Bora–Hansgrohe

Bora-Hansgrohe
Team information
UCI code BOH
Registered Germany
Founded 2010 (2010)
Discipline Road
Status UCI Professional Continental (2010–2016)
UCI WorldTeam (2017– )
Bicycles Focus (2010)
Simplon (2011–2012)
Fuji Bikes (2013–2014)[1]
Argon 18 (2015–2016)
Specialized (2017–)
Website Team home page
Key personnel
Team manager(s) Ralph Denk
Team name history
2010–2012
2013–2014
2015–2016
2017–		 Team NetApp (APP)
Team NetApp–Endura (TNE)
Bora–Argon 18 (BOA)
Bora–Hansgrohe (BOH)

Bora–Hansgrohe (UCI Code: BOH) is a UCI WorldTeam cycling team established in 2010 with a German license, founded and managed by w:de:Ralph Denk. It is sponsored by BORA, German manufacturer, and Hansgrohe, bathroom fittings manufacturer. Its aim is "improving the image of road cycling in Germany".[2]

History

Formed in 2010 Team NetApp as a UCI Continental Team with 14 riders. It was promoted to ProContinental Team status after the first season.[3]

For the 2013 season, Team NetApp and British based Endura Racing merged to form NetApp-Endura. The team's 2013 roster consisted of eight riders from Endura, and 12 riders from Team NetApp, as well as NetApp bringing the Pro Continental licence.[4] The eight Endura riders joining were Alexander Wetterhall, Erick Rowsell, Iker Camaño, Jonathan McEvoy, Paul Voß, Russell Downing, Scott Thwaites, Zak Dempster. The nine NetApp riders retained were Jan Barta, Cesare Benedetti, Markus Eichler, Bartosz Huzarski, Blaz Jarc, Leopold Koenig, Daniel Schorn, Andreas Schillinger, Michael Schwarzmann.[5]

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, thus becoming known as Team BORA. The team was 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.[6] 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.[7] During this relationship, a glass kitchen was installed allowing fans to watch the chef, like a zoo, and advertise the Bora air extractor. [2]

In late June 2016, days before the 2016 Tour de France, the team announced that from 2017 the team name would change from Bora-Argon 18 to Bora–Hansgrohe.[8] Hansgrohe is a bathroom products manufacturer with previous involvement in cyclo-cross, recently sponsoring the Superprestige series.[9] Following the announcement that Peter Sagan would join the team on a three-year deal from 2017, Specialized Bicycle Components announced in August 2016 that they would replace Argon 18 as the team's bike sponsor, having also agreed to a three-year agreement to supply the team's bicycles, helmets, shoes, tires, and wheels.[10]

On 1 August 2017, the team announced the signings of Peter Kennaugh on a two-year deal[11] and Daniel Oss for the 2018 season.[12] As of 2018 appropriately 95% of funding comes from sponsorship, in order to develop team manager Denk aims to reduce this to 50%. [2]

Doping

In July 2017, the team revealed that former rider Ralf Matzka returned an adverse analytical finding for Tamoxifen on March 3, 2016, Matzka did not ride for the team after the Tour of Flanders. Tamoxifen usage can lead to an increase in the concentrations of testosterone within the body.[13]

Team roster

As of 2 January 2018.[14]
Rider Date of birth
 Pascal Ackermann (GER) (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994
 Erik Baška (SVK) (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994
 Cesare Benedetti (ITA) (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987
 Sam Bennett (IRL) (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990
 Maciej Bodnar (POL) (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985
 Emanuel Buchmann (GER) (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992
 Marcus Burghardt (GER) (1983-06-30) 30 June 1983
 Davide Formolo (ITA) (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992
 Felix Großschartner (AUT) (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993
 Peter Kennaugh (GBR) (1989-06-15) 15 June 1989
 Michael Kolář (SVK) (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992
 Leopold König (CZE) (1987-11-15) 15 November 1987
 Patrick Konrad (AUT) (1991-10-13) 13 October 1991
 Rafał Majka (POL) (1989-09-12) 12 September 1989
Rider Date of birth
 Jay McCarthy (AUS) (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992
 Gregor Mühlberger (AUT) (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994
 Daniel Oss (ITA) (1987-01-13) 13 January 1987
 Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) (1989-01-21) 21 January 1989
 Christoph Pfingsten (GER) (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987
 Paweł Poljański (POL) (1990-05-06) 6 May 1990
 Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992
 Juraj Sagan (SVK) (1988-12-23) 23 December 1988
 Peter Sagan (SVK) (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990
 Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) (1982-04-08) 8 April 1982
 Andreas Schillinger (GER) (1983-07-13) 13 July 1983
 Michael Schwarzmann (GER) (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991
 Rüdiger Selig (GER) (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989

Major wins

National and world 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
2016
Portuguese Road Race, José Mendes
Polish Road Race, Rafal Majka
2017
Latvia Time Trial, Aleksejs Saramotins
Czech Republic Time Trial, Jan Bárta
Austria Road Race, Gregor Mühlberger
Slovakian Road Race, Juraj Sagan
German Road Race, Marcus Burghardt
World Road Race, Peter Sagan
2018
Polish Time Trial, Maciej Bodnar
Slovakian Road Race, Peter Sagan
Austria Road Race, Lukas Pöstlberger
German Road Race, Pascal Ackermann

References

  1. ↑ "NetApp extends sponsorship, Endura Racing merges". VeloNation LLC. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Witts, J (2018). "Bora-Hansgrohe at the Tour de France, German Revival". Cyclist Magazine. No. 80. pp. 70–78. Bora-Hansgrohe might be best known for their Slovakian superstar, but the team's remit is improving the image of road cycling in its native Germany
  3. ↑ "Team history 2010 - 2017". BORA-hansgrohe. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Team NetApp and Endura Racing merge for upcoming season". Cyclingnews.com. 6 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "enduraracing.com". .
  6. ↑ "Team NetApp to become Team BORA". Cyclingnews.com. 15 July 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ "The NetApp-Endura team will be known as BORA – ARGON 18". Argon 18. 29 July 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Report: Bora-Argon 18 to sign Sagan and add Hansgrohe as naming rights sponsor". Cyclingnews.com. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Benson, Daniel (30 June 2016). "Bora-Argon 18: Sagan is too big a rider for us". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Specialized confirmed as Bora-Hansgrohe bicycle sponsor with three-year deal". Cyclingnews.com. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Benson, Daniel (1 August 2017). "Peter Kennaugh signs two-year deal with Bora Hansgrohe". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  12. ↑ >"Daniel Oss signs for Bora-Hansgrohe". Cyclingnews.com. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Bora reveal 2016 positive test for Ralf Matzka". Cyclingnews.com. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "BORA - hansgrohe closes 2018 roster with the signing of Felix Großschartner". Bora–Hansgrohe. Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.