Bora–Argon 18

Bora–Argon 18
Team information
UCI code BOA
Registered Germany
Founded 2010 (2010)
Discipline Road
Status UCI Professional Continental
Bicycles Focus (2010)
Simplon (2011–2012)
Fuji Bikes (2013–2014)[1]
Argon 18 (2015– )
Website Team home page
Key personnel
Team manager(s) Ralph Denk
Team name history
2010–2012
2013–2014
2015–		 Team NetApp (APP)
Team NetApp–Endura (TNE)
Bora–Argon 18 (BOA)

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Bora–Argon 18 (UCI Code: BOA) is a cycling team established in 2010 with a German UCI Professional Continental license.

History

Team NetApp-Endura 2013

For the 2013 season, Team NetApp and British based Endura Racing merged to form NetApp-Endura. The team consists of eight riders from Endura, and 12 riders from Team NetApp, as well as NetApp bringing the Pro Continental licence.[2] The eight Endura riders joining are; Alexander Wetterhall, Erick Rowsell, Iker Camaño, Jonathan McEvoy, Paul Voß, Russell Downing, Scott Thwaites, Zak Dempster. Nine current NetApp riders will be retained too, these are; Jan Barta, Cesare Benedetti, Markus Eichler, Bartosz Huzarski, Blaz Jarc, Leopold Koenig, Daniel Schorn, Andreas Schillinger, Michael Schwarzmann.[3]

On the first rest day of the 2014 Tour de France, 15 July 2014, the team announced they had secured sponsorship with German cooking surface and extractor manufacturer BORA. The team for 2015 onwards will thus be known as Team BORA. The team will be the first German team with a German title sponsor in the professional peloton since 2010. Team manager Ralph Denk expressed hope that BORA's backing would help the team achieve their aim of joining the UCI World Tour by 2017.[4] After the end of the 2014 Tour de France, it was announced that starting in 2015 the team would ride bicycles from Canadian company, Argon 18, which would also be the team's second title sponsor.[5]

Team roster

As of 1 January 2015.
Rider Date of birth
 Shane Archbold (NZL) (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989
 Jan Bárta (CZE) (1984-12-07) 7 December 1984
 Phil Bauhaus (GER) (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994
 Cesare Benedetti (ITA) (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987
 Sam Bennett (IRL) (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990
 Emanuel Buchmann (GER) (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992
 Zak Dempster (AUS) (1987-09-27) 27 September 1987
 Bartosz Huzarski (POL) (1980-10-27) 27 October 1980
 Patrick Konrad (AUT) (1991-10-13) 13 October 1991
 Ralf Matzka (GER) (1989-08-24) 24 August 1989
Rider Date of birth
 José Mendes (POR) (1985-04-24) 24 April 1985
 Dominik Nerz (GER) (1989-08-25) 25 August 1989
 Christoph Pfingsten (GER) (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987
 Cristiano Salerno (ITA) (1985-02-18) 18 February 1985
 Andreas Schillinger (GER) (1983-07-13) 13 July 1983
 Daniel Schorn (AUT) (1988-10-21) 21 October 1988
 Michael Schwarzmann (GER) (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991
 Björn Thurau (GER) (1988-07-23) 23 July 1988
 Scott Thwaites (GBR) (1990-02-12) 12 February 1990
 Paul Voss (GER) (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986

Major results

2010
1st Stage 3 Tour de Normandie, Daniel Schorn
1st Stage 2 Tour Alsace, Alex Meenhorst
1st Stage 2 & 6 Tour de Slovaquie, Daniel Schorn
1st Praha-Karlovy Vary-Praha, Andreas Schillinger
2011
1st  South Africa Time Trial Championships, Daryl Impey
1st Porec Trophy, Blaz Jarc
1st Overall Tour of Hellas, Stefan Schafer
1st Stages 3 & 4, Stefan Schafer
1st Stage 7 Tour of Morocco, Daryl Impey
1st Stage 4 Cinturón Ciclista Internacional a Mallorca, Stefan Schafer
1st Stage 1 Tour of Gallipoli, Blaz Jarc
2012
1st  Czech Republic Time Trial Championships, Jan Bárta
1st Overall Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Jan Bárta
1st Stage 2b (TTT)
1st Stage 5 (ITT), Jan Bárta
1st Rund um Köln, Jan Bárta
1st Neuseen Classics, André Schulze
1st Stages 2 & 3 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, André Schulze
1st Stage 5 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, Bartosz Huzarski
1st Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem, Matthias Brändle
1st Stage 6 Tour of Britain, Leopold König
2013
1st Ronde van Drenthe, Alexander Wetterhall
1st Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, Jan Bárta
1st Stage 2 (ITT), Jan Bárta
1st Stage 7 Tour of California, Leopold König
1st  Czech Republic Time Trial Championships, Jan Bárta
1st  Czech Republic Road Race Championships, Jan Bárta
1st British National Circuit Race Championships, Russell Downing
1st Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem, Blaž Jarc
1st Overall Czech Cycling Tour, Leopold König
1st Stage 3, Leopold König
1st Stage 8 Vuelta a España, Leopold König
2014
1st Clásica de Almería, Sam Bennett
1st Rund um Köln, Sam Bennett
1st Stage 5 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Sam Bennett
1st Overall Tour of Slovenia, Tiago Machado
1st  Czech Republic Time Trial Championships, Jan Bárta
2015
1st Stage 6 Tour Qatar, Sam Bennett
1st Stage 1 Giro del Trentino (TTT)
1st Stage 1 & 3 Bayern-Rundfahrt, Sam Bennett
1st Stage 2 Arctic Race of Norway, Sam Bennett
1st  Czech Republic Time Trial Championships, Jan Bárta
1st  Germany Road Race Championships, Emanuel Buchmann
1st Paris–Bourges, Sam Bennett
2016
1st Stage 1 Critérium International, Sam Bennett
1st Stage 1 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan, Phil Bauhaus

National Champions

2011
South Africa Time Trial, Daryl Impey
2012
Czech Republic Time Trial, Jan Bárta
2013
Czech Republic Time Trial, Jan Bárta
Czech Republic Road Race, Jan Bárta
2014
Czech Republic Time Trial, Jan Bárta
2015
Czech Republic Time Trial, Jan Bárta
German Road Race, Emanuel Buchmann

References

  1. ↑ "NetApp extends sponsorship, Endura Racing merges". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). 6 September 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Endura merger
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-netapp-to-become-team-bora
  5. ↑ http://www.argon18bike.com/news/compagny/argon-18-signed-partnership-bora-a18.html?f

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