Team Wiesenhof-Felt
The Team Wiesenhof - Felt was a German cycling team, which was led by the two former professional cyclist Raphael Schweda and Jens Heppner. The team was founded in 2006 and formed from the merger of the crew team Akud Arnolds Sicherheit with Wiesenhof, former sponsor of Team Wiesenhof. The end of 2006 Akud got out as a sponsor. As the new co- title sponsor and followed the bike manufacturer Felt.
The Team Wiesenhof - Felt was the only German Professional Continental team in 2006 and was able to participate on the tour also belonging to the UCI ProTour German race Vattenfall cyclassics and Germany.
In 2007, the team was invited to the two German ProTour race. In addition, she received the 2007 Gent- Wevelgem wildcards for Amstel Gold Race, the Tour of Flanders and Paris -Roubaix for the season.
On 24 May 2007, the company Wiesenhof announced that it will discontinue the end of 2007 its involvement in professional cycling. The reason is called " The present general conditions and developments in professional cycling ." This refers to the doping scandal Fuentes and the doping scandal Team Telekom.
Since no new sponsor was found, the team was disbanded in late 2007.
Season 2007
Olaf Pollack was responsible for the first victory of the season at the Critérium International, when he won the first stage. Steffen Wesemann was set shortly thereafter with a 16th place in the belonging to the UCI ProTour Tour of Flanders a small exclamation mark. At Paris -Roubaix, the "Queen of the one-day classics ," he could still increase. During the hardest one-day race in the world he belonged to the asset and made it with his third place on the podium.
Successes in the Continental Circuits
Team 2007
Placings in UCI rankings
UCI Africa Tour
UCI Asia Tour
UCI Europe Tour
- Former Professional Continental team
- Cycling team in Germany