Trek Factory Racing
Trek Factory Racing is a professional cycling team, which played in 2011 under the name of Leopard Trek 's first season as a ProTeam in the UCI World Tour. The seat of the team is in Deinze.
- 2.1 Achievements in the UCI World Tour
- 2.2 Achievements in the UCI America Tour
- 2.3 Achievements in the UCI Europe Tour
- 2.4 Achievements in the UCI Oceania Tour
- 2.5 Additions - Disposals
- 2.6 team
- 3.1 Achievements in the UCI World Tour
- 3.2 Achievements in the UCI America Tour
- 3.3 Achievements in the UCI Europe Tour
- 3.4 Achievements in the UCI Oceania Tour
- 3.5 Additions - Disposals
History
Foundation
Officially, the team that was first known under the designation Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project was presented after six months of construction work on January 6, 2011. The World Association Union Cycliste Internationale classified the team a straightaway as the strongest road cycling team in the world and awarded a license as a UCI ProTeam license of Luxembourg.
It was named after the newly formed cycling company Leopard SA the Luxembourg Sports patron and real estate broker Flavio Becca, among other things, already and the national first division football F91 Dudelange supported. As co - title sponsor of the U.S. companies Trek, which claims to be the world's largest manufacturer of bicycles acted. Other major sponsors in 2011 were the German automobile manufacturers and automotive sponsor of the team, Mercedes- Benz, the Luxembourg energy company Enovos and the Scandinavian clothing manufacturers and team outfitter Craft.
Manager of the team was the Dane Brian Nygaard, the former speaker was in Bjarne Riis, Team Saxo Bank and from there not only most of the riders, but also the sports director, his compatriot Kim Andersen, recruited. The captains of the teams were the two Luxembourg brothers Andy and Fränk Schleck; next to it was the former world time trial champion and classics specialist, the Swiss Fabian Cancellara won. In addition to these three drivers came alone added from the Saxo Bank team of Riis another four drivers, including the Australian Stuart O'Grady and Jens Voigt of German. Other important commitments are the two German rider Linus Gerdemann and Fabian Wegmann, who moved from the defunct Milram team to Luxembourg. As a young team, the Luxembourg Continental Team Differdange -Magic - SportFood.de should serve.
Merger and renaming
The team was merged for the 2012 season with the U.S. Team Radioshack and went in 2012 under the name RadioShack -Nissan at the start, during the certain as youth team Leopard Trek Continental team was called, ie, essentially took over the name of the ProTeam. The team structures continue to remain in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The team also maintained its Luxembourg nationality. Much of the old driver stayed with the team, including the top riders Andy Schleck and Fränk and Fabian Cancellara. New General Manager Johan Bruyneel was the Belgians, who previously held the position in the team RadioShack.
The operator of the former American team RadioShack, Capital Sports and Entertainment, withdrew from the organization of the pro team and the sponsors support the Luxembourg team, which continues Leopard SA is managed, but takes the name of the new sponsors. RadioShack team manager Johan Bruyneel remained in office and also Lance Armstrong was involved with Livestrong on the new team; the marketing department remained in Austin / Texas. As a farm team should equal two Continental teams are: The newly established Luxembourg team Leopard Trek Continental team and the U.S. Bontrager Livestrong Team.
In the course of the investigation, the USADA against Lance Armstrong for alleged systematic doping in the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team also serious allegations against Johan Bruyneel were raised, who was then leader of this team. End of October 2012, the team operator therefore decided to separate from Bruyneel and instead entrust the Italian Luca Guercilena, who was already active as a sports director of the team before with the position of General Manager.
At season's end 2012 told Nissan, the second title sponsor of the merged team was that it no longer supports the team.
Takeover by Trek
Once during the year 2013, the title sponsor of RadioShack announced to stop funding the team at the end, Flavio Becca sold the team and the license to the wheel Statter Trek Bicycle Corporation, which made the team in 2014 with American license registered with the UCI.
Season 2013
Successes in the UCI World Tour
Successes in the UCI America Tour
Successes in the UCI Europe Tour
Successes in the UCI Oceania Tour
Additions - Disposals
Team
2014 season
Successes in the UCI World Tour
Successes in the UCI America Tour
Successes in the UCI Europe Tour
Successes in the UCI Oceania Tour
Additions - Disposals
Placings in UCI rankings
UCI World Tour