Team Konica Minolta / Bizhub
The Konica Minolta / Bizhub team was a South African cycling team . It was run from 2005 to the end of the 2009 season as a Continental team that took part in the races of the UCI Continental Circuits .
| Team Konica Minolta-Bizhub | |
| Team data | |
| UCI code | CON |
| nationality |
 South Africa
|
| License | Continental team |
| First season | 2005 |
| Last season | 2009 |
| discipline | Street |
| Wheel manufacturer | Felt |
| representative |
 John Robertson
|
| Sportl. ladder |
 Reto winter
|
| Name story | |
| Years | Surname |
| 2005-2007 2008-2009 |
Team Konica Minolta Team Konica Minolta – Bizhub |
The Konica Minolta cycling team was founded in 2005 by John Robertson as a so-called farm team of the Barloworld racing team . Robertson was the manager of both teams at the time. After that he was only responsible for Konica Minolta. Since 2007 he has been supported by the Swiss Reto Winter, who joined the Rietumu Bank team . The team's most famous former rider is multiple Tour de France winner Chris Froome .
Achievements in 2008
| date | run | driver |
|---|---|---|
| October 19th |
 1st stage Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai
|
Christoff van Heerden
|
| the 20th of October |
2nd stage Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai
|
Adam Blythe
|
| October 21 |
3b. Stage Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai
|
Christoff van Heerden
|
| 23rd October |
5th stage Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai
|
Christoff van Heerden
|
| 19.-24. October |
Overall ranking Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai
|
Christoff van Heerden
|
2009 season
Additions Disposals
| Accesses | Team 2008 | Departures | Team 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Davel | Amore & Vita-McDonald's | Travis Allen | House of Paint |
| Casey Munro | Drapac Porsche | Hichem Chaabane | MTN Cycling |
| Kosie Loubser | Neoprofi | Christoff van Heerden | MTN Cycling |
| Herman Fouche | Team Neotel bridge computer | ||
| Tiaan Swart | Neoprofi | Adam Blythe | Davo Lotto Davitamon |
| From van der Walt | Neoprofi | Mohamed-Larbi Aoun Seghir | Unknown |
| Tim Oliver Schlichting | Neoprofi | ||
| Paul van Zweel | Neoprofi | Abdellah Benyoucef | Unknown |
team
| Surname | birthday | nationality | Team 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Davel | July 25, 1985 |
South Africa
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| Tim Oliver Schlichting | June 26, 1990 |
 Germany
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| Mauritz Faber | April 14, 1989 |
South Africa
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| Kosie Loubser | 3rd January 1977 |
South Africa
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| Casey Munro | January 24, 1985 |
 Australia
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| Dennis van Niekerk | October 19, 1984 |
South Africa
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| Pieter Seyffert | December 27, 1986 |
South Africa
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DCM team |
| Tiaan Swart | March 14, 1990 |
South Africa
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| From van der Walt | 4th July 1989 |
South Africa
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| Paul van Zweel | April 5th 1990 |
South Africa
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Placements in UCI rankings
UCI Africa Tour
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3. | |
| 2006 | 2. | |
| 2007 | 7th | |
| 2008 | 5. |
Christoff van Heerden (4th)
|
| 2009 | 12. |
Kosie Loubser (41st)
|
UCI Asia Tour
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 52. |
Dennis van Niekerk (230.)
|
Web links
- Official team site
- The 2005 team in the Radsportseiten.net database
- The 2006 team in the Radsportseiten.net database
- The 2007 team in the Radsportseiten.net database
- The 2008 team in the Radsportseiten.net database
- The 2009 team in the Radsportseiten.net database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c CQ Ranking - SCHLICHTING Tim Oliver. In: www.cqranking.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016 .