References
edit- ^ 'Vacansoleil start in 2009 nieuwe Nederlandse wielerploeg', sportweek.nl
- ^ Atkins, Ben (1 October 2013). "Vacansoleil-DCM manager rescues riders with new ProConti level team". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team (VCD) - NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Rujano retires from pro cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
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