Alpecin–Fenix
Alpecin–Fenix (UCI team code: AFC) is a UCI ProTeam cycling team that is based in Belgium and races predominantly the cyclo-cross season. The leaders of the team have in the past been cyclo-cross world champion Niels Albert, Philipp Walsleben and Radomír Šimůnek.
| Team information | |
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| UCI code | AFC |
| Registered | Belgium |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Discipline(s) | Road, Cyclo-cross |
| Status |
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| Key personnel | |
| Team manager(s) | Christoph Roodhooft Philip Roodhooft |
| Team name history | |
2009–2015 2016 2016–2017 2018–2019 2020– | BKCP–Powerplus BKCP–Corendon Beobank–Corendon Corendon–Circus Alpecin–Fenix |
In December 2017, the team announced that Corendon Airlines, a Turkish-Dutch airline company, and Circus, a Belgian betting company had signed three-year sponsorship deals. Circus, who also sponsor the UCI Continental team, ERA–Circus announced they would continue to do so until the end of the cyclo-cross season in March.[1]
For the 2020 season the team rebranded itself as Alpecin–Fenix with German shampoo brand Alpecin and Italian interior design materials company Fenix becoming major sponsors for the team.[2]
Team rosterEdit
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Major winsEdit
National championsEdit
- 2015
Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel- 2016
- Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
- 2017
- Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
- 2018
- Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
- Dutch Road Race Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
- 2019
- Dutch Cyclo-cross Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
Belgium Road Race Championships, Tim Merlier
European Track Championships (Madison), Lasse Norman Hansen- 2020
German Road Race Championships, Marcel Meisen- Dutch Road Race Championships, Mathieu van der Poel
- Belgium Road Race Championships, Dries De Bondt
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-der-poel-extends-as-corendon-team-gets-new-name-and-canyon-bikes/
- ^ Cyclingnews 2020-01-01T11:37:49Z. "Corendon-Circus team become Alpecin-Fenix". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Alpecin-Fenix". Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Alpecin-Fenix". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Julien Vermote signs for Alpecin-Fenix". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
