Kuwait–Cartucho.es was a Kuwaiti UCI Continental cycling team that existed only for the 2017 road cycling season.

Kuwait–Cartucho.es
Team information
UCI codeKWC
RegisteredKuwait
Founded2017
Disbanded2017
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Continental
Team name history
2017
Kuwait–Cartucho.es

In November 2016, the team announced the signing of Davide Rebellin[1] and Stefan Schumacher[2] - both of which have served bans for doping positives.

Team roster edit

As of 31 December 2017.[3][4][5]
Rider Date of birth
  Abdulhadi Alajmi (KUW) (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 28)
  Hamad Alhattab (KUW) (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32)
  Khaled Alkhalifah (KUW) (1995-04-23) 23 April 1995 (age 28)
  Salman Alsaffar (KUW) (1989-01-26) 26 January 1989 (age 35)
  Awet Gebremedhin Andemeskel (ERI) (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 32)
  Matt Boys (AUS) (1989-11-13) 13 November 1989 (age 34)
  Axel Costa (ESP) (1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 29)
  Fernando Grijalba (ESP) (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 (age 33)
  José Manuel Gutiérrez (ESP) (1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 35)
Rider Date of birth
  Songezo Jim (RSA) (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 33)
  Andreas Keuser (GER) (1974-04-14) 14 April 1974 (age 49)
  Ali Moslim (KUW) (1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 29)
  Salah Eddine Mraouni (MAR) (1992-12-28) 28 December 1992 (age 31)
  Davide Rebellin (ITA) (1971-08-09) 9 August 1971 (age 52)
  Stefan Schumacher (GER) (1981-07-21) 21 July 1981 (age 42)
  Björn Thurau (GER) (1988-07-23) 23 July 1988 (age 35)
  Edwin Torres (VEN) (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27)

Major wins edit

Sources:[5][4]

2017
Stage 1 Le Tour de Filipinas, Fernando Grijalba
Stages 4 & 8 Tour du Cameroun, Salah Eddine Mraouni
Stage 6 Tour du Maroc, Salah Eddine Mraouni
Overall International Tour de Banyuwangi Ijen, Davide Rebellin
Stage 1, Davide Rebellin
Stage 5 Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan), Davide Rebellin

References edit

  1. ^ "Rebellin to leave CCC Sprandi Polkowice for Kuwait continental team". Cyclingnews.com.
  2. ^ "Stefan Schumacher signs for Kuwait-Cartucho.es". Cyclingnews.com.
  3. ^ "KUWAIT - CARTUCHO.ES". UCI. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "2017 Kuwait-Cartucho.es". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Kuwait - Cartucho.es 2017". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 21 December 2023.