Marco Polo Cycling Donckers Koffie
Marco Polo Cycling Donckers Koffie | |
Team data | |
UCI code | MPC |
nationality | Ethiopia |
License | Continental team |
operator | Top sport Gelderland |
First season | 2005 |
Last season | 2012 |
discipline | Street |
staff | |
Team manager | Gudo Kramer |
Sportl. ladder |
Edward De Weerdt Gilbert De Weerdt Rudi Dubois Remko Kramer |
Name story | |
Years | Surname |
2005–2006 2007 2008–2009 2010–2011 2012 |
Marco Polo Cycling Team Discovery Channel-Marco Polo Trek-Marco Polo Marco Polo Cycling Team Marco Polo Cycling Donckers Koffie |
Website | |
www.marcopolocyclingteam.com |
The Marco Polo Cycling Donckers Koffie is a former Ethiopian cycling team based in the Netherlands .
The team had been licensed as a Continental Team since 2005 and until the end of the 2011 season mainly participated in races on the UCI Asia Tour . The manager is Gudo Kramer . He is supported by Remko Kramer , Edward De Weerdt, Gilbert De Weerdt and Rudi Dubois as sporting directors. Since November 2006 there has been a cooperation with the US ProTeam Discovery Channel , which however dissolved at the end of the 2007 season. The first driver to switch to the ProTeam was the Chinese Fuyu Li . The Continental Team rode under the name Marco Polo Cycling Team until the end of the 2006 season , in 2007 as Discovery Channel-Marco Polo , from 2008 to 2009 as Trek-Marco Polo and 2010 to 2011 as Marco Polo Cycling Team .
For the 2012 season, the team signed a number of Ethiopian riders with the aim of developing cycling in this country. Due to the majority of Ethiopian drivers, the team was also registered as the first Ethiopian Continental Team. It will mainly compete in races in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Southern Europe, Africa and Asia. The most famous driver was former Tour de France stage winner Léon van Bon . Donckers Koffie was won as the second name sponsor , which means that the team could be expanded to 19 drivers and will now also contest an extensive European racing program.
The team has not had a UCI license since 2013.
2012 season
Disposals - additions
Accesses | Team 2011 | Departures | Team 2012 |
---|---|---|---|
Matthias Van Mechelen | Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly | Yandong Xing | MAX Success Sports |
Matt Green | Cinelli Down Under (2009) | Sea Keong Loh | OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team |
Alem Abebe | Neoprofi | Jason Christie | Team Differdange-Magic-SportFood.de |
Rubén Abello | Neoprofi | Lijun Bai | Unknown |
Shane Archbold | Neoprofi | Hailong Ma | Unknown |
Chris Bartlett | Neoprofi | Tristan Marguet | Unknown |
Binyam Bekele | Neoprofi | Nick Mitchell | Unknown |
Kbrom Giday | Neoprofi | Pavel Stuchlik | Unknown |
Edward Greene | Neoprofi | ||
Yirga Kinfe | Neoprofi | ||
Christopher Macic | Neoprofi |
team
Surname | birthday | nationality | Team 2013 |
---|---|---|---|
Alem Abebe | November 15, 1990 | Ethiopia | |
Rubén Abello | April 19, 1976 | Spain | |
Daniel Abraham | February 11, 1985 | Eritrea | CCN Cycling Team |
Shane Archbold | February 2, 1989 | New Zealand | To Post-ChainReaction |
Chris Barlett | August 12, 1986 | United Kingdom | |
Binyam Bekele | September 18, 1987 | Ethiopia | |
Solomon Bitew | July 13, 1987 | Ethiopia | |
Léon van Bon | January 28, 1972 | Netherlands | |
Sven De Weerdt | March 29, 1978 | Belgium | CCN Cycling Team |
Estifanos Gebresilassie | February 18, 1988 | Ethiopia | |
Kbrom Giday | February 19, 1989 | Ethiopia | |
Matt Grenn | October 2nd, 1988 | United Kingdom | |
Edward Greene | November 26, 1990 | South Africa | |
Yirga Kinfe | 19th February 1988 | Ethiopia | |
Jan Kuyckx | May 20, 1979 | Belgium | |
Christopher Macic | August 1, 1988 | New Zealand | |
Matthé Pronk | July 1, 1974 | Netherlands | |
Marc Ryan | October 14, 1982 | New Zealand | |
Matthias Van Mechelen | February 23, 1988 | Belgium | |
Trainees | nationality | ||
Cameron Karwowski | New Zealand |
2009 season
Successes in the Continental Circuits
date | run | Cat. | winner |
---|---|---|---|
March 12th | South African Championship - Individual Time Trial | CN | Jacobus Venter |
March 12th | South African Championship - Individual Time Trial (U23) | CN | Jacobus Venter |
April 8th | 5th stage Tour of Thailand | 2.2 | James Spragg |
June 12 | 8th stage Tour de Korea | 2.2 | Léon van Bon |
Chinese Championship - Individual Time Trial | CN | Fuyu Li |
Former drivers
- Wong Kam Po (2003)
- Kai Tsun Lam (2003)
- Nathan Dahlberg (2003-2004)
- Maarten Tjallingii (2003-2005)
- Robin Reid (2003-2007)
- Jamsrangiin Öldsii-Orschich (2003-2007)
- Pol Nabben (2007)
- Sergei Kudenzow (2006-2008)
- Rudi van Houts (2007-2008)
- Jai Crawford (2008)
- Alban Lakata (2008)
- Fuyu Li (2005-2006; 2008-2009)
- Bart Brentjens (2008-2009)
- Jacques Janse van Rensburg (2009)
- Jacobus Venter (2009)
- Léon van Bon (2008–2012)
- Tristan Marguet (2011)
Placements in UCI rankings
UCI Africa Tour
season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
---|---|---|
2005 | ||
2006 | 7th | |
2007 | ||
2008 | ||
2009 | 14th | Jacobus Venter (57.) |
2010 | - | - |
2011 | 20th | Estifanos Gebresilassie (170.) |
2012 | - | - |
UCI Asia Tour
season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
---|---|---|
2005 | 7th | Jamsrangiin Öldsii-Orschich (21.) |
2006 | 4th | Fuyu Li (23rd) |
2007 | 8th. | Jamsrangiin Öldsii-Orschich (35.) |
2008 | 5. | Sergei Kudenzow (20th) |
2009 | 27. | Jacques Janse van Rensburg (101st) |
2010 | 36. | Brad Hall (95th) |
2011 | 57. | Estifanos Gebresilassie (240.) |
2012 | - | - |
UCI Europe Tour
season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
---|---|---|
2009 | 110. | Jacobus Venter (546.) |
2010 | - | - |
2011 | 106. | Jason Christie (878.) |
2012 | 122. | Marc Ryan (1031.) |
UCI Oceania Tour
season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
---|---|---|
2005 | ||
2006 | 9. | |
2007 | 19th | |
2008 | - | - |
2009 | - | - |
2010 | - | - |
2011 | 12. | Jason Christie (36th) |
2012 | - | - |
See also
Web links
- Official website
- The team in the UCI team database