Rietumu Bank-Riga / 2008 season

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This article lists the achievements and team of the Rietumu Bank-Riga cycling team in the 2008 season .

Successes in the Continental Tour

date run driver
11 April FranceFrance1st stage Circuit des Ardennes LatviaLatvia Aleksejs Saramotins
20th of April FranceFrance4th stage Rhone Alpes Isère Tour RussiaRussia Alexander Mironov
May 7th RussiaRussia1a. Stage Five Rings of Moscow EstoniaEstonia Mart Ojavee
23. May EstoniaEstonia Tallinn-Tartu GP EstoniaEstonia Mart Ojavee
May 24th EstoniaEstonia SEB Tartu GP LatviaLatvia Aleksejs Saramotins
15th of July RussiaRussia1st stage Way to Pekin RussiaRussia Alexander Mironov
16th of July RussiaRussia2nd stage Way to Pekin RussiaRussia Sergei Firsanov
17th July RussiaRussia3rd stage Way to Pekin RussiaRussia Sergei Firsanov
July 18th RussiaRussia4th stage Way to Pekin EstoniaEstonia Mart Ojavee
July 19 RussiaRussia5th stage Way to Pekin LithuaniaLithuania Justas Volungevičius
20th of July RussiaRussia7th stage Way to Pekin RussiaRussia Sergei Firsanov
14-22 July RussiaRussia Overall ranking Way to Pekin RussiaRussia Sergei Firsanov
August 2nd SwedenSweden Scandinavian Open Road Race LatviaLatvia Aleksejs Saramotins
5th September SlovakiaSlovakia3rd stage Tour of Slovakia LatviaLatvia Aleksejs Saramotins
7th of September SlovakiaSlovakia5th stage Tour of Slovakia RussiaRussia Sergei Firsanov

Additions Disposals

Accesses Team 2007 Departures Team 2008
EstoniaEstonia Silvar Kibur Kalev Chocolate EstoniaEstonia Caspar Austa Dynatek-Latvia
EstoniaEstonia Mart Ojavee Kalev Chocolate LatviaLatvia Normunds Lasis Dynatek-Latvia
RussiaRussia Ivan Seledkov Moscow stars LatviaLatvia Viesturs Lukševics Dynatek-Latvia
BelgiumBelgium Ludovic Capelle Roubaix Lille Métropole EstoniaEstonia Raivo Maimre Dynatek-Latvia
LatviaLatvia Artūrs Ansons Ex-professional ( Rietumu Bank 2005) LatviaLatvia Arturs Malenders Dynatek-Latvia
LatviaLatvia Indulis Bekmanis Neoprofi LatviaLatvia Oļegs Meļehs Dynatek-Latvia
LithuaniaLithuania Justas Volungevičius Neoprofi LatviaLatvia Herbert's Pudans Dynatek-Latvia
SwedenSweden Magnus Darvell (from June 1st) Neoprofi LatviaLatvia Artis Roze GS Palazzago (ITA)
RussiaRussia Roman Kolzow (from July 20th) Neoprofi EstoniaEstonia Tarmo Raudsep Unknown
LatviaLatvia Artūrs Ansons (until July 20th) Unknown

team

Surname birthday nationality Team 2009
Indulis Bekmanis February 21, 1989 LatviaLatvia Latvia Team Rietumu Bank Riga
Ludovic Capelle February 27, 1976 BelgiumBelgium Belgium Continental Team Differdange
Magnus Darvell 2nd June 1982 SwedenSweden Sweden
Kalvis Eisaks March 7, 1983 LatviaLatvia Latvia Team Rietumu Bank Riga
Sergei Firsanov 3rd July 1982 RussiaRussia Russia Team Designa Køkken
Silvar Kibur November 10, 1986 EstoniaEstonia Estonia CC Villeneuve St Germains
Roman Kolzow 7th January 1981 RussiaRussia Russia CSK VVS Samara
Alexander Mironov January 22nd 1984 RussiaRussia Russia Katyusha Continental Team
Mart Ojavee November 9, 1981 EstoniaEstonia Estonia Cycling Club Bourgas
Kristofers Racenajs December 13, 1985 LatviaLatvia Latvia Team Rietumu Bank Riga
Aleksejs Saramotins April 8, 1982 LatviaLatvia Latvia Team Designa Køkken
Ivan Seledkov 5th January 1983 RussiaRussia Russia
Martinš Trautmanis July 7, 1988 LatviaLatvia Latvia Team Rietumu Bank Riga
Toms Veinbergs July 11, 1986 LatviaLatvia Latvia
Justas Volungevičius November 30, 1985 LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania