Bike Aid
Bike Aid | |
Team data | |
UCI code | BAI |
nationality | Germany |
License | UCI Continental Team |
operator | Windkante Service UG |
First season | 2014 |
discipline | Street |
Wheel manufacturer | Benotti |
Sportl. ladder | Lutz rotary head |
Name story | |
Years | Surname |
2014 2015 2016 2017- |
Bike Aid-Ride for Help Bike Aid Stradalli-Bike Aid Bike Aid |
Website | |
www.bike-aid.de |
Bike Aid is a German cycling team based in Blieskastel .
The team led by the sporting director Lutz Drehkopf was founded in 2014 and registered as the UCI Continental Team . Co-founder and jointly responsible is Timo Schäfer , who has also been active as a cyclist for the team since it was founded .
The aim of the team, according to its own statements, is to contribute to the promotion of education in structurally poor countries with its own projects, as well as to enable intercultural exchange and to live it itself. In addition to a sporting perspective, drivers from developing countries should also receive language training and an internship with team sponsors.
The team is connected to and is supported by the eponymous Bike Aid eV , a non-profit association based in Saarbrücken, whose goal is to combine charity and the promotion of cycling.
In the first year of the team's existence, Mekseb Debesay won the individual classification of the UCI Africa Tour 2014 , which the team finished third in the team classification . The team won the team classification of the UCI Africa Tour 2017 .
At the beginning of the 2020 season, the Turkish Corendon Airlines , previously sponsor of the Corendon Circus team , became the team's new sponsor.
2020 season
Success in the UCI Continental Circuits
date | run | Cat. | winner |
---|---|---|---|
July 23 | Prologue Sibiu Cycling Tour ( EZF ) | 2.1 | Nicodemus Holler |
Season 2019
Success in the UCI Europe Tour
date | run | Cat. | winner |
---|---|---|---|
February 10th | Grand Prix Alanya | 1.2 | Lucas Carstensen |
26th of April | 2nd stage Tour of Mersin | 2.2 | Aaron Grosser |
April 27 | 3rd stage Tour of Mersin | 2.2 | Peter Koning |
25.-28. April | Overall ranking Tour of Mersin | 2.2 | Peter Koning |
2018 season
Success in the UCI Africa Tour
date | run | Cat. | winner |
---|---|---|---|
15. January | 1st stage La Tropicale Amissa Bongo | 2.1 | Lucas Carstensen |
Success in the UCI Asia Tour
date | run | Cat. | winner |
---|---|---|---|
January 26th | 3rd stage Sharjah Tour | 2.1 | Salim Kipkemboi |
October 24th | 2nd stage Tour of Hainan | 2.HC | Lucas Carstensen |
November 9th | 6th stage Tour de Singkarak | 2.2 | Clint Hendricks |
November 11th | 8th stage Tour de Singkarak | 2.2 | Nicodemus Holler |
Success in the UCI Europe Tour
date | run | Cat. | winner |
---|---|---|---|
May 24th | 5th stage at Post Rás | 2.2 | Lucas Carstensen |
18th of August | 4th stage Tour de Hongrie | 2.1 | Nicodemus Holler |
August 19th | 5th stage Tour de Hongrie | 2.1 | Nicodemus Holler |
team
Team roster | |||
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Surname | Date of birth | country | Previous team |
Meron Abraham | March 15, 1995 | Eritrea | |
Daniel Bichlmann | August 18, 1988 | Germany | |
Lucas Carstensen | June 16, 1994 | Germany | |
Nicodemus Holler | May 4th 1991 | Germany | |
