Rietumu Banka-Riga
| Rietumu Banka-Riga | |
| Team data | |
| UCI code | RBR |
| nationality |
 Latvia
|
| License | Continental team |
| operator | Latvijas Kalnu Divritenu federacija |
| First season | 2005 |
| discipline | Street |
| Wheel manufacturer | Giant |
| staff | |
| Team manager |
Edvard Bowen
|
| Sportl. ladder |
Toms Flaksis Linards Veide
|
| Name story | |
| Years | Surname |
| 2005 2006 2007–2008 2012–2016 2017 |
Rietumu Bank Rietumu Bank-Riga-Ideal Rietumu Bank-Riga Rietumu-Delfin Rietumu Banka-Riga |
| Website | |
| www.rietumudelfin.com | |
Rietumu Banka-Riga was a Latvian cycling team based in Riga .
A Latvian- Swiss Continental team was founded in 2005 under the name Rietumu Bank-Riga-Ideal Bikes . In 2006 there were eleven young Latvian professionals, including a. Aleksejs Saramotins , Kalvin Eisaks . Other well-known names are the Russian Sergei Firsanow , the Belarusian Wassil Kiryjenka and the four Swiss Peter Jörg , Janusch Laule , Laurent Arn and Jean Nuttli . The team was founded by Latvian Igo Japinsh in collaboration with Swiss Reto Winter , who then switched to the Konica Minolta team in 2007 , where the then unknown Kenyan (only starting for Great Britain from 2009) Chris Froome was his professional at the same time Career started.
The main sponsor was the Latvian bank Rietumu. The team management consisted of Edvard Bowen and Linards Veide. The crew were equipped with Giant bikes .
After the team drove without a UCI license from 2009 to 2011, it has had a license as a Continental team again since 2012.
At the end of the 2017 season, the team announced that they did not want to acquire a license as a Continental Team for 2018, as the main sponsor Rietumu Banka would end its partnership with the team.
2017 season
Success in the UCI Asia Tour
| date | run | Cat. | winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 24th |
 5th stage Tour of China II
|
2.1 |
Maris Bogdanovics
|
Success in the UCI Asia Tour
| date | run | Cat. | winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 9th |
2nd stage Tour of Fuzhou
|
2.1 |
Maris Bogdanovics
|
| November 12th |
5th stage Tour of Fuzhou
|
2.1 |
Maris Bogdanovics
|
| December 4th |
3rd stage Tour of Quanzhou Bay
|
2.2 |
Your Kanepejs
|
Success in the UCI Europe Tour
| date | run | Cat. | winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 24th |
   1st stage Baltic Chain Tour
|
2.2 |
Maris Bogdanovics
|
National road cycling champions
| date | run | winner |
|---|---|---|
| June 21st |
Latvian Championship - Individual Time Trial (U23) |
Marcis Kalnins
|
team
 Team roster | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Surname | Date of birth | country | Previous team |
| Uldis Ālītis | September 25, 1983 |
 Latvia |
|
| Armands Bēcis | January 16, 1991 |
Latvia |
|
| Artūrs Belēvičs | February 3, 1996 |
Latvia |
|
| Māris Bogdanovičs | November 19, 1991 |
Latvia |
Alpha Baltic-Maratoni.lv (2015) |
| Ēriks Toms Gavars (29 Mar - 31 Dec) | April 20, 1997 |
Latvia |
|
| Mārcis Kalniņš (29 Mar - 31 Dec) | May 5, 1998 |
Latvia |
|
| Your Kaepējs | 5th October 1995 |
Latvia |
Alpha Baltic-Unitymarathons.com (2014) |
| Emīls Liepiņš | October 22, 1992 |
Latvia |
Alpha Baltic-Unitymarathons.com (2013) |
| Viesturs Lukševics (29 Mar - 31 Dec) | April 16, 1987 |
Latvia |
Alpha Baltic-Maratoni.lv (2016) |
| Peeter Pruus | July 16, 1989 |
 Estonia |
|
| Klāvs Rubenis (29 Mar - 31 Dec) | January 18, 1997 |
Latvia |
|
| Dimitriy Sorokin | June 6, 1982 |
 Russia |
|
| Tomas Vaitkus (29 Mar - 31 Dec) | 4th February 1982 |
 Lithuania |
Al Nasr Dubaï (2016) |
| Andris Vosekalns | June 26, 1992 |
Latvia |
Alpha Baltic-Unitymarathons.com (2011) |
| Source: UCI | |||
Note: Armands Bēcis missing qualifiers by rider
Placements in UCI rankings
UCI Africa Tour
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6th |
Andris Smirnovs (22.)
|
| 2013 | 16. |
Toms Skujiņš (141.)
|
| 2014 - 2016 | - | - |
UCI Asia Tour
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16. | |
| 2012 | - | - |
| 2013 | 58. |
Andris Smirnovs (181.)
|
| 2014 | 68. |
Andris Smirnovs (198.)
|
| 2015 | - | - |
| 2016 | 45. |
Ēriks Toms Gavars (246.)
|
UCI Europe Tour
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 20th |
Aleksejs Saramotins (14.)
|
| 2012 | 73. |
Emīls Liepiņš (282.)
|
| 2013 | 46. |
Toms Skujiņš (36th)
|
| 2014 | 49. |
Andris Smirnovs (177.)
|
| 2015 | 71. |
Krists Neilands (240.)
|
| 2016 | 63. |
Māris Bogdanovičs (305.)
|
See also
- Rietumu dolphin / season 2016
- Rietumu dolphin / 2015 season
- Rietumu dolphin / 2014 season
- Rietumu dolphin / 2013 season
- Rietumu dolphin / 2012 season
- Rietumu Bank-Riga / 2008 season
Web links
- Official website
- Official website (2005-2012)
- Rietumu-Delfin in the database of Radsportseiten.net