Charles Kagimu | September 15, 1998 | Uganda | |
Suleiman Kangangi | December 9, 1988 | Kenya | Kenyan Riders Downunder (2016) |
Salim Kipkemboi | November 30, 1998 | Kenya | Kenyan Riders Downunder (2016) |
Geoffrey Langat | September 15, 1991 | Kenya | |
Patrick Lechner | December 12, 1988 | Germany | |
Timo Schäfer | August 9, 1982 | Germany | |
Matthias Schnapka | July 27, 1980 | Germany | |
Tino Thömel | June 6, 1988 | Germany | RTS-Monton Racing (2016) |
Source: UCI |
2017 season
Success in the UCI Africa Tour
date | run | Cat. | winner |
---|---|---|---|
March 12th | 2nd stage Tour du Cameroun | 2.2 | Nicodemus Holler |
March 13th | 3rd stage Tour du Cameroun | 2.2 | Meron Teshome |
March, 15 | 5th stage Tour du Cameroun | 2.2 | Meron Teshome |
11-19 March | Overall ranking Tour du Cameroun | 2.2 | Nicodemus Holler |
April 18 | 1st stage Tour of Eritrea | 2.2 | Meron Teshome |
20th of April | 3rd stage Tour of Eritrea | 2.2 | Meron Teshome |
Team ranking UCI Africa Tour 2017 |
Success in the UCI Europe Tour
date | run | Cat. | winner |
---|---|---|---|
May 20th | 3rd stage Tour of Ukraine | 2.2 | Tino Thömel |
team
Team roster | |||
---|---|---|---|
Surname | Date of birth | country | Previous team |
Joschka Beck | March 22, 1993 | Germany | |
Daniel Bichlmann | August 18, 1988 | Germany | |
Amanuel Mengis | January 14, 1995 | Eritrea | |
Awet Habtom (22 Mar - 31 Dec) | January 1, 1998 | Eritrea | |
Nicodemus Holler | May 4th 1991 | Germany | |
Suleiman Kangangi | December 9, 1988 | Kenya | Kenyan Riders Downunder (2016) |
Salim Kipkemboi | November 30, 1998 | Kenya | Kenyan Riders Downunder (2016) |
Geoffrey Langat | September 15, 1991 | Kenya | |
Patrick Lechner | December 12, 1988 | Germany | |
Timothy Rugg | November 24, 1985 | United States | |
Timo Schäfer | August 9, 1982 | Germany | |
Matthias Schnapka | July 27, 1980 | Germany | |
Meron Teshome | July 13, 1992 | Eritrea | |
Tino Thömel | June 6, 1988 | Germany | RTS-Monton Racing (2016) |
Adne van Engelen (Apr 10 - Dec 31) | March 16, 1993 | Netherlands | |
Source: UCI |
Placements in the UCI rankings
UCI Africa Tour
season | Team ranking | best driver |
---|---|---|
2014 | 3. | Mekseb Debesay (1st) |
2015 | 4th | Mekseb Debesay (5th) |
2016 | 7th | Meron Teshome (33.) |
UCI America Tour
season | Team ranking | best driver |
---|---|---|
2014 | - | - |
2015 | 48. | Yannick Mayer (315.) |
2016 | - | - |
UCI Asia Tour
season | Team ranking | best driver |
---|---|---|
2014 | 76. | Mekseb Debesay (370.) |
2015 | 73. | Meron Amanuel (296.) |
2016 | 57. | Nicodemus Holler (182.) |
UCI Europe Tour
season | Team ranking | best driver |
---|---|---|
2014 - 2015 | - | - |
2016 | 130. | Nicodemus Holler (1267.) |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ A successful balancing act between competitive sport and management. In: radsport-news.com. November 2, 2018, accessed November 2, 2018 .
- ↑ radsport-news.com from December 16, 2013: Bike Aid-Ride for Help: The name says it all
- ↑ Debesay Afrikas Radsportler 2014. radsport-news.com, December 22, 2014, accessed on December 23, 2014 .
- ↑ Corendon joins Team Bike Aid. In: radsport-news.com. February 19, 2020, accessed February 19, 2020 .
Web links
- Official website of the Bike Aid eV association
- Bike Aid in the ProCyclingStats.com